And speaking of weddings…..
As the first wedding I have attended as a family memeber here in Syria, I got to compare the way these two cultures tackle this important event. My sister-in-law’s wedding was very different from that of my Libyan cousins: it was smaller, easier to organize, it cost considerably less, and it wasn’t as much fun. I remember when my cousin Hannan got married, they were applying henna to her hands and feet and had her lying on her back with pillows under her arms and legs until the henna patterns... Sign in to see full entry.