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الخميس، 12 يناير 2012

Habits of the people of Nubia in Egypt

Because of its shift from a long history of civilization, the heritage is both traditional and popular richness, diversity, and has a specificity that distinguish it from others in the rest of the valley. It is natural that vary forms of Nubian folklore and expressions, the mismatch of buildings, furniture, art, ornaments, customs and social norms and so on.

 The house in the habit of Nubian: entrance - patio (yard cyan) - Bedrooms (Alqbawi) - store - kitchen (Aldjokh) - toilet - Almazirh.

Perhaps one of the most important characteristic of Nubian folk dance that dance collective participation of men and women of all ages, been associated with a number of these dances, planting and harvesting seasons, and months Nubian dances (Alerajad).

Although marriage is the responsibility of parents in Nubia, but the uncle and maternal uncle also share in the responsibility as the kinship system Nubian dual system combines the percentages of parents father and mother.
 
And marriage to the daughter of his uncle, the boy is a special order, to the point that the girl's dowry is much less if she married her cousin or her uncle asked if I had married outside the family, and here the dowry varies from tribe to another

Nubians are keen to provide Alnicot and gifts in kind to the families of the couple an expression of friendliness and sympathy and help to establish expensive weddings.

Because the Nile is a central element in the Nubian culture, it must be Ahbta couple to the wedding night, and perform ghusl with its water in the hope of bringing good and having children.
 
When a child's parents are alive and said, celebrated Sbuah where slaughtered, and recited verses of the Koran and choose his name. If the ceremony is limited to female-born NPS to invite friends and go to the parent company of the Nile, and there is given the girl her name.

Because of geographical isolation and the language situation and the inevitability of maternal formed Nubian girl not to marry only "within the tribe" only, and not from the people of the Nuba as a whole, In the beginning it were not Nubian marry only within the family, and then from within the tribe .. For example, were not Nubian from "treasures" marry a Nubian from "Alvadtjadda" Thus, in contrast, is still the right to marry a Nubian boy of wishes without being obliged to marry Alnobiat.

 I believe that this is not limited to the Nubians only Valohrav in Upper Egypt do not marry their daughters only from the same tribe, the same as what we find at the Hawara who do not marry their children to a members of the Arab tribes who Apadlonhm this belief, and yet the whole issue started relatively unchanged by development, and the openness of society more than ever before with increasing the proportion of education and reverse the ignorance and illiteracy, without forgetting that there are many who still believe this belief as part of the heritage, customs and traditions that must be preserved, like language, but I doubt that the problem of spinsterhood has imposed itself on the blocks Nubia in the recent period but do not forget that this is part of a general problem Valanosh become the phenomenon spread to the whole of Egyptian society and the increased age of marriage in eye-catching and striking.

Perhaps the most important secrets "Anosh" Girls of Nubia during the recent years are these customs and traditions that are inherited down generation after generation .. Vabannt Nubian them to marry against her will from a young man newbies, even if it were not love or approve it, otherwise you will not see the marriage all her life, a problem faced by "some" girls the new generation educated in Nubia, and say "some" because the majority of girls Nuba themselves prefer "spinsterhood" to marry a young man who is Nubian influenced by the beliefs that are grown in them the principle or the habit from a young Ozvarhn, many of whom Iktnan this belief and established her Nubian that the young man is the Nubian would not be safeguarded and will not give her her rights as a woman with dignity and existence, and therefore if any girl Nubian that did not make her young newbies manner they prefer life without marriage or a long wait until comes the groom Nubian who would approve specifications and conditions, which has undoubtedly resulted in higher age at marriage significantly among girls Nubia in the recent period as well as increase the number of unmarried women, there .

 It is the customs and traditions of marriage in Nubia also that the age model who marries a young Nubian ranges between 18 and 22 years old, the girl Vtaatzoj and age between 15 and 20 years and is the groom, "the device and the furniture," and contrary to common provider shall be the dowry is less than the back, ranging five pounds to 15 pounds and be between the couple in my family usually internal agreement on dowry and others.

Despite appearances, exaggerations and compromises that occur, put the carcass frequently marked my house the couple, and if there was a funeral earlier than seven days to the marriage must come out the couple and witness the funeral before entering one of the mourners to them, and if over a wedding convoy last on the home of the couple before the "NPS" .
 
They go out and accompany the procession and entering a house wedding the second but that the "bride" send the smaller children in the household and the knick-knack as an expression of symbolic participation of members and the people of the wedding second weddings. And if the mother of the groom or the bride may have already paid lip-service one of the other families to participate in the joys a full Gold jewelry shall this family of reciprocity.

Nubian art reflects the cultural specificities of the Nubian, and includes symbols reflect the beliefs of its significance and popularity of magic. This is reflected in tattoos and wall paintings that adorn the facades of houses and entrances, as well as craft items, beads and ornaments crafts fronds and wicker baskets, plates, mats and more. And often carry decorative items connotations spirits and magic, Vasif symbol of heroism and courage, and suggests the Crescent and Star - two symbols, nevertheless - optimism, as well as suggest the black cat of optimism, the crow, and owl they are a symbol of doom and destruction, while the symbol of flowers and roses for friendship, love, the pitcher and the prayer rug Vermzan for purity and purity.

As for the divorce Vtendr cases is heart as it was traditionally regarded as the divorce of Abominations makrooh severe, and called the husband his wife, except in limited circumstances and for reasons and motives as strong as the incurable diseases that may affect one or the despair of the children or the like, Valenobion revere life, marriage and respect for their homes and private lives do not overindulge in their spouses easily.

 It looks at the Nubian community find that there are three major tribes are the major "Arabs", and "treasures" and "Alvadtjadda" .. We have attempted to shed light on those tribes to learn more details about the customs and traditions inherited, we found that the Arabs, for example living in the center of the heart and speak Arabic, they are distributed between the villages of Wadi Arab Alsngary, Hatermh, Maliki, NPS, in addition to, the Arab tribes of old which migrated to the land of Nubia and the sons of Rebiya Juhayna Balnobien and others mingled and spread of Islam and some of the distinctive features of its values.

 But they took them to the dialect that combined Arabic and aided by the isolation of the Nubian community for the great community of Aswan and the River Nile and easy means of transport linking the villages of ancient Nubia .. But now, after building the High Dam was displaced to the area of ​​land reclamation of agricultural new city of "Kom Ombo", 50 km north of Aswan, stretching along the area north and east of the town of Kom Ombo is approximately half circle and punctuated by a paved road transport connecting all villages Nubian each other.

The Alvadtjadda They speak the Nubian old and living in the southern region and they have their own dialect called "Alfdajh" pronounce nor write!!

A tribe of "treasures" and her family live in the northern region and speak dialect Keynesian ..
Each tribe of these tribes were at first refused even to marry their daughters to a man newbies from outside the tribe, but the situation has evolved with the times and are allowing the girl Nubian to marry a man Nubia from another tribe, but from outside the heart, this is impossible according to the customs and traditions and legacies of old since decades
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