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What is unique about Syrian culture?
Syria is a traditional society with a long cultural history. Importance is placed on family, religion, education and self-discipline and respect. The Syrian’s taste for the traditional arts is expressed in dances such as the al-Samah, the Dabkeh in all their variations and the sword dance.
What is Syrian attitude?
The attitude is changing significantly as the political situation has deteriorated and conflict has escalated into civil war. However, Syrians are ordinarily very peaceful people, preferring to cooperate with established authorities rather than point out inequality in society.
What are Syrian families like?
Syrians ideally and sentimentally prefer the three-generation household consisting of a senior couple; their married sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren; and their unmarried sons, daughters, and other miscellaneous patrilineal relatives.
What are Syrian beliefs?
According to CIA World Factbook, 87\% of Syrians are Muslim, the majority being Sunni Muslims (74\%). A further 13\% are Shi’a Muslims, following the Alawite (11\%), Ismaili (1\%) or Twelver Imami (0.5\%) sects.
What is it like to be a couple in Syria?
The public dynamic of couples is affected by the strong social expectation that people from opposite genders should not show interest or affection towards one another if anyone else is present. Therefore, Syrians usually keep their relationships and dating lives very private from family and friends.
What is it like to date a Syrian man?
However, most Syrian men that I have met are very respectful. They actually get really shy around women they do not know and will try to make her feel as comfortable as possible and this takes me back to their religion. If you find a true believer, a God-fearing man, then you have hit the jackpot.
Daily life and social customs The family is the heart of Syrian social life. Frequent visits and exchanges of invitations for meals among family members are integral to daily living. Although formally arranged marriages are becoming less frequent, parents ordinarily wield decisive authority in approving or rejecting a match.
What happens to children in Syria when they get married?
Children live with their parents until they are married, and children who do not marry remain in their parents’ home. While some young men and women choose their partners, most Syrian marriages are arranged by their families and are preceded by a formal engagement.