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CHAP. XIV.] PRIVATE FESTIVITIES. 303
another of the 'Awalim, replies, " 'Okba le-'anduh !"
(" May he have the like [rejoicing] !"*—or " May
he have a recompense!")—The guests are also
often entertained with a concert of instrumental
and vocal music, by male performers (" A'lateeyeh "),
who sit in the court, or in the apartment in which
the guests are assembled. Two " dikkehs" (or
high wooden sofas) are often put together, front to
front, in the court, and furnished with cushions,
&c, to form an orchestra for the musicians ; and a
lantern is usually placed in the middle. The A'lateeyeh generally receive contributions from the
assembly for whose entertainment they perform,
like the 'Awalim; their khalboos calling out to
them in the same manner after each gift.
But performances of a different kind from those
above mentioned are more common, and are considered more proper, on the occasions of private
festivities. These are the recitations of a "khat-
meh" (or of the whole of the Kur-an), by three or
more fikees, who are hired for the purpose; or of a
" zikr," by a small party of fakeers.f That the
khatmeh may not be too fatiguing to the performers,
the fikees relieve one an other by turns; one only
chanting at a time ; and each, usually, chanting a
ruba. They generally come to the house a little
* The phrase was thus written and explained to me by a sheykh;
but I suspect it should be, " Ikbal le-'anduh," which is an expression
vulgarly used to signify, " access to him," and would mean, in this case,
" [May we have] access to him !"
f These customs remind us of St. Paul's advice to the Ephesians,
chap, v., ver. 19 ; which shows the antiquity of social pastimes of this
kind. The Egyptians highly enjoy the religious love-songs of the
munshids at zikrs.
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000315 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAP. XIV.] PRIVATE FESTIVITIES. 303 another of the 'Awalim, replies, " 'Okba le-'anduh !" (" May he have the like [rejoicing] !"*—or " May he have a recompense!")—The guests are also often entertained with a concert of instrumental and vocal music, by male performers (" A'lateeyeh "), who sit in the court, or in the apartment in which the guests are assembled. Two " dikkehs" (or high wooden sofas) are often put together, front to front, in the court, and furnished with cushions, &c, to form an orchestra for the musicians ; and a lantern is usually placed in the middle. The A'lateeyeh generally receive contributions from the assembly for whose entertainment they perform, like the 'Awalim; their khalboos calling out to them in the same manner after each gift. But performances of a different kind from those above mentioned are more common, and are considered more proper, on the occasions of private festivities. These are the recitations of a "khat- meh" (or of the whole of the Kur-an), by three or more fikees, who are hired for the purpose; or of a " zikr," by a small party of fakeers.f That the khatmeh may not be too fatiguing to the performers, the fikees relieve one an other by turns; one only chanting at a time ; and each, usually, chanting a ruba. They generally come to the house a little * The phrase was thus written and explained to me by a sheykh; but I suspect it should be, " Ikbal le-'anduh," which is an expression vulgarly used to signify, " access to him," and would mean, in this case, " [May we have] access to him !" f These customs remind us of St. Paul's advice to the Ephesians, chap, v., ver. 19 ; which shows the antiquity of social pastimes of this kind. The Egyptians highly enjoy the religious love-songs of the munshids at zikrs. |
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