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Covering Up   Petra

Covering Up, Petra

 2 Reviews  Petra is very popular tourist site also for the local Jordanians as well as for the other neighboring countries, you will see lots of Muslims dressed with their tradition clots, however, for... 

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King Abdullah II

by antistar

You will see King Abdullah's beatific smile beaming down at you from posters all over Jordan. He gets everywhere, and on everything. You'll see King Abdullah in modern Western business suit, King Abdullah in traditional bedouin headdress, King Abdullah in local football kit, King Abdullah in army uniform with many medals of honor, King Abdullah in relaxed smart casual wear, and so on. He also seems to endorse everything Jordanian, like King Abdullah beaming at you from a giant stretched canvas of Kerak Castle.He's highly respected in the country, and you will see pictures of him, his beautiful wife, and the rest of his family, including his deceased father, in homes and businesses all across the country, as well as on giant posters and placards in every town, village and cluster of huts in the desert. It's probably best not to say anything bad about him, not that it's illegal or...

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Christian/Arab Relations

by antistar

One day my driver, Jihad, a Muslim with a very obviously Muslim name, asked me if it was ok for him to take a detour, because his child had called in sick at school and he needed to be picked up. I said sure. The school was near Amman, out of the way in the countryside. As we approached it I felt it looked strangely familiar. As we entered the school gates I realised why: it was a Christian school. "This is a Christian school", I said."I know", said Jihad, smiling.It turns out that half the school is Muslim, and half Christian. All the kids, Christian and Muslim, were standing around wearing red hats and singing along to Jingle Bells in Arabic. I stayed in Madaba, which has the largest Christian population in Jordan. Everyone I met, Christian and Muslim, was keen to point out that they all got along famously, and it did seem to be the case. While events elsewhere, in Israel and the rest...

traditional dress code

by mariaaam

This dress code is what women usually wear in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries. Although, some women don't cover their hair with a head scarf, most of them do. It is advised to dress with modesty.

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Men and women don't touch

by glassgardener

It is very important to remember that men and women do not touch each other unless one is the parent or the spouse.Some people have taken on western ways, but it is the custom that a woman not shake hands when meeting a man.

Tea

by MiguelMV

Tea is something jordanians drink all the time. And it's part of their culture. You wil be offered in many places a glass of delicious tea with mint, specially in shops. Take it, otherwise it will be taken as an unpolite gesture. Once you've finished the glass of tea, you will be offered another one. But in this case you can just say "No thanks" or rise a bit your hand showing that you don't want another glass, and they won't serve you more, and it won't be taken as unpolite. Mind that in a shop, taking a glass of tea from the owner does not mean that you must buy something. You can have the tea, look aroud the shop, and if you don't find anything of interest, just thank for the tea and walk away.

In Petra

by olja1234

Petra is another stunning place in Jordanand another MUST SEE. You can rich there on horseback, or by a sort of coach. I've taken this photo in a cavern, they say in ancient times, people live there.

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Music in the Roman Theatre

by Cristian_Uluru

When you visit in Jerash the South Theatre is a great experience to hear the music play from this Jordanian-Scottish band. They play classic musics and Jordanian ones. It is a great experience to try the wonderful amplification of the theatre!!!

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Go with the flow!

by bkathryn

It happened to be my birthday while we were in Amman. On our last evening, which was my birthday, we went out as a group of Canadians for dinner. At the end, a birthday cake showed up for me! Our waiter insisted on feeding me a bite of cake and someone else insisted on taking a picture.

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Gold for a bride

by TheWanderingCamel

A woman's "capital" is the gold that she owns. She can be given small pieces when she is a girl, but usually a serious collection of gold jewellery starts when she gets married.She receives gold from her husband as a "settlement" and often gold from her family as well. This is given at the betrothal ceremony and more is offered at the wedding.A reasonably prosperous man will offer his daughter a gold necklace or sometimes even a collection of gold jewellery: a necklace or even two, a bracelet or several and probably ear rings and rings as well. All this she will wear at the wedding, as well as the jewellery the bridegroom gave her at the betrothal ceremony. A popular girl from a reasonably well off family will go to her bridegroom fairly dripping with all the gold she owns. This is a mark of their status. She will almost certainly receive more from her new husband and his family. This...

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Coffee drinking

by TheWanderingCamel

If you are offered coffee by anybody Bedouin related, in which I include the whole population of south Jordan, you should "shake the cup" when you give it back. Not doing so is considered to mean that you want some more! Just tilt it two or three times, slightly and quickly from side to side, holding it between finger and thumb. When you arrive somewhere in response to an invitation or at an official reception of any kind (in which I include weddings and so forth), you will probably be greeted by a senior member of the household (or as senior as is free at that particular moment), offering you coffee. In this case, the coffee is very strong and bitter, and is just a few drops in the bottom of a handleless cup. Drink it down in one gulp (yes, I know it's also very hot!) and hand back the cup, shaking it as described above. Later, you will probably be offered "normal" coffee, but this is...

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