Sabina Eminova, School-lyceum N83, Baku, Azerbaijan

Here he saw the people in different beautiful and colourful costumes dancing and smiling happily. "Why are they so happy, grandpa? What are they doing?" he asked . "This is another interesting tradition. "  said grandpa. "People from groom's family come to the bride's home dancing with the oldest Azerbaijani melody "Vagzali" . They sing : "

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"One interesting fact is that the door to the bride's room must be closed." "Why, grandpa?" "This is a custom,my dear. The bride's relatives don't allow the bride to leave the room until the groom's father gives her a robe. The bride's parents bless her  before she leaves home. The bride's waist is tied with a red tie. They throw a veil over the bride's head. They light a big bonfire in the yard and turn the bride around three times to keep the house light and the hearth warm. Stones are thrown after the bride to make her destination strong. They throw water after the bride to clarify.

Are there any other interesting traditions in other countries that you know ?....

Aybeniz Mammadova School-lyceum N83

It was very interesting information. I have read in books that in ancient times a wedding lasted forty days and forty nights, that's true, grandpa.

 True, my child, in ancient times, in rich families, a wedding  lasted 40 days.

One of our interesting wedding customs is  dowry. Girl's mother prepares dowry for her daughter for several years. Several days before wedding ceremony, they bring dowry of the bride to boy's home. Dowryis consist of at least bedroom furniture, home accessories and personal belongings of girl.

 Some of the relatives of girl comes to decorate girl's room. Mother-in-law of girl gives the gift to them for decorating the room.

In all the regions of Azerbaijan, thebride must not come out to peopleduring 3 days. 

After 3 days, the bride's and groom's closest female relatives gather at the newlyweds' house and give them gifts or money. So, the bride becomes a member of the family .

7 days after the wedding, the bride's closest relatives come to their house .40 days later, the bride's parents invite the groom's family to their house.Father makes her a valuablepresent. This custom is called “the

beginning of communication"

I think that Azerbaijani wedding customs are very interesting. Dad, do you know anything about wedding customs in other countries?

GUNEL MURSALLI

SECONDARY SCHOOL N6 İN İSMAİLLY,AZERBAİJAN

Dad said:

Different countries have their own wedding customs. One of our traditions, whether at weddings or receptions, is table culture.

The hospitality of our people is as old as its history. As it is said in a song - "Look at the spirit of our people, dear guest who did not offend us."

There is a great truth in these words. Our people, who have come to our country for thousands of years, set foot on our land, accepted our guest as the dearest and most native person, and placed the most delicious food and the most precious thing in front of the guest. It is no coincidence that our people always say, "The guest is the guest of God."

Any interesting information about the hospitality of our people can be found in the most ancient historical sources, sources, examples of folklore.

Our national cuisine, dishes, table culture have fascinated and enchanted foreigners for many years. Of course, every foreigner brought with him not only gold, jewels, wealth, but also a sense of culture.

 Because the national table culture of our people is an incomparable treasure that has developed over the centuries and survived to this day. It is our duty to pass on the key to this treasure to future generations.

If he can figure out who it is, he'll tell you his name. If he does, the player he touched becomes a midwife. If not, the game continues with the same midwife.

Duha Al Sharief

Alshmaisani Algharby Mixed Primary School

Amman, Ürdün

  Those who wanted to learn about Jordan's culture asked the Jordanian guests attending the wedding to talk about their own culture. Duha was the most curious person in the group to explain his culture. Duha briefly gave information about his own culture.

Visitors to Jordan witness the Arab customs prevailing in the Levant (Biladu'sh-Sham). There is no big difference between Jordan and other Arab countries in terms of the customs of generosity, hospitality and good treatment towards people. However, the feature that distinguishes Jordan from other countries is that it keeps the customs of neighboring countries such as Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Hejaz and Egypt in harmony.

At the beginning of Jordan's customs related to catering, tea, Turkish coffee, Arabian (plain) coffee and fruit juice offered during family and friend visits come. In addition to the beverage offerings, especially the Nablusi künefe is served as a dessert, which is considered the most famous dessert type by Jordanians and is served on special occasions. There are many sweet shops that are famous for their Nablusi künefe and other sweets.

ELİF KİRİŞ

YEŞİLTEPE SECONDARY SCHOOL

DÜZCE/TURKEY

Grandfather thanked them very much on behalf of those who listened attentively to his Jordanian guests.

The grandfather continued with these words:

 Every nation has its own culture, material and spiritual values. All of these are collectively called national culture. People can show different cultural characteristics according to the places they live. 

Differences of a society in terms of lifestyle, customs and traditions, knowledge, compared to other communities, constitute cultural differences. National culture is the value that keeps a nation alive. Today, we have had face-to-face information about the values that keep different nations alive, and this is a great chance for us.

Yes, dear children, dear guests!

We should see our cultural values as a wealth that separates us from each other and unites us at the same time. Our duty is to protect this richness and to glorify our cultures even more.

Let's continue to have fun at our wedding together!