Pakistani girls'
Pakistani girls'
In summer girls choose soft, cool and light colours, for the derss like shalwar kameez. The choice of colours for the dresses is according to the weather, and as the summer is intense in Pakistan, the dresses made are of colours which absorb less heat and have soothing effect on the eyes. All the light and soft colours are in trend for this year summer in Pakistan. New arrivals of elegant printed lawn and cotton fabric in beautiful combinations of various colours are available in the markets these days.
Mayoon, Dholki, Mehndi, Barat
Pakistani Arranged marriages
Further information: Arranged marriage
Arranged marriages are still prevalent in Pakistan. Marriages are often arranged within the family or within the same tribe or ethnicity. Social and educational status are very important in arranged matrimonial alliances. However, an arranged marriage is not a forced' marriage but instead is an alliance encouraged and arranged by the parents with consent of the couple to be wed. Nowadays, love marriages are slowly becoming more common and acceptable in Pakistan.
Mehndi
Dholki ( Wedding Pakistani )
The Dholki or Dholak (Urdu: ) celebration takes its name from the percussion instrument Dholki, which is featured heavily during this wedding celebrations. Traditionally, many days, or even weeks before the actual wedding day, women will gather in the house of the bride at night, to sing and dance while accompanied by percussion instruments. Today, this ceremony has also been reduced to a single night of singing and is often combined with Mehndi or Henna ceremony.
Mehndi
Mehndi (Urdu: ) (rasm-e-henna), or the Rasm-e-henna ceremony, typically takes place one or two days prior to the main wedding day. The event is traditionally held separately for the bride and the groom The henna is symbolically placed on the couple's hands. The groom's friends and family bring along sweets and henna for the bride, and the bride's family does the same for the groom. On the bride's ceremony, the groom normally does not participate and similarly, on the groom's event the bride stays at home. Female guests are sometimes offer mehndi at the host's discretion.
Tael Mehndi
Traditionally, since there were separate functions for both the bride and the groom, the groom's function was called Tael' (oil) where female guests put some oil into the groom's hair. With the ceremony now held simultaneously for both the groom and the bride, the use of the term tael' has diminished greatly. In some cases, the entire ceremony is instead referred to as "Tael Mehndi" (Oil and Henna) ceremony.
The bride normally wears a green dress or yellows/orange for the Henna celebration and uses only light, or mostly, no make-up. The groom will typically wear a casual Shalwar Qameez. The bride and/or the groom are brought forward in the ceremony under a decorative dupatta by their close relatives. In the bridal ceremony, a certain number of married women who are closely related to the bride apply henna to her hands, and feed her sweets. This ritual is supposed to bring good luck and longevity to the bride's married life. Similarly, on the groom's side, oil is applied to his head and sweets are fed to the groom.
A song competition also occurs in the Rasme Henna or Mehndi celebrations between the bride and groom's side. Young women and men will sing teasing songs about the other side (where the bride's side pokes good natured fun at the groom's side and vice versa) and try to compete in this ritual sing song. Sometimes elaborate musical and acting performances are part of the Mehndi celebrations. Elaborate dance sequences and competitions between the bride and groom's families are also quite common these days.
Traditionally, the Mehendi was considered a women's event and men did not participate in it. The sing song etc. was left almost entirely to women. However, this has changed substantially in recent times with males featuring prominently in the Mehndi celebrations as well. A recent trend gaining popularity is to announce a colour theme for the mehendi whereby guests are supposed to dress up in a particular colour. Commonly used colours are bright reds, oranges and yell Never Buy Theatre Receiver Until Eventually Holiday Loans For Bad Credit- Take Family In Exotic Place And Enjoy The Moment! Kibaale National Park: Uganda's Destination for Chimpanzees Canary Islands Holidays - Which Sunshine Island Is Best For You? Top 10 Best Christmas Gifts For 2011 For Men On Your Christmas List Make Your Fashion Statement With Women's Tall Boots Tips To Make Money Through Online Video Services Arrest Records Public Online Stay At One of the Kensington Hotels and Experience a Wonderful Stay in London Classic Toiletry Bags Which Enhance Your Personality How To Select The Quick Resume Builder You Will Use For Writing Your Resume Online The 3 Steps To Getting An Online Nursing Degree Vegas Window Cleaning - Las Vegas Window Washing