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Saudi Arabia 's Customs, Traditions, Religion, And Traditions

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I interviewed my friend Abdul, who is from Saudi Arabia. He has been in the Untied States for 7 years, he came to the United States to attend college. I decided to interview Abdul, because he would share interesting facts about his culture, customs, and beliefs. He shared interesting things to say about the music, religion, holidays, and traditions. I will be discussing Saudi Arabia’s customs, traditions, religion, marriage, and society based on Abdul’s knowledge as well as my findings based on my research. When I asked him about the customs Abdul stated that when men meet for the first time that they have to kiss each other with their noses, kind of like an eskimo kiss, especially if one of the two men is highly ranked or has some sort of social status. Another custom is removing your shoes when you are entering someones house or any building as a sign of respect. Lastly, according to Abdul, when someone offers you something for example, to pay for your lunch or to buy you a cup of coffee, people from Saudi Arabia must refuse, unless the other person offering says, “I insist” then the offer must be accepted. When it came to traditions, I learned that it is still mandatory in Saudi Arabia to get the blessing from the brides father in order to get married. That no matter how much the couple likes like each other, if the father of bride does not approve then they cannot get married. When arranging a marriage in Saudi Arabia the first step that needs to take place is the

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