Shaadi.ca » Pre-Wedding Rituals http://www.shaadi.ca South Asian Wedding Resources Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:33:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mehndi http://www.shaadi.ca/mehndi/ http://www.shaadi.ca/mehndi/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:05:21 +0000 admin http://www.shaadi.ca/?p=6 The Mehndi (henna) ceremony is held at the home of the bride-to-be on the eve of the wedding ceremony or a couple of days before it.

The female relatives of the girl anoint her with turmeric paste. A relative or a mehndiwali (henna artist) applies mehndi on the hands and feet of the bride-to-be, in thin artistic patterns. The mehndi is traditionally kept overnight to obtain a dark hue.

The event has a festive feel to it with the women singing traditional songs.

]]> http://www.shaadi.ca/mehndi/feed/ 0 Mangni http://www.shaadi.ca/mangni/ http://www.shaadi.ca/mangni/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:00:48 +0000 admin http://www.shaadi.ca/?p=3 The prospective bride and groom exchange rings during the mangni or engagement ceremony. The bride-to-be wears an outfit gifted to her by her future in-laws. A convenient date for the wedding or the Nikaah is fixed after the mangni.

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