Happily ever after- How Indian's tie the knot!
Happily ever after- How Indian’s
tie the knot!
The Indian weddings are traditionally multi day affairs, and involve many intricate ceremonies, for instances applying heena on the brides hands and feet which is called mehndi. Garlands are presented to the guests in honour instead of corsages and lots of flower or rose petals are thrown on the bride and groom for good luck.
The Indian weddings are typically divided into three parts such as, pre- wedding, main and post- wedding. The pre-wedding includes all the preparations and they organise a party the night before each of the family can meet each other and they all dance, have fun and enjoy their night. On the night of that party they invite a Pandit (Indian priest) who then selects the day of the wedding which is based on the bride and groom’s horoscopes, they then conduct a prayer with the family members to provide the couple with a happily married life.
The wedding altar (mandapa) is built the day of and the groom is welcomed by his future mother in law where his feet are then washed and he is offered milk and honey. However, then his sister in law will attempt to steal the groom’s shoes and if she succeeds, the groom must pay her to get them back. An Indian groom typically wears a turban with a veil of flowers to protect him from the evil spirits.
The parents on the wedding night gives the bride away, but they do not eat before the wedding to remain pure for the occasion. The bride’s saree is tied to the groom’s scarf to symbolise the union of the souls. During a similar ceremony, a cord is tied around the couple’s neck to protect them from the evil and they typically tied by elders of the bride and groom.
In Indian weddings, the Mangala Sutra is tied around the bride’s neck instead of exchanging rings. The mangala sutra is a cord with two gold pendants and is tied in three knots by the groom to symbolise the bonding of the two souls for 100 years. This necklace lets other know that the bride is married.
One of the fun ceremony is called mangal pheras, This is when the bride and groom circle around the sacred fire four times to represent dharma, artha, kama and moksha and they run to their seats, thus, whoever gets to their seats first then they will rule the households.
In Saptapadi, the groom helps the bride touch seven betel nutes with her right toe while they recite seven bows. Finally, seven married women’s from the bride’s side pass by the couple and whisper blessing in the bride’s right ear. However, after the wedding, the bride is carried out by her brother.
The bride then leaves for the groom’s home where her mother- in- law has placed a vessel filled with rice at the end entrance of the house. The bride is supported to spill rice by touching it with her right foot to signify wealth and that the bride has accepted her new responsibilities.
Another fun game for the newlyweds they play on that night is called Aeki Beki where a tray of water is mixed into milk and sindoor (vemillion) and it is filled with coins and rings. Whoever find the rings four out of the seven times will rule the household. The day is then conducted with prayer to God requesting happiness and love for the newlyweds.
By: Shabnam Mangal
Sources:
"Indian Wedding Traditions And Customs". Beau-coup.com. Retrieved from: http://www.beau-coup.com/indian-wedding-traditions.htm
The Indian weddings are traditionally multi day affairs, and involve many intricate ceremonies, for instances applying heena on the brides hands and feet which is called mehndi. Garlands are presented to the guests in honour instead of corsages and lots of flower or rose petals are thrown on the bride and groom for good luck.
The Indian weddings are typically divided into three parts such as, pre- wedding, main and post- wedding. The pre-wedding includes all the preparations and they organise a party the night before each of the family can meet each other and they all dance, have fun and enjoy their night. On the night of that party they invite a Pandit (Indian priest) who then selects the day of the wedding which is based on the bride and groom’s horoscopes, they then conduct a prayer with the family members to provide the couple with a happily married life.
The wedding altar (mandapa) is built the day of and the groom is welcomed by his future mother in law where his feet are then washed and he is offered milk and honey. However, then his sister in law will attempt to steal the groom’s shoes and if she succeeds, the groom must pay her to get them back. An Indian groom typically wears a turban with a veil of flowers to protect him from the evil spirits.
The parents on the wedding night gives the bride away, but they do not eat before the wedding to remain pure for the occasion. The bride’s saree is tied to the groom’s scarf to symbolise the union of the souls. During a similar ceremony, a cord is tied around the couple’s neck to protect them from the evil and they typically tied by elders of the bride and groom.
In Indian weddings, the Mangala Sutra is tied around the bride’s neck instead of exchanging rings. The mangala sutra is a cord with two gold pendants and is tied in three knots by the groom to symbolise the bonding of the two souls for 100 years. This necklace lets other know that the bride is married.
One of the fun ceremony is called mangal pheras, This is when the bride and groom circle around the sacred fire four times to represent dharma, artha, kama and moksha and they run to their seats, thus, whoever gets to their seats first then they will rule the households.
In Saptapadi, the groom helps the bride touch seven betel nutes with her right toe while they recite seven bows. Finally, seven married women’s from the bride’s side pass by the couple and whisper blessing in the bride’s right ear. However, after the wedding, the bride is carried out by her brother.
The bride then leaves for the groom’s home where her mother- in- law has placed a vessel filled with rice at the end entrance of the house. The bride is supported to spill rice by touching it with her right foot to signify wealth and that the bride has accepted her new responsibilities.
Another fun game for the newlyweds they play on that night is called Aeki Beki where a tray of water is mixed into milk and sindoor (vemillion) and it is filled with coins and rings. Whoever find the rings four out of the seven times will rule the household. The day is then conducted with prayer to God requesting happiness and love for the newlyweds.
By: Shabnam Mangal
Sources:
"Indian Wedding Traditions And Customs". Beau-coup.com. Retrieved from: http://www.beau-coup.com/indian-wedding-traditions.htm
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