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Monday, December 7, 2009

Biyee


Biye:
After finishing Holud, Mehendi Shanda, Panchini, the main festival “Biyee” are started. This festival is arranged at the house to bride. So the relatives of bridegroom arrange a journey to bride house to attend that ceremony. This journey is called “Barjatra”. The wedding ceremony takes place in a community hall or any big place where reception is hosted by the parents of the bride. On that day the marriage registration book is signed by the bride and groom, who happen to be at two different places. One religious person would facilitate the solemnization of marriage in the presence of a government official. The Nikah is where the two witnesses hold testimony to the marriage along with the presence of bride's father. Prayers are held for the newly wed couple. The bride dress is beautiful with brilliant colors of starching contrast. The groom wears and knee length coat, underneath which he adorns two piece cloth one knee length and another pants for the lower half. Alternatively they wear business suits too in this occasion. It may be a two piece dress with an over cover for covering head. Red or other shades are common. Women generally attire is Saree or Salwar Kameez. As for men they wear lungi, a cloth draped in the lower half with shirt or knee length top of light color. Many young men wear western clothes newly wed couples. Western Food is greatly relished apart from the traditional ones. But if anything to go by then the traditional foods are a great in such occasions. The spices are hot and generally signify much to the flavor of it. Hot curry powders are much in popularity. Food like, Korma Rezala which is a spicy mutton curry, Roasted mutton dishes, Chicken dishes and fish varieties like smoked hilsa, fresh bhetki, and chingri which are lobster and king prawn dishes etc are popular. Tea is common, and desserts are sweetened yogurt, Zorda, which is sweetened rice with nuts all this and more is a part of Bangladeshi cuisine in marriage. When the time comes to leave, the bride goes to her husband's home who is by car heavily decorated with lots of other relatives from her new in-laws side amid prayers and blessings. People flock to bless and congratulate the couple.

1 comments:

Unknown said...

nice jwellary...