McMINNVILLE – Linfield College senior Nadia Abraibesh will discuss Libyan engagement, wedding and post-wedding traditions during “A Libyan Wedding,” Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. in Jonasson Hall, lower level of Melrose Hall at Linfield.

Marriage is a tradition represented differently throughout each global community. In July 2008, Abraibesh experienced the cultural diversity of a wedding celebration in Benghazi, Libya. She was there for a month visiting her father’s family.

Throughout the program, Abraibesh will touch on her Libyan roots and the personal meaning of attending the event in Libya. In Libya, weddings are enormous celebrations with often 700 to 1000 women in attendance, said Abraibesh. Men have a separate party of their own and the event lasts for a week.

“A Libyan wedding is one of the most important events in a woman’s life because it is basically all about her,” Abraibesh said. “A wedding is a time to show off wealth and it is part of the culture to have large, extravagant weddings.”

The lecture is sponsored by the International Programs Office. For more information, contact Michele Tomseth, assistant director of international relations, at 503-883-2434, ipo@linfield.edu.

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