Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Punjabi Wedding Part II - Oil Ceremony


18th Jan 2006 Wednesday

After few months of preparation, the day finally arrive.

Reached the bride's house before 8am. Help out a bit here and there, waiting for the ceremony to start.

The bride's sister used flour to form a pic on the floor, a stool and long ruler is placed infront of the pic. When the bride's sisters and brothers arrived, preparation all ready. The bride has to hide in the room with the brothers while the sisters are in the hall getting ready. When the sisters started singing, bride's brothers will escort the bride out.

The bride will sit on the small stool and her feets has to placed on the ruler. Sisters will hold a big blanket over her head. The married women will then apply flour, oil and tamarind powder to the bride's hair and body, this is to purify them for their rapidly approaching married life.
After everyone had done that, the bride's eldest sis in law tied a red string on everyone's right hand, it symbolise this family is holding a wedding and celebrating for Joy.

Again they start to apply the oil and grease all over the bride the 2nd time. This time they use handful of it, making the bride oily and greasy hahaha.

The bride is then escort to the bath room by the brothers to have her shower.

While the bride is showering, the bride's mum will smash up the pic that is draw with flour, then carry the blanket on her head. She will then use her leg to go over the small stool and after that went out of the house and print her handprint on the wall.

The whole oil ceremony is over. The nxt is Bangles Ceremony.

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