Thursday, April 14, 2005
Do it like an Egyptian...
The Big Pharoah takes a break from politics to tell us about the significance of the wedding night in Egypt:
In my experience, "a lot of meat and shrimps" is not all that helpful. In fact, it kind of slows you down -- and not in the "slow hand" sense, either. Not as much as four beers and a huge burrito might slow you down, but still.
One of the office boys who work in the company I am employed in is eating a lot of meat and shrimps these days. He is getting married tomorrow and he wants to garner as much energy as possible in order to perform spectacularly when he and his wife are behind a closed door for the very first time!!
Here in Egypt, traditions put so much emphasis on the sexual intercourse that usually happens on the first night of their marriage. A guy’s pride rests upon how well he performed sexually. The girl also takes pride in the fact that her husband deflowered a untouched virgin without any blemish. In the past, a relative used to visit the couple in the morning and see the blood stained sheets or garment. This custom subsided greatly but I believe it is still practiced in Egypt’s rural areas.
Due to the taboo that premarital sex is in conservative Egypt, this day is preceded with a lot of anticipation and anxiety from both the would be bride and bridegroom. Days before the wedding, the guy usually gets advice from his married buddies about how to assist his wife in getting rid of her anxiety and shyness as well as the different secrets that they discovered in the female body. The girl also gets her education lessons, usually from her mother or a close relative.
In my experience, "a lot of meat and shrimps" is not all that helpful. In fact, it kind of slows you down -- and not in the "slow hand" sense, either. Not as much as four beers and a huge burrito might slow you down, but still.
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