dzheremi
Coptic Orthodox non-Egyptian
- Aug 27, 2014
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I did not know that. Always liked bagpipes - I remember seeing a huge (hundreds of pipe bands) competition in Edinburgh back in the 1970s. I would not have guessed Jordan was so big on the pipes! Now I’m even more jealous of your trip.
It may seem strange, but bagpipes are most definitely a part of the instrumental repertoire of the Arab world, often connected to royal and/or state military celebrations. You can also see them in the various scouting troupes connected to the churches in the Holy Land at certain times of year, as in the video below of Arab Catholics taking part in the Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem:
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