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,On the Zaffa and the poetic verse used in Muslim weddings in Yemen, see Hanan Maloom, "La Zaffah: Noces et Poesie Orale Feminine à Ṣan‛ā’". In: Ayyelet Oettinger & Danny Bar-Maoz (eds.), ''Mittuv Yosef: Yosef Tobi Jubilee Volume'', vol. 2: The Jews of Yemen: History and Culture, pp. clxiii–cxc. Haifa particularly in Levantine culture, zaffa ( ar, زفـّـة /

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: ''zaffah''), or

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, is a musical procession of bendir

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, Dabke dancers and men carrying flaming swords. This is an ancient Arab tradition that predates

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. When the procession reaches its destination, usually the house of the bridegroom, there is usually a

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, more loud noises, and then dinner. The Zaffa is well-documented in many Egyptian movies ever since its start, 100+ years ago.

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