and it's usually followed by an arcada and they prick the groom with pins and women step on the toes of the bride followed by a sword fighting banquet each group has something special and unique to talk a little bit more about the backstory of their culture here's random hannah with culture stuff hey everyone i'm back do you miss me you can always have me on a random hannah shirt at URL_TOKEN so syrian culture wildly parallels that of other levantine nations and that you'll find a more mediterranean vibe rather than an arab one and everywhere in syria you'll probably encounter the traditional bafara house with a fountain in the middle courtyard occasionally you might spot men wearing a shirwa or a tarbouch and women with traditional kaftan worn at special events speaking of which syria is famous for their silk called damask or damascus brocade fabric syrians are well known in the arts and craft world as well you can find intricately patterned wooden mosaic woodcraft in every marketplace and it's believed that glassblowing was invented in syria as a way to produce jars and bases faster than traditional clay methods syrians have a long-standing tradition of holding prominent figures in the literature and arts department in the arab world these guys were key players in the nadha or arab literature and cultural revival of the NUMBER_TOKENth century in addition syria is home to a multitude of contemporary artists this guy ali farzat was once the head of the arab cartoonist association now all forms of media are state controlled and since the civil war many artists have been incarcerated nonetheless despite all that syria still seems to be right up there with egypt in terms of popularity in the arab world with tv shows and dramas if you'd like to find out more check out filmography now finally there are so many festivals celebrated here and each people group has their own you can find regionally they have two festivals dedicated to flowers and latakia and damascus a cotton festival song festival and a jasmine festival certain groups like the kurds and turkmen celebrate no ruse the assyrians have their own assyrian new year yazidis might have the shonjok parade and so on and unfortunately you know the deal this is the part where i usually say something like you can't have a festival without music and then i scoff as keys music intro join team hannah
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