On the day of the wedding, the first thing to do is the Geng Yadan ceremony, which is a ceremony in which the bride's father hands the bride over to the groom. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Fire, which is humanized at Indian weddings, is considered to be a witness to the wedding, where people put ghee in the fire and chant hymns from the Vedas.

At this time Shakru and Amisha were brought to the fire, and Amisha's father asked Shakru, "Shakru, Pandiet, will you be Amisha-Patera's husband?" (It feels like a bit of a steal from a Christian priest...... ）

Shakru nodded and said, "I do!" ”

Amisha's father then asked, "Are you able to fulfill all your responsibilities as a husband?" ”

At this time, Shakru had to answer loudly: "It can be done!" In fact, this is also a guarantee to all the relatives and friends in the audience.

Then Shakru said to Amisha: "You grow old with me, I will feed and clothe you, protect you, and may you live a long and healthy life, and have many children!" (I think it's a bit awkward, but that's what it says, and I've never been to an Indian wedding...... ）

Then Shakru and Amisha said together: "We will help each other and live together in harmony in the future, and our hearts will be as pure as water, and we will be as one person!" (Still awkward...... ）

After saying this, Amisha's father gave his daughter to Shakru, and asked Shakru to promise that he would meet his wife's demands in the future and would never abandon her.

The ceremony is followed by a handshake ceremony, in which the bride's father places his daughter's hand on the groom's hand and sprinkles a little water to signify the hand-over of his daughter to the groom. At this time, the bridegroom holds the groom's hand and recites six mantras, and swears to the bride: "I hold your hand, I wish you joy, you will grow old with me, be a lifelong companion, and it is my duty to support you!" He also said, "We have given each other our hands to each other, and we will love each other and depend on each other for our lives in the future!" ”

After these are finished, the bride is given a holy thread, in India high-caste men are born to wear the holy thread, while women can only wear it after marriage, so the holy thread on the wrist means that the woman has been married, and the woman's holy thread material must be the same as that of her husband, which is also in line with the principle of marriage, but this makes no difference between Shakru and Amisha, because both are noble Brahmins.

The bride's holy thread should have 3 knots, reminding the bride that your lifelong duty is to serve your parents, husband and son!

This is followed by the Lloyloherlang ceremony, in which the bride's brother lifts one of the bride's feet and places it on a stone, at which point the bridegroom says to the bride: "When you have climbed on this stone, you must be like it, and you must be faithful, self-contained, and consistent, and fulfill the duties of a virtuous lady (i.e., bearing children, taking care of your husband, taking care of the house, etc.)." Then they prayed to the god of fire.

As mentioned earlier, fire is a witness to the wedding, so sacrificing to the god of fire is a very important ritual in the wedding, called the Rajhoum ceremony, and it is also a blessing ceremony. The bride and groom stand facing east, with a fire in the middle, and look at the fire as a god, using the god of fire as a witness to complete this marriage ceremony.

The bridegroom and bride threw the cooked rice into the fire, prayed to the god of fire, and recited three incantations to bless the bride so that he would become a mother and enjoy the joy of having children, and bless the children to grow up, live a long life, and live a happy and prosperous life.

And the bride should also pray to God to bless her husband with good health and good health, and the love between her husband and her husband will increase day by day, and bless her mother and in-law to be rich, prosperous, and forever rich. At this time, the groom will give the bride some clothes to show his determination to support his wife.

The worship of the god of fire is not limited to prayers, there is also a ritual called Saboda Bodi to walk around the sacred fire. The bridegroom and bride take the god of fire as a witness, circle the fire seven times in a row, and say a vow at each turn, so it is also called the seven oath ceremony, also known as the seven circle ceremony.

The sacred flame used in the circle is a fire made of seven different types of firewood, which is of high religious significance, and the hands of the bride and groom are joined together by a ribbon, with the bride and groom in front and the bride behind, and the two of them circle the sacred fire seven times, each circle is a wedding vow, and the fire god Agni is a witness to the wedding vows.

Because the "holy fire" can burn all evil things and protect the newlyweds from living a happy life. So these 7 laps have a very deep and important significance:

In the first circle, meals are always served;

the second lap, good health;

the third circle, the observance of the rules of the Vedas throughout life;

The fourth circle, a lifetime of happiness;

In the fifth circle, the number of cows and other animals in the family increases day by day;

The sixth circle, each season will be beneficial;

In the seventh circle, all the sacrificial activities were successfully completed.

After these seven turns, the bride and groom make a final wedding vow: "We have gone seven times, you belong to me now, we have become spouses, and I belong to you." I can't live without you in the future. Let's share the joy. We are words and the meaning of words. You are the mind, I am the voice. We walked seven circles together and now we're friends. I will never abandon this friendship. We are always together. Let's live a life full of love. ”

The bridegroom also applies cinnabar powder to the bridal hair and wears auspicious chains for her. These two things are symbols and symbols for a married woman to become a wife. After circumambulating the "sacred fire", the bride and groom salute their feet to both parents and the elders present, and the wedding is over, followed by a grand wedding feast and singing and dancing performance.

From the above rituals, it is not difficult to see that Hindu marriage ceremonies are very complex and have a strong religious component, and all rituals are inseparable from worship, prayer and singing religious songs. These rituals are generally seen everywhere, but are especially popular in North India. However, there are differences in the practice of some rituals between states, and even within the same state.

ps: Although Chinese weddings, especially those in the Northeast, are not as troublesome as those in India, I am still tired, and now I finally deeply understand why everyone does not divorce, because marriage is too troublesome, and I don't want to do it all over again!

ps2: After the wedding, I will travel to Xi'an, and it will take about half a month to walk through the Silk Road, so the update during this period is going to change, I try to keep changing, and strive for a chapter every day, and when I come back on the 18th, it will be stable, so don't think that this book is not written! (To be continued.) )