Bengali Hindu wedding
Bengali Hindu wedding (Bengali: বাঙালি হিন্দু বিবাহ) refers to the traditional Bengali cultural wedding, usually with Hindu rites and rituals native to the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent which has been practiced through centuries. It has almost uncountable rituals that connect culture, mind and families. Some of the most common rituals are:
1. Ashirbad (blessing): Elders from both family visiting each-others home with elders and gifting gold jewellery, sweets as blessings.
2. Gaye holud (Turmeric application): Place turmeric, sandal etc. on bride and groom in their home and send essential marriage items and gifts as Sakha (bangles), Sindur(vermilion), fish etc. to bless the future couple.
3. Aai buro Bhat: It is as said the last rice of single life. Bride and groom are given the best kind of foods there can be by their family.
4. Biddhi: Remembering anchestors of the families and give pindi(offerings) to them by both families separately.
5. Snan (Shower): Women from both families gather together to fetch water, crunch masala(spices) etc. to prepare the couple and upcoming wedding.
6. Marriage: A whole series of rituals like shuvo drishti (first eye contact blessing), mala bodol (exchanging necklace), suddhi (mental cleansing), Gatbandhan (hand and scarf tying), konnadan (father transferring the gotro of brides to the grooms), joggo and montro uccharon (fire blessing and chanting), sidur (applying vermilion), fera (circling fire) etc.
7. Kalratri (unlucky night): spending nights awaken.
8. Biday and reieve: Bride leaving with groom and accepted as Goddess Lakshmi (deity of fortune) to the in grooms house. Plays games during house tours.
9. Bhat kapor (rice cloth): Groom serves plate full of foods and new sarees(cloths) to bride and swears to bear her all possible expenses.
10. Ashtomongola (8th day blessing): The couple comes to brides house for a visit on the eighth day.
There are other rituals that may vary from places and circumstances but the basic is same connection of soul through all these acts which flourishes the conjugal life. [1]
See also
References
- "Bengali Wedding Rituals – A Traditional Bengali Marriage Ceremony". hinduism.about.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
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