Wedding Traditions: Mehndi and Henna Decorations
A Pakistani bride has decorated her hands with beautiful Mehndi designs made from henna. This picture is from Pakistani Pictures and was originally uploaded by maahny.
Henna is a dye made from the plant lawsonia inermia, which is found in North Africa, India, and other parts of the Middle East. The plant leaves are dried and then ground up to produce a reddish-brown dye that can be used to color hair, skin and nails.
Mehndi are intricate henna designs traditionally used to decorate a bride’s hands and feet. Creating the Mehndi was a ritual that brought together the different sides of the family, who would get to know each other while creating the Mehni decorations. Traditionally, the bride is revered and not allowed to do any work until after the henna stains have faded (usually about 2 weeks). It is also thought that the designs change the bride’s destiny for the better by tracing new lines on her hands. Henna is a symbol of good luck in countries such as Turkey, Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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For more insight into Indian or Hindu wedding traditions: http://www.ourwedding.in/hindutraditions.php
Wow , man ..traditions are so different in the world .. I would like to shoot this kind of weddings.
I hope to get these kind of wedds soon enough …good for portfolio…
Nice !!!
Thanks for the link Ananda . It’s great to see those images
Thankx for the link !