The participation of the Ayyubid Kings at Eids, ceremonial parties, celebrations and affaires in Bilad Al-Sham (589_658 A.H/ 1193_1260 A.D)

Abstract

This research is an attemt to show general image of the participation of the Ayyubid Kings at Eids, ceremonies, parties, celebrations and affairs in Bilad Al-Sham (589_658A.H/ 1193_1260A.D). In the current paper, the light is shed on their private, secret and formal lives, away from political and military lives, by examining how they participated at Eids, ceremonies, partis, celebrations and social affairs. All this information is supported by a bunch of resurces in which some of them were primary that have been obtained from their era.

Although Ayybid Kings were fighting and struggling in civil war and they were in continuous war against crucifiers; and other who headed towards their region. These things where not obstacles for the Kings to forget about the social and civil lives in their territory. They gave priority to religious rituals, for example Islamic Eids (Eid Al- Fitir and Eid Al-Adha) and commemorate the holy month Ramadhan, Muslim Hajj to Mecca and other religious and social activities such as wedding, marriage, birthdays, circumcision, mourning, burial and praise their victories upon their enemies without and disburse and wasting extra money due to economical ststes and wars. In contrast, a number of their Kings spent too much money on their parties and ceremonies for city decoration, having parties and making enormous amount of food in their parties.