Zaffé

The zaffé is a traditional part of wedding celebrations that comes to life in a highly animated procession of music and dance.  Its uniqueness adds authenticity to a bride a groom’s special day.

The Canadian zaffé is Al-Arz’s specialty.  We’re experienced in a variety of Middle-Eastern traditions and can adapt our zaffé to accommodate multi-faith ceremonies and weddings of mixed cultures.  We’ve celebrated with many Algerian, Armenian, Egyptian, Indian, Iranian, Jordanian, Moroccan, Pakistani, Palestinian, Syrian, Turkish, Yamani couples in cities across Canada and the United States.

Hundreds of newlyweds have experienced the energy and liveliness of Al-Arz’s zaffé.  Ask us how we can help make your zaffé a spectacular one!

Testimonials

Al-Arz Lebanese Art Group preformed our zaffe for our wedding. They were very professional and easy to deal with. They did an amazing job at bringing the crowd to their feet and providing dance entertainment.
I would not hesitate for a second to recommend them to anyone else who is looking for their type of services. Thank you Tony and the dance team for making our entrance extra special!
Raouf Chehaiber
The Al-Arz Zaffé performance at our wedding was amazing. They were a group of true professionals and put on an amazing display for us and our guests. We couldn’t be happier with how it went. Given the wide diversity of our guests, we were a bit hesitant about having a cultural performance like this at our wedding, but it certainly blew us away as the Bride and Groom. It was the main topic of discussion among our guests throughout the night, and people still talk to us about how much they enjoyed it. I would highly recommend Al-Arz for any wedding or special event. Top notch !
Julio and Sienna Hashem

Your Zaffé

From a village setting to modern reception halls, today’s Canadian zaffé replicates old-world traditions. Following the official ceremony, you will be escorted to the venue by an energetic procession of dancers and musicians where you will make your long-awaited entrance in front of guests.

Today the word zaffé enjoys many phonetic spelling variations: zaffeh, zaffi, zaffa. However you choose to spell it or pronounce it, you’ll find the highest quality in our procession.

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History

A Middle-Eastern trademark, the zaffé dates back to the 14th century and represents a celebratory event in which music, dance and public participation are an essential part of private and public gatherings.

While the zaffé has been used to escort important social and political figures, the most memorable zaffés are those that unite newlyweds.

The zaffé is a customary way in which the bride and groom are escorted from their respective family homes to the religious ceremony location. Streets, porches and balconies overflow with people who join in the procession, freely throwing rice, candy-coated almonds and flower petals on the bride and groom’s families, as a symbol of good health and prosperity.  It is also common during the zaffé to hear women recite spontaneous lyrical poems called zalghouta.