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How Much Important is Sindoor in Married Life?
Wedding season is back and nothing is more thought-provoking than a Bengali wedding ceremony. You get to meet a variety of people appearing for the ceremony. Few are highly fanatical with the rituals, few with foods and mostly with dresses. But a new genre of people is high in fashion- the selfie obsessed ones. Jokes apart, Bengali wedding is quite momentous and noteworthy too. Most interesting part is today’s generation believes in legal marriages but they relish every rituals in social marriages.
Bengali weddings are probably the only wedding that brings the couple close to each other through each ritual. The butterflies will be doing somersault in their tummies and finally they end up being each other’s forever. Now today we will discuss about a few Hindu marriage ritual significance:
Turmeric Game: It is said that turmeric makes us look fairer and it was a myth at a point of time that only fair girls look beautiful. Therefore it was needed to use turmeric on that specific day. Furthermore girls use the turmeric sent by the groom’s family after his bath. Here starts the first personal touch among the couple. This gives a realistic feel to both of them. Use of turmeric is in fact healthy and keeps all germs free.
Sindoor/Vermillion: Sindoor is the only pictogram that signifies that a girl is married. Today’s women are strongly against this symbolic feature because they think men should also have some sorts of symbol after marriage. It is a common myth that if sindoor falls on the girl’s nose then her husband will love her more which has no scientific explanation though. All stays heartfelt! Sindoor is made up of mercury and turmeric lime which is extremely essential to keep your blood pressure in control. Moreover it highly activates the sexual desire in a women. Therefore, using sindoor was barred for the widows. It is actually best to wear sindoor till the pituitary gland to get rid of tension and stress. Vermillion truly gives the husband a feeling of closeness with the wife initiating the thought that she is exclusively and only his love.
Keeping Hands Tied up Together: This ritual is quite interesting as this gives the couple an opportunity to be a bit naughty amidst everyone. Slight scratching in the palm under the cover and tying up fingers give a romantic feel too.
Holding from Back while Throwing Parched Rice: Most of the couples wait for this opportunity. This gives the male partner to hold his love from back for the first time. This is the symbol of closeness between the two. This enhances the mental bonding between them from day one.
First Night: Physical touch plays a vital role in any strong relationship. This paves the way to the mental attachment. Therefore Bengali wedding gives this event much importance to bring the couple close to each other for the first time. Decorating the room with flowers and the fragrance sets the mood of the couple to start a new life together.
No wonder, next time when you visit any wedding ceremony, don’t miss the opportunities to relish these acts and bring life to the entire event.
