#ululation
When words fall short to commemorate a happy occasion, happy tears fall down, and zaghrata echoes loudly through wedding halls and hospital rooms where babies are born. Zaghrata, also known as ululation, is a joyous, thrilling sound commonly used to express joy amongst Egyptians and other Arab cultures over many generations. In Palestine, ulutations are sounds of protests, commonly associated with the Palestinian Revolution. Ululations also exist in some South Asian cultures, including in India, where women ululate at weddings,…
