Mehendi is an Indian tradition, a pre wedding ceremony. In India, a lot of emphasis is given on customs and rituals. Indian people are lovers of beauty and elegance. Mehendi ceremony has been prevalent since ages and a wedding without a mehendi ceremony cannot be imagined without it. Furthermore, Mehandi is one of the sixteen adornments of the bride and her beauty is incomplete without it. Mehendi ceremony is organized by the family of the bride and usually takes place in the presence of friends, relatives and family members. Sometimes, the Mehendi ceremony resembles another sangeet ceremony.
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a bride to be showing off her mehendi photo- photographed by Armughan Javaid |
during the ceremony, turmeric paste is applied on bride's face, feet and hands. After that, the Mehendi application begins. According to a belief, the darker the color of the Mehendi, the more her husband will love her. As a tradition, the bride is not allowed to do work in her marital house till her Mehendi does not fade away.
video link: sangeet & mehendi night
reference:
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come to think of it, the Malay bride too get their hands hennaed during pre wedding ceremony. perhaps its Indian custom/ritual influence the Malay community or vice versa.
ReplyDeletedoes the mehendi pattern carries any meaning for each occassion?
nope.. but in the indian culture ( in india ) they usually draw a bride's figure on the palm followed by very detailed designs.. and the name of the husband is hidden in it..
ReplyDeleteyes, malay brides too henna their hands because there is an influence of the indian culture in their culture.
usually people just get the henna done for the fun of it.. in india, they do follow the rituals.. like there is a time where the women fast a day for their husbands, they henna their hands like brides.. and during dewali, everyone (women/girls)get their hands hennaed, simply because they are celebrating the festival of light..
Really Nice Information It's Very Helpful Thanks for sharing such an informative post
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