As for the Nubian folk dancing, it is performed in groups by women and men of all ages. A number of folk dances are performed in seasons of sowing and harvest, in prayer for prosperity and plentiful crops. Women are wrapped in a shawl which hangs down to their feet. Two ends are tied in a knot on the left shoulder, covering the left arm while the right arm remains bare. Children wear blue or multi coloured jelbabas.
Women wear their hair in long braids hanging down their backs.
They are fond of ornaments and jewelry, rings, ear rings, anklets, nose rings, bracelets and necklaces made of beads. Marriage in Nubia is the responsibility of the parents but uncles share this responsibility. Because kinship in Nubia is both patriarchal and matriarchal, marriage between cousins is favoured and even obligatory at times. The bride s dower in that case is much lower than what an outsider would have to pay. The exact amount varies from one tribe to another.