Bengali weddings are traditionally in five parts. First it is the bride Mehendi Shondha, the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's Gaye Holud, the Biye and the Bou Bhaat. These often take place on separate days.
· Mehendi Shandha:
In the Mehendi Shanda, there arrange dance, drama, sing different types of songs etc. This are actually arrange the bride’s cousins or friends. And this ceremony takes time till mid night. This is a fun for the teen agers actually. They make a lot of fun there. Sometimes, they spread colors among them. Mehendi is used to decorate the bride's hands and feet with elaborate abstract designs. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all involved, piece by piece.
· Holud:
The first event in a wedding is an informal one. Bride's friends and family apply turmeric paste to her body as a part of Gaye Holud ceremony. The procession traditionally centers on the (younger) female relative and friends of bride, and they are traditionally all in matching clothes, mostly yellow, orange & red in color. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all involved, piece by piece. Nowadays, many people arrange band party in there holud.
The groom presents the bride with a ring marking the "engagement" which is gaining popularity. For the mehendi shondha the bride's side applies henna to each other as well as the bride. For the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's family - except the groom himself - goes in procession to the bride's home.
· Mehendi Shandha:
In the Mehendi Shanda, there arrange dance, drama, sing different types of songs etc. This are actually arrange the bride’s cousins or friends. And this ceremony takes time till mid night. This is a fun for the teen agers actually. They make a lot of fun there. Sometimes, they spread colors among them. Mehendi is used to decorate the bride's hands and feet with elaborate abstract designs. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all involved, piece by piece.
· Holud:
The first event in a wedding is an informal one. Bride's friends and family apply turmeric paste to her body as a part of Gaye Holud ceremony. The procession traditionally centers on the (younger) female relative and friends of bride, and they are traditionally all in matching clothes, mostly yellow, orange & red in color. The sweets are then fed to the bride by all involved, piece by piece. Nowadays, many people arrange band party in there holud.
The groom presents the bride with a ring marking the "engagement" which is gaining popularity. For the mehendi shondha the bride's side applies henna to each other as well as the bride. For the bride's Gaye Holud, the groom's family - except the groom himself - goes in procession to the bride's home.
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