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Palestinians married to traditional wedding dresses

Palestinians are launching initiatives to keep the henna dress, and its link to Palestinian identity and heritage, alive around the world.
Palestinian brides-to-be dance during an exhibition of a traditional wedding, part of the Birzeit Heritage Week, in the West Bank village of Birzeit, near Ramallah June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: SOCIETY) - RTR348BF

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Dima Ahmad from Ramallah got engaged in 2014. Her mother is now preparing the henna dress that she embroidered by hand for her daughter so that it is ready before her wedding day in August. This is a custom among Palestinians in the central and southern areas of the West Bank.

The Palestinian dress has a special significance, as immigrant Palestinians maintain their customs by wearing it on the Henna Night.

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