Discover Palestinian Traditions

Embroidered chest panel (qabbeh) from a Bethlehem Palestinian thobe, 1930s–1940s, showing dense traditional needlework

Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza

Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza Chest panel from a Bethlehem thobe, 1930s-1940s. Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress & Textile Museum. Photo: Ma'moun Othman, CC BY-SA 4.0....

Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza

Tatreez Patterns by Region: Bethlehem to Gaza Chest panel from a Bethlehem thobe, 1930s-1940s. Tiraz: Widad Kawar Home for Arab Dress & Textile Museum. Photo: Ma'moun Othman, CC BY-SA 4.0....

Palestinian wedding celebration with traditional embroidered dress

The Palestinian Wedding: From Zaffeh to Henna N...

Two days of henna, the zaffeh procession, the bride's tatreez thobe. The structure of a Palestinian wedding week, the regional rituals inside it, and how diaspora families preserve what they...

The Palestinian Wedding: From Zaffeh to Henna N...

Two days of henna, the zaffeh procession, the bride's tatreez thobe. The structure of a Palestinian wedding week, the regional rituals inside it, and how diaspora families preserve what they...

Palestinian dabke — the national folk dance performed at communal celebrations

Palestinian Dabke: The Stomp That Carries a Nation

The line, the lawweeh, and the stomp. Where dabke comes from, what the steps mean, and how diaspora dance troupes from Ramallah to California keep the line moving.

Palestinian Dabke: The Stomp That Carries a Nation

The line, the lawweeh, and the stomp. Where dabke comes from, what the steps mean, and how diaspora dance troupes from Ramallah to California keep the line moving.

Eid celebration in Palestine — communal prayers and traditional festivities

How Palestinians Celebrate Eid: Kaak, Ma'amoul,...

From pre-1948 Palestinian villages to diaspora kitchens today, Eid has been preserved through the same set of rituals: kaak, ma'amoul, Salat al-Eid at dawn, cemetery visits, eidiya for children, new...

How Palestinians Celebrate Eid: Kaak, Ma'amoul,...

From pre-1948 Palestinian villages to diaspora kitchens today, Eid has been preserved through the same set of rituals: kaak, ma'amoul, Salat al-Eid at dawn, cemetery visits, eidiya for children, new...

A women doing Tatreez, a traditional form of embroidery in Palestine

Tatreez: The Language of Palestinian Embroidery

Tatreez is the Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery tradition. A field guide to the motifs, the villages, and how it survived 1948.

Tatreez: The Language of Palestinian Embroidery

Tatreez is the Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery tradition. A field guide to the motifs, the villages, and how it survived 1948.