Traditions of North Africa
Mint tea, couscous Fridays, henna nights, moussems and Coptic feasts. 60 traditions on EveryParampara so far.
🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia and 2 moreBerber carpet
Hand-woven wool rugs crafted by Amazigh communities across North AfricaCraft
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreDjellabaجلابة
A long, loose hooded robe worn by men and women across North AfricaDress
🇪🇬 Thebes, EgyptAncient Egyptian funerary practices
Rites for the dead in ancient Egypt: preserving the body, spells and grave goodsRite of passage
🇪🇬 Cairo, EgyptFanousفانوس
An Egyptian lantern of metal and glass, hung in streets and homes through RamadanFestival
🇪🇬 Egypt and 4 moreOudعُود (ʿūd)
A fretless, pear-shaped Middle Eastern lute, plucked with a plectrum called a rishaPerformance
🇩🇿 Tlemcen, AlgeriaChedda of Tlemcenشدة تلمسانية
The bridal dress of Tlemcen, velvet and gold thread, worn with a jewelled headdressDress
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Berber carpet: Quadell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Djellaba: Daderot, Public domain, source
- Ancient Egyptian funerary practices: Hunefer, Public domain, source
- Fanous: Ibrahim.ID, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oud: Creator:Manol (Emmanuel Venios), CC0, source
- Chedda of Tlemcen: Dezedien, CC BY-SA 4.0, source