Berber Women have their own ways to live. They have their own clothing styles, to decorate themselves, works, marriage life, and educations. However, if we take their culture away from them, then they would start to have hard times to get use to the electronic objects. Most of Berber women wear kaftan or jellaba for their fashionable clothing under. Also, they wear the headdress to cover their head to keep the beliefs. Wealthy women of Berber, wear jewelries of “Hand of Fatima,” that are made if silver or gold. If a women doesn’t wear jewelry that is not made of silver or gold, they believe that they’re poor. In addition, Berber women do tattoos on their feet, hand, and sometimes permanently on their face, called “Henna.” They believe that those accessories keep bad lucks or illness away from them. Berber Women usually have long and harsh days. They sometimes work in the farm. When they do farm, they raise plants, crops. In their house, they make baskets, take care of children, elderly relatives, weave rugs, and make meals for their family. Marriage is most important part of Berber women’s life. The typical bride age for Berber is 14 to 15 and after the wedding, the bride goes to husband’s house and live there. They have their marriage in their home village or traditional bridal fair. Long time ago, Berber girls used to stay at home and learn about home-crafts from their mothers. However in present time, more than 40% of teenage girls attend schools, and if their family agrees, sometimes they go to college also. I think we should preserve Berber Women culture, because it’s how the live, and if we take away from them, they would be confused how to live without it. Even if they didn’t, they would have hard times to get used to it. Furthermore, they will make tons of mistakes with using electronic objects.
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4 years ago
Your presentation was interesting. I learned many different aspects of berber women. For example they farm and their maximum age to get married is 15. I agree we should keep berber women because it will be hard for them to live.
ReplyDeleteWhen did Berber women got more rights? Are they still marrying at 14? Why are they getting married so early?
Why do you think the family has to agree if the daughter can go to college? Shouldn't it be the choice of the girl?
ReplyDeleteI think it is very interesting that the Hand of Fatima and Henna supposedly keep away bad luck and illnesses. I also think it isa kind of unfair that the women have to do so much hard work while the men only have to work on the fields.
I was really surprised une a good way about all the information that you gathered a they were interesting and new to me.
ReplyDeleteQ(and please respond to it): why do berber woman mary the man at age 14-15? why do the man don't?
Thank you
Thank you Jimin for giving us such a good presentation!
ReplyDeleteDo Berber women wear Kaftans and Jellabas everyday?
I agree with you that they work harsh everyday in the household and in the fields. The women who wear the hand of Fatima which are the wealthy women, do they have the same life style as the poor berber women or do they have maids working for them?
ReplyDeleteWhy do berber women get married so young?
Great presentation Ji min, I agree with you that the women do have harsh days. Also what you said about why we should the culture I partially agree with you. They will have a hard time using electronics but if we take away their culture we are taken away their lifestyles.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think most berber girls drop out of school?
Question : Do the Berber women really believe that the hand of Fatima would protect them?
ReplyDeleteYour presentation was interesting and instructive, but I think that Berber women have more rights than they did in the past.
I learned in many presentations from my other classmates that both Berber men and Berber women farm. I think it is very interesting for a women to farm because it is not the usually job that a women would do.
ReplyDeleteQ: When farming do women get paid the same amount of money as men do?