Mehendi Ceremony

This Is Why 'Mehendi' Ceremony Is So Important For The Bride-To-Be Before She Starts Her New Journey   

             Festivities in an Indian marriage begin with the mehendi ceremony . From the bride-to-be, to all the females in the house gather together for a fun-filled evening/noon and adorn their hands with beautiful, flower, birds, and abstract henna design patterns. One of the most important and fun 

pre-wedding ceremonies in Indian marriages, some families also conjoin mehendi and sangeet ceremony and make it a grand affair.

             Applying mehendi to the bride and the groom before the wedding is one of the oldest Indian traditions. The ceremony entails an elaborate application of mehendi designs on a bride’s hands and feet. Application of mehendi comes under the solah sringar of a newbie or to-be bride. As for the groom, a mere token of application of henna is a mark of good omen.

            Mehendi ceremony is a colourful, musical and lively celebration. Different families have different customs during the ceremony. It is held a day before the wedding, and like we previously said, is often combined with sangeet ceremony. It is an occasion for both parties (bride and groom) to have tonnes of fun, mixed with the usual dancing and feasting.

          In the intricate design of the bride's mehendi, the groom’s name or his initials are also hidden. Some bride’s nowadays, chose to sport it quite visible in the front. Some rituals also have it that during the post-wedding ceremonies, the groom has to find his initials in the bride's mehendi adorned hands. This is a fun ice-breaking game for the couple, which also helps them to establish some intimacy.  

Mehendi ceremony is a colourful, musical and lively celebration. Different families have different customs during the ceremony.

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