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Thank you so much for this information. I can see that you did your research!

The combination of cultures in the story really lays down the setting of Saddle Arabia and its foreign customs. They never talk about it much in the show, so I guess this will have to be my view of Saddle Arabia as well. :P

Maybe you can post this on A Faded Touch of Blue's page so others can learn about the story's cultural background too, but I dont mind.

Thanks for the info!

Hi, I'm answering here to keep the wall of text away from the story comments, hope you don't mind.

The culture you see in my story is largely made up by me to use in a larger project, but I have taken inspiration from others.
The architectural details you find is taken from Fort Masada in Israel, along with Roman parts, mostly found in their conquering settlements in the desert areas.

Masada (Modern Hebrew מצדה metzadá "fortress"[1]) is an ancient fortification in the Southern District of Israel situated on top of an isolated rock plateau (akin to a mesa) on the eastern edge of the Judaean Desert, overlooking the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built palaces for himself on the mountain and fortified Masada between 37 and 31 BCE. According to Josephus, the Siege of Masada by troops of the Roman Empire towards the end of the First Jewish–Roman War ended in the mass suicide of the 960 Sicarri rebels and their families hiding there. Masada is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Arad.

Some of the architectural details are also taken from the ruins of Fort Nimrod, north in Israel.

The clothing is very typical for nomads, light clothing whereas they 'wrap' the heat outside with loose clothes.
It was also very typical for them to wear bight clothing in celebratory events, such as weddings.

To say a praise, or to give yourself to a deity under the wedding is from what I've learned, something that many cultures did. The one you see in my story is a bastardization of a Norse wedding vow.

And in many cultures, a rose resembles parts of life, red for love, white for life and so on.
Often the black color is automatically linked to death, which is why I decided to use it in my story. The black color is often underrated, and especially in roses, it is beautiful.

I hope that answered your question properly.

Cheers!