Indian Wedding

India is one of the oldest countries in the world. It still adheres to the oldest traditions. One of them is the wedding ceremony, famous for its splendor and beauty, in India. Here everything is the same as it was many years ago. All the same marriages on the slander of the parents. Nothing changed. From the desire of the young almost nothing depends. Especially this applies to girls, they generally can order to marry a completely unfamiliar person, and they have no right to disobey. Therefore, the Indian wedding is called "marriage by prior arrangement." A vivid manifestation of this we have seen many times in bright and colorful Indian films.

The wedding ceremony in India is a great religious process, in which the gods are praised. This is a kind of sacrifice. And those who have not entered into the sacred bonds of marriage, called "not having a sacrifice" This is very contemptuous for any Indian.

The groom's parents, before deciding on the choice of a suitable bride for their son, compare their horoscopes, if the result turns out to be favorable, then collusion occurs and both sides of the union exchange gifts. Usually, a few months before the wedding, the parents of the bride do not have easy times. After all, they need to collect a dowry: a sari for all occasions, kitchen utensils, etc. In general, a dowry is started by many people from the moment they learn that a girl was born in the family. Wedding in India is a very expensive event for which 700-800 people are invited and there are even strangers among them. Everything depends on the material possibilities of the parents of the bride, because the cost of the wedding falls entirely on them.

On the day of the wedding, the bride and groom can not eat until the celebration. At the very gates of the house with the bridegroom the younger brother of the bride meets, he kisses the future husband of the sister, then as a sign of peace between them, washes his feet. In the groom's house, his relatives organize dances and sing songs. After this, the obligatory ritual of praising yellow is held. For Indians, this ritual symbolizes fidelity and is associated with the color of the sun. Further, the father of the bridegroom lists the names of the deceased relatives, so he encourages them to be witnesses, informing that their descendant is connected by marriage. After all, they go to the bride's house, where this ritual is repeated.

The ceremony of marriage takes place in a specially built small church and only in the house of the bride. The groom stands on a flat stone waiting to take the bride in a wooden palanquin - in a beautiful, rich, most often red sari. The bride is all in jewelry and gold. Especially popular with Indian girls are jewelry in the nose, which are called Nat. This is a tribute to tradition and a symbol of marriage for women. Another Indian tradition is the seven honorable circles around the groom before the newlyweds look into each other's eyes. This rite is called "shubho drishti" - it is translated as a first glance. After this, one end of the bride's sari is tied to the groom's girdle - this symbolizes a strong affection for each other. The newlyweds sit down near the fire and, holding hands, they make seven circles around it. "Fire witness" - that's what the Indians think. Fire is their main holiness, and if young people have not gone through seven circles around him, marriage is not considered valid.

Then the wedding procession moves to the temple, where the newlyweds give a sacred oath, which turns out to be very similar to the European one. After these words the young couple's hands are connected by a garland of flowers. At this time, the groom applies red paint to the parting and forehead to the bride, after that they become husband and wife. Then the celebration is transferred to a room where real fun begins with dances and songs. Indian wedding is a real colorful show and it lasts all night. The next morning the guests leave the house of the newly-made wife, taking her with them to the groom's house. There they are waited with gifts and blessings, then everyone rest. The next day, his wife's relatives gather to continue the fun. In general, an Indian wedding can be celebrated for a very long time, but this is optional.

The Indian wedding is charming with its legend of an ideal couple in all respects. There were such a husband and wife who lived a happy life in marriage, none of them in all life no longer looked at anyone. Their life was full of love and understanding. This legend is an ideal for all Indians, to which they always aspire.