In Egyptian Culture,[1] the zaffa (Egyptian Arabic: زفـّـة / ALA-LC: zaffah), or wedding march, is a musical procession of bendir drums, bagpipes, horns, belly dancers and men carrying flaming swords. This is an ancient Egyptian tradition that predates Islam. When the procession reaches its destination, there is usually a party, more loud noises, and then dinner.[2]

The Zaffa is also well-documented in many Egyptian movies ever since their start from more than a hundred years ago, which massively helped spread the ancient Egyptian tradition to the whole region.[1][3]

  1. 1 2 Egyptian Wedding Guide, retrieved 27 January 2023
  2. ↑ Dr. Maged El-Bialy, Egypt: Egyptian Weddings, A Feature Tour Egypt Story, retrieved 16 January 2023
  3. ↑ "The Zaffa", Kaleela, retrieved 27 January 2023, Most believe it's an ancient Egyptian tradition that predates Islam. It's also been very well documented in Egyptian movies since their beginning over 100 years ago.


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