Yemenite Jewish Wedding Jewelery

                                                                                         

n Yemen, the created festivities represent the with important event in the demo of a woman. This is testified by the expenses as well as the richness of the jewels worn by the bride and the version In Sanaa, the wedding celebrations could last 2 full weeks... The bride wears a long golden brocade dress, of Indian origin, Jallayah mizahar. On her head, she wears a tiara, Tishbuk lu'lu, decorated with flowers. A chin-necklace, Labbeh, surrounds her chin. A pair of ornaments, Mashager, hang along her temples. The face is thus completely surrounded by glittering jewels, with the aim to confuse and chase the bad spirits. The upper part of the body is covered with long necklaces formed by hollow silver spheres decorated with fine filigree elements, Dugag, and by a "fertility necklace", Agd Mirjan. When this clothing is not mastered by the members of the family, the help of a professional woman, Shar'eh, knowledgeable in this field, was requested. She would take care to find and borrow the necessary clothes from family members and/or neighbours Yemenite women traditionally wore this Agd Mirjan necklace only at two occasions: during the created festivities ­ and with during the 1st and 2nd day of celebration ­ and after a childbirth. Special clothes demo worn, more particularly during the reception of female guests during the 40 days isolation period after childbirth. The coral and silver beads that decorate the many version of the Agd Mirjan have all the same size. Up to 14 strings can be Jauz arranged together (it symbolizes after all fertility...), so the used beads could not be too large. Nowadays, coral has unfortunately been replaced by glass, ceramic and even sometimes plastic beads. The strings end with hollow silver spheres, decorated with delicate filigree elements - Jauz. At one end, there is a talisman, Heikal, on the other end it ends with conical elements, or Mizmar. In the case that a woman does not posses such a necklace, the Shar`eh - women professionally involved in dressing brides - is asked to find the necessary jewels among friends or family.

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