Warda in her wedding, 2017
Part of my ongoing project with the Nomadic Bedouins in Delta; 2015 - Ongoing
Part of my ongoing project with the Nomadic Bedouins in Delta; 2015 - Ongoing
"ياخدها التمساح .. ولا ياخدهاش فلاح"
" She could be taken by an alligator but not by a villager"
This is an old saying the Nomads that implies the impossibility of a Nomadic girl marrying someone who is a villager. Not because peasants are bad but because the villager's settled life doesn't appeal to them. And because they used to adhere to their customs. But now they started to inter-marry from neighbouring villages, not a lot but it is relatively more.In this wedding, Selim is a nomad but Warda is from the village. Even their weddings started to alter a bit and adapt some habits of urban and rural weddings. Like bringing a belly dancer to the weddings.
Weddings just like their unsettled life are not standard. Some weddings are during the day some are during the night. And many start during the day and continue the party till the night.
Every family arrange their weddings differently, but they all enjoy the gathering of family and friends, dancing, traditional clothes, and being held in open areas or portable open party spaces.
