The marriages in Pakistan are held with pomp and show. The
marriage functions are started few days before the marriage. There is a long
list of marriage functions like Dholuk, Mayun, Mehndi, Shadi and Waleema . All the functions are
celebrated with zeal and zest. As the date of the marriage is finalised the
dholk functions are started. All the friends of the groom and bride sing
wedding songs on the beat of the dholuk to show their happiness for the new
soon going to be the married couple. When the days of the wedding get near, the
function of the Mayun is organized. Usually people love to decor the house with
yellow flowers which give an awesome effect. On this day the ubtan is applied
on the face and hand of the bride to make her look prettier. Usually the bride
is dressed in yellow color. Her cousins and friend show their happiness by
applying ubtan on her face.
The next function is of the Mehndi. Usually people like to decor
their house with red, yellow and the white flowers on mehndi. The bride and the
groom usually choose green colour for the dress. All their relatives and
friends sing song and do dance first then they apply the mehndi on their hand.
The mehndi is not applied directly on hand rather a big leaf is placed on hand
where they all apply mehndi and oiled their hair. Later they offered them
sweets. The face of the bride is hidden in the dupata (a piece of the cloth
which girls used to cover the head). The groom is allowed to attend the
function without covering the head. The special dance that is prepared of this
occasion is Bhungra. Everyone likes to dance on the bang of the drum.
The next function is of the Bhrat on which the groom comes
along its family. The girl and the boy become husband and wife after the Nikkah.
After the Nikkah the groom take bride to house which is called Rukhsti.
The day next to Bhrat groom give a reception to everyone and
that is called Waleem.
The Pakistani marriage traditions are lovely and every one
enjoy all the events.
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