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Wedding Day Preparations
Indian weddings are sacred religious ties
between the families of the bride and the bridegroom. They are
elaborate, expensive and emotional events, which are eagerly
awaited, by all the young girls and boys when they are given
royal treatment on this day. The traditional weddings used to be
more than a week long though people cut short the events these
days. There is an event for almost everything. The main day
wedding function involves various rituals and customs, which are
to be performed. There are various preparations to be looked
after before the min day ceremony.
The wedding itself is a long, stretched out
process, when all the Hindu deities are called upon and asked to
bless the new couple. The bride and the bridegroom take seven
steps around the fire, vowing devotion and love to each other
and agreeing to take care of each other in all circumstances.
There are various events to ensure laughter in the wedding
ceremony such as when the younger sister of the bride tries to
steal the shoe of her new brother-in-law and asks money as
ransom. After the ceremony, the bride leaves for her new home.
This is the most emotional moment of any Indian wedding, when
the bride take leave of all her family members to start a new
life in her husband's home. In the bridegroom's home, an
elaborate wedding reception is organized in the honor of the
bride where all the family member from both sides are once again
invited and dances and songs fill this happy night. There are
special traditional songs for all the ceremonies in the Indian
weddings that are sung at the various occasions. Elaborate
costumes for the bride and the bridegroom add a touch of royalty
to the marriage customs. |
