what is saudi arabias 3 customs?

Answer 1

Well, you want the three major customs...(remember that these are customs and have nothing to do with religion; some ppl confuse that)

1. Women wear berka and cover, Men wear traditional "thobe"
2. Overly generous to a guest by killing a lamb in their honor.

Don't have a third, sorry :)

Answer 2

Saudi Arabia has lots of customs, and one could pick more than just three. Among those: everything shuts down for prayer five times a day; women are not allowed to drive; and Islam is the state religion (which is the source of the first two).

Answer 3

i'm a new kid in town, so i can't say anything concrete about their customs. but, i have observed these traits from my Saudi employer:
1. they are courteous.
2. they are very religious.
3. strict, but generous in some ways.
4. very industrious
5. they're fond of filipinos.

i shall repeat, this is my employer i am talking about. i don't know with the others.

edit: and yeah, they love tea very much.

Answer 4

1. once a year go to the desert and behave like there ancestors did before the oil was found

2. Hide alcohol

3. After Ramadan all the men get together and do these weird dances for 3 days holding hands. Arabs always make fun of them for this.

Answer 5

Actually living your life within the laws God set for us. As muslims we dont pick and choose the laws out of the books, we actually follow them, its our whole social structure
other customs.. the people of this country historically are known as generous hosts.. You dont go to someones home without being offered something.. If its nothing more than a couple of sweet dates and some coffee/tea, all the way to a full spread meal.
the moral fiber is I guess a custom you could add.. Here people might be considered backwards to the west as far as dating etc is considered, but its good moral fiber to me, no premarital sex, no fornication, no cavorting around undressed to where nothing is left to hide, therefore, barely any rape or audultery or any sex crimes here.. Your daughters are safe to know they can walk about and feel comfortable.

Answer 6

in my opinion, the people who feel that saudi customs/laws are too strict, just want the freedom to do all the dirt they want - whether that be fornication, women and men walking about half-dressed, or intoxication.

Answer 7

Religion, you can probably get more than 3 customs out of the Saudia Arabian religion. We're studying that area in school ..

Answer 8

That's like asking, what are America's three customs?
doesn't make sense.

Answer 9

Islam, food, being generous

Answer 10

Saudi Arabian culture mainly revolves around the religion of Islam. Islam's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, are located in the country. Five times every day, Muslims are called to prayer from the minarets of mosques which are scattered around the country. The weekend consists of Thursday and Friday. The public practice of any religion other than Islam, including Christianity and Judaism, the presence of churches, and possession of non-Islamic religious materials is not allowed except in Aramco coumpounds in which many expatriates attend church services.

One of Saudi Arabia's most compelling folk rituals is the Al Ardha, the country's national dance. This sword dance is based on ancient Bedouin traditions: drummers beat out a rhythm and a poet chants verses while sword-carrying men dance shoulder to shoulder. Al-sihba folk music, from the Hijaz, has its origins in al-Andalus. In Mecca, Medina and Jeddah, dance and song incorporate the sound of the mizmar, an oboe-like woodwind instrument. The drum is also an important instrument according to traditional and tribal customs.

Saudi Arabian dress follows strictly the principles of hijab (the Islamic principle of modesty, especially in dress) The predominantly loose and flowing but covering garments reflect the country's large desert country. Traditionally, men usually wear an ankle-length shirt woven from wool or cotton (known as a thawb), with a keffiyeh (a large checkered square of cotton held in place by a cord coil) or a ghutra (a plain white square made of finer cotton, also held in place by a cord coil) worn on the head. For rare chilly days, Saudi men wear a camel-hair cloak (bisht) over the top. Women's clothes are decorated with tribal motifs, coins, sequins, metallic thread, and appliques. However, Saudi women must wear a long cloak (abaya) and veil (niqāb) when they leave the house to protect their modesty. The law does not apply to foreigners to such a high degree, but both men and women are told to dress and act modestly. Saudi women are also forbidden by law from driving.

Islamic dietary laws forbid the eating of pork and the drinking of alcohol, and this law is enforced strictly throughout Saudi Arabia. Arabic unleavened bread, or khobz, is eaten with almost all meals. Other staples include lamb, grilled chicken, falafel (deep-fried chickpea balls), shawarma (spit-cooked sliced lamb), and Ful medames (a paste of fava beans, garlic and lemon). Traditional coffeehouses used to be ubiquitous, but are now being displaced by food-hall style cafes. Arabic tea is also a famous custom, which is used in both casual and formal meetings between friends, family and even strangers. The tea is black (without milk) and has herbal flavoring that comes in many variations.

Public theatres and cinemas are prohibited, as Wahhabi tradition deems those institutions to be incompatible with Islam. However, in private compounds such as Dhahran and Ras Tanura public theaters can be found, but often are more popular for local music, arts, and theatre productions rather than the exhibition of motion pictures. Recently, plans for some cinemas that will be allowed to feature Arabic cartoons for women and children were announced [citation needed]. DVDs of western movies are legal and widely available and IMAX theatres are also legal[2]. The cultural heritage is celebrated at the annual Jenadriyah cultural festival.

Some Saudi novelists have had their books published in Beirut, Lebanon, because of censorship in Saudi Arabia. Despite signs of increasing openness, Saudi novelists and artists in film, theatre, and the visual arts face greater restrictions on their freedom of expression than in the West. Contemporary Saudi novelists include:

Abdelrahman Munif (exiled, now deceased)
Yousef Al-Mohaimeed
Abdu Khal
Turki Al-Hamad (subject of a fatwa and death threats)
Ali al-Domaini (in jail)
Ahmed Abodehman (now writes in French)
Raja'a Alem,
Abdullah Al-Qasemi,
Rajaa Al Sanie, author of best-selling novel Girls of Riyadh