ABSTRACT
Muhammedan law appoints no specific ceremony for the celebration of a marriage; but, to quote Sīdī Ḫalīl, “it is commendable to give a wedding feast, a day after the home-bringing of the bride, and it is incumbent on every guest specifically invited to accept, even though he be fasting.” 1 In Morocco custom requires, at least if the parties have not been married before, that a wedding feast should be held in the bridegroom’s home, and this is generally a big affair. An old Moorish proverb says that the Christians spend their money on lawsuits, the Jews on religious festivals, and the Moors on weddings. 2
