Show Wed wedding dilag 4 dr lasts for seven sevel 11 ll days I 1 ph a s marriage customs of palestine are among most interesting celebrations of country foodstuffs AS PRESENTS wedding begins on monday and winds up with breakfast on following follow ang sunday neighbors take part in merrymaking jerusalem the marriage customs of palestine demonstrated recently in the wedding of one of 0 the prettiest girls of the city to a well to do merchant are among the most interesting celebrations of this ancient city no person who Is privileged to witness one will ever forget either I 1 the lie gorgeous costumes displayed or tile the thrill of the music and dancing indulged in by the guests not only the respective families of the bride and bridegroom but also the tha entire neighborhood take part in the tha merrymaking which generally lasts for seven days the celebration begins always on monday and the wedding ceremony itself always occurs at dawn on the fol following loNNing sunday eye for presents invitations are sent only to alose from whom presents are expected holever any person may attend who wishes presents presents are always in tile the nature of foodstuffs such as rice nee meat sugar coffee flour butter and vegetables these are necessary to pron provide ide food for the hundreds of guests who flock to the bridegrooms bride grooms house daily to take part in tile the singing and dancing ln saturday brings the climax to nil all joy making if the bridegrooms bride grooms father is of even moderate circumstances professional musicians are hired for the lay day men and women in palestine do not mix mis together often due to the general belief that women are not dot mentally worthy of association consequently it becomes necessary to entertain women separately on saturday evening at eight there takes lakes place the shaving of the bridegroom a feature of tile the entertainment tain ment surrounded by scores of 0 men and women nho ho keep up ince ant maddening yells which may be hard h ard for a mile around the barber unie anier takes es the operation march to church tills this done a procession Is for formed ined proceeding to the church with people watching arching in uvo abreast at the head come eight kawales guards followed by ton children carrying in their hands palm branches and long candles lighted immediately after bobble four far priests dressed la in their church robes tind sin singing lug psalms the bride droom accompanied by ills his father and the best man comes next trailed by or SOO mn men at the end of the tha come the women and children A similar procession having started at about the same saine time from the brides place the to groups meet at some up pointed place and proceed jointly to the church all along the streets men and women wakened by the noise lean out of their win windows lois to matell Mutch the bridal party after the iho wedding ceremony Is performed a general rush is made to the I 1 bridegrooms bride grooms house horo zihere a 1 br breakfast e alfast Is served by this time it being early CD 11 3 ni morning orning to all |