As mentioned above, getting married in India is an extremely troublesome thing, and I believe that everyone can imagine the cumbersome degree of the marriage ceremony just by looking at the engagement ceremony of Shaklu. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The first thing to do is the Huangxin ceremony, which is actually the engagement period. This date should be set by the woman, because in India, the woman pays the dowry, so it is also in line with the principle that whoever pays has the final say. Although Shakru is not short of the money of Amisha's dowry, this custom must still be observed.

According to the process, the woman, that is, Patela's family, set the wedding date of September 9, 1999, and then sent it to Shakru in the form of a letter, and painted turmeric or gold on the outside of the envelope, because in India gold symbolizes auspiciousness and symbolizes the happiness of spring.

Normally, this kind of special yellow letter is bribed by the woman or asked a postman to make a special trip to the man's house, and for an old family like Patela, it is directly asked to have a postman wait, and the yellow letter will be sent to Shakru as soon as it is ready.

According to the custom, after receiving the letter, the man should organize people to sing and dance to celebrate, and then the priest will open the envelope and read out the wedding date on the letter. In fact, this wedding date is negotiable, if the man does not agree with the date proposed by the woman, he can also set another date, and then notify the woman, but Shakru naturally will not do this kind of thing.

The Huang Xin ceremony was followed by the rope tethering ceremony. Fifteen days before the wedding, the priest chooses an auspicious day to worship the god Ganesha, in order to ask the god Ganesa for the marriage to be completed, in this prayer ceremony, the priest will tie a rope around the groom's wrist (which is also the origin of the name of the ceremony), and from this day until the wedding day, the groom will worship the god Ganessa every day. Naturally, this ceremony was also presided over by the high priest of the sexual power faction, and it was chosen to take place on the third day after the Huangxin ceremony.

The rope ceremony is followed by the turmeric rubbing ceremony, which is performed seven days before the wedding, and the bride and groom are wiped with turmeric or mustard oil every day (the origin of the name of the ceremony), usually by singers, mothers, sisters-in-law or other married women. In Shaklu's case, Mukesh's wife was in charge of wiping, and in Amisha's case, her sister-in-law was in charge.

This ceremony needs to be wiped on the hands, feet, legs, breasts and other places of the bride and groom, especially on the morning of the wedding, it is necessary to wipe carefully and seriously......

The bride and groom must have knives in their hands during the wiping process, and it is said that these iron objects help to ward off the devil, which is obviously handed down when iron objects were not widely used. At the same time, both men and women should tie a bracelet on their hands, and the bracelet is strung with small shells, betel lang, iron hoops and turmeric, which is used to symbolize the auspiciousness of marriage and ward off evil spirits.

For these processes, Shakru is nothing, but there is one thing that he really can't bear, that is, from the day the turmeric ceremony begins, single men and women who are about to get married are not allowed to go out alone, so as not to encounter evil spirits and misfortunes, which really suffocates him, but Mukesh personally watched him, so that he couldn't slip out, so he had to stay at home to deal with work.

Compared with Shakru, the rituals here in Amisha are more cumbersome and complicated, and there are many more rituals that the man does not have. The first is the Pad ceremony, which is actually a cheering ceremony. On the day of this ceremony, the aunt and uncle come to the niece's house with gifts, including clothes and shoes for the niece who is about to get married, clothes and headscarves for the niece's parents, uncle, and uncle, and some will also bring some rice, sweets, jewelry, and cash.

In addition, the niece who is about to marry is given some bright saris, bracelets and anklets, and through this ceremony, the uncle helps to arrange the marriage on the one hand, and on the other hand, it helps to maintain a harmonious relationship with the family.

Originally, this recreational ceremony was dispensable, but for a big family like Patera, this kind of good opportunity to deepen the relationship between relatives will naturally not be missed, especially since Amisha is still married to a young talent like Shakru who has both wealth and status, so these relatives will naturally not let go of this opportunity to please.

Then there was the Milheng Ty ceremony the night before the wedding. On this evening, the married women of the bride's relatives and friends gather at the bride's house to paint various patterns on the bride's hands and feet with a green powder made from the leaves of a plant, which is called Mehtron. Sometimes the mischievous bride and maid will also draw the bride's hand as a kind of game, hiding the groom's name in the bride's hand-drawn pattern, and only by finding his name in these patterns can the groom start the sweet wedding night.

After the Mehengdi ceremony, there is the women's music night ceremony, in fact, these women hold a relaxed music party after drawing the perfect Hengdi, a bit like our pre-wedding single night here. However, this kind of musical night is only popular in the north of India, and there is no such ritual in the south.

The day before the wedding, the man will hold a banquet ceremony. On this day, the man wants to invite relatives and friends to have a big meal and have a lively meal. This ceremony has two functions, one is to inform everyone that xxx is about to get married; The second is to invite everyone to gather together, get everyone's blessings, make the marriage safe and smooth, and the groom should thank the guests at the banquet and accept the congratulations of the guests.

The banquet is followed by the potter's turntable ceremony. This ceremony is held for both men and women, but at different times, with the man taking place the day before the departure and the woman before the arrival of the man's party.

During the ceremony, women among the couple's relatives and friends go to the potter's house to worship the pottery wheel on which the family makes pottery, and to place items such as rice, white flour and candy on the turntable.

At this time, the potters will give them some new pottery in exchange, and it is said that through this ritual, the newlyweds will be united and strong in the future! (To be continued.) )