Awesome Hand Mehndi Designs 2011
Mehndi
designs are a must have in any Pakistan wedding because they
elicit immense joy. During the preparation for this momentous occasion,
the designers usually visit the homes and help the bride to select the
best pattern from various options. Some of the designs one can choose
from include classical designs, bridal designs and contemporary designs.
Beautiful
Bridal Mehndi design for good impression. The mehndi designer designed
this with round style and floral edition, The Finger mehndi has liens
design and hand is decorated with Indian cultural mehndi design. The Wrist mehndi design is looking beautiful with half floral style and a big leaf with mehndi.An
engagement نِسبت is a formal ceremony to mark the engagement of the
couple.[3][4] It is usually a small ceremony that takes place in the
presence of a few close members of would-be bride's and groom’s
families. Rings and other items of jewelry among affluent families are
exchanged between the would-be bride and groom. Traditionally, the bride
and the groom were not seated together, and the rings are placed on the
bride's finger by the groom's mother or sister, and vice versa. In
recent years, however, segregated functions have become a rarity and
rings are usually exchanged between the couple. Prayer and blessings for
the couple are then recited, and the wedding date is decided.The Dholki
or Dholak (Urdu: ڈھولکی) celebration takes its name from the
percussion instrument Dholki, which is featured heavily during this
wedding celebration. Traditionally, many days or even weeks before the
actual wedding day, women will gather in the house of the bride at night
to sing and dance while accompanied by percussion instruments. Today,
this ceremony has also been reduced to a single night of singing and is
often combined with Mehndi or Henna ceremony.
A Maayun Bithana ماﺌيوں
بِٹهانا, is the custom of the bride entering into a state of seclusion
before the wedding. In earlier centuries this would last eight to
fifteen days, which, being no longer practicable, last now for a night.
The bride and the bridegroom are made free of all the chores and errands
around the house and are not allowed to see each other after the
initiation of the period. Additionally, the bride is not allowed to
leave the house, particularly after sunset. Traditional beautification
rituals take place during this time.
Ubtan turmeric paste, sandalwood
powder, herbs, and aromatic oils are traditionally brought by the women
of the groom's household for the bride. During the Maayun ceremonies,
the elder females of the groom's family bless the bride and “ubtan’ is
applied to her hands and face. The Groom's sister(s) also does the same,
and a thick string called a “gana” is tied to the bride’s arm. “Ubtan”
is applied to the bride's skin each day leading up to the wedding.
Similar ceremonies can be held for the groom, where bride's mother,
sisters, cousins and friends bring “ubtan” for groom and rub it on his
skin.
The ceremony is often brought to a close by the members of the
household playing a game by the same name, Ubtan, whereby it is brought
in huge trays and the powder is thrown at each.
Mehndi (Urdu:
مہندی), the Henna ceremony, or the Rasm-e-henna ceremony, typically
takes place one or two days prior to the main wedding day. The event is
traditionally held separately for the bride and the groom. The henna is
symbolically placed on the couple's hands. The groom's friends and
family bring along sweets and henna for the bride, and the bride's
family does the same for the groom. In the bride's ceremony, the groom
normally does not participate, and similarly on the groom's event, the
bride stays at home. Female guests are sometimes offered mehndi at the
host's discretion.
Traditionally, since there were separate functions
for both the bride and the groom, the groom's function was called
'Tael' (oil) where female guests put some oil into the groom's hair.
With the ceremony now held simultaneously for both the groom and the
bride, the use of the term 'tael' has diminished greatly. In some cases,
the entire ceremony is instead referred to as "Tael Mehndi" (Oil and
Henna) ceremony.
The bride normally wears a green dress or
yellows/orange for the Henna celebration and uses only light, or mostly,
no make-up. The groom will typically wear a casual Shalwar Qameez. The
bride and/or the groom are brought forward in the ceremony under a
decorative dupatta by their close relatives. In the bridal ceremony, a
certain number of married women who are closely related to the bride
apply henna to her hands, and feed her sweets. This ritual is supposed
to bring good luck and longevity to the bride's married life. Similarly,
on the groom's side, oil is applied to his head and sweets are fed to
the groom.
A song competition also occurs in the Rasme Henna or
Mehndi celebrations between the bride and groom's side. Young women and
men will sing teasing songs about the other side (where the bride's side
pokes good natured fun at the groom's side and vice versa) and try to
compete in this ritual sing song. Sometimes elaborate musical and acting
performances are part of the Mehndi celebrations. Elaborate dance
sequences and competitions between the bride and groom's families are
also quite common these days.
Traditionally, the Mehendi was
considered a women's event and men did not participate in it. The sing
song etc. was left almost entirely to women. However, this has changed
substantially in recent times with males featuring prominently in the
Mehndi celebrations as well. A recent trend gaining popularity is to
announce a color theme for the mehendi whereby guests are supposed to
dress up in a particular color. Commonly used colors are bright reds,
oranges and yellows. In some communities, the groom's mehndi
traditionally features a dress code of green while the bride's requires
yellow.
Awesome Hand Mehndi Designs 2011
