You recently attended a family wedding where you observed traditional customs and rituals being followed . Write a essay of 200 to 250 words on 4 rituals that interested you.
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The invitation came from a female cousin of my friend from London. My friend had connected the two of us when I first moved to India and although we had good intentions of meeting up, we hadn’t yet gotten around to doing so. So when she sent me a message saying, “I’m getting married next week and I’m inviting you for it” — after my initial reaction of jumping up and down with excitement I was touched to have received an invite despite never having met her face to face. And yet again I am reminded of the warmth and welcoming nature of India.
Sensing that I was way more excited than I probably should have been, she told me that it was going to be a small affair and said that unlike weddings in other states this was going to be relatively low-key. South Indian weddings, she explained, are a lot more ‘serious’ and tend to take place during the day so I shouldn’t expect a grand celebration.
She also confided that her husband-to-be’s parents would not be coming. I hesitated to ask why but quite openly and matter-of-factly she explained to me that they did not agree with their marriage. Upon study of her astrological sign, the parents had found her to be an unsuitable match for their son.
This was the first time I had heard anything like this and it caused me to reflect on how different attitudes are to marriage in India then what I am accustomed to in my own culture.
During the build up to the wedding day I was nervous and full of anticipation (anyone would think that it was my own!) I had so many questions. Would the family members think that I was gate-crashing their special day? Would I be welcome at such a personal family event? Would it be disrespectful if I took pictures? Do I look silly in my saree? Should I be showing my midriff? Is my gift appropriate? Is my gift enough? What if I do something disrespectful because I don’t know the traditions? What if I offend someone?? My mind was churning out all kinds of worries and fears.
So when the day finally came, I arrived quite early. Maybe it was the excitement that made me rush over, but the bride was still in her pyjamas. Great, I thought. I had always wondered how long it took for Indian brides to look so fabulous! Now I know that there is a reason for this and I needn’t have rushed over at all. I was amazed by just how much went into this part of the wedding alone.
Essay writing on traditional customs in a wedding.
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Recently, I had the chance to attend a marriage ceremony of one of my first cousin in her hometown of Shillong. It was a typical Northeast Christian wedding and it was a great experience and also my very first time to experience such type of wedding.
The wedding took place in the local church where the guy attends, and then after the ceremony, there was the traditional sending off ceremony where the bride is given a formal yet traditional sending off from her family's side. Then after that program, there was a feast at both the bride's and groom's place. Then after the feast, the bride is sent off with gifts for the new family, the traditional presents that she got from her family and also from the guests who came to attend the ceremony.
I really find it intriguing that -
1. The wedding took place at the groom's church and not at the bride's church.
2. The guests brought gifts ranging from utensils to household furniture to even money
3. The feasts were organized by both parties in their respective places.
4. There was a traditional formal sending off ceremony for the bride, where her family's side gave her advice, gifts and encouraging words.
Overall, the whole experience was an eye opening and exciting experience for me, which I will have something to hang on to.
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