PALATIAL PAKISTANI WEDDINGS..!!!!

Whenever we see happiness all around with joyous faces and girls with singing songs in course, than we can guess with surety that there must be a Pakistani wedding. This is one of the most favorite occasions for everyone to celebrate new journey of a couple.

The tremendous occasion starts with Mehndi cum Mayyon ceremony. Now a days, these two events, Mayyon and Mehndi that was previously celebrated separately but is being celebrated combine for the purpose to cut down cost for both of the families.

Relatives no matter, youngsters or adults, specially girls, dressed up themselves in yellow color. Mayyon is the most enjoyable event where the event is decorated with flowers completely and there is a sensational fragrance of flowers everywhere. Relatives of bride to be and groom to be come forward for Rasm-e-Hina, and showcase wedding dresses which is tradionally called “Bari”. After Rasam, all the relatives play with Ubtan as well.

There is another session of dance competition takes place between both of the families, these all are those moments which gives merriment to everyone present at the event. After the event, bride and groom are not allowed to meet each other till Nikah. It is the main ritual which is followed by every Pakistani Bride and Groom.

After Mayyon and Mehndi, the main event comes which is “Barat” (the wedding Day), a big day for bride and groom when they are about to in a relationship of a lifetime as husband and wife. In this event the main palatial moment is Nikah, which recites by Qazi. It is basically a documented proof for a couple to be a sole mate legally, which is mainly comprises on two witnesses and the important part of Nikah is “Mehar”. Mehar is basically for the protection of bride and to give her freedom. When the bride and groom says “Qubool hai” thrice and sign on the documents a legally called Husband and Wife.

After Nikah, family members of Groom distributes Date to everyone as a sweet of marriage. Rukhsati is also an interesting and sad part of any wedding, where bride’s parents depart their beloved daughter with tears and blessings to commence her new journey. There is another ritual of placing Quran on the head of Bride at the time of Rukhsati which is not right from Islamic point of view but some people are still doing it.

Last but not the least event of the Pakistani Wedding is Valima, it is the only event which is being considered as Sunnah which has allowed by or Prophet (P.B.U.H). It is basically reception from groom’s end to introduce a newly wed couple with groom’s relatives and friends. Valima is necessary in Islam to complete a wedding, without Valima, wedding is considered as incomplete occasion.

 Another interesting thing which is not any kind of main event but it has been celebrated in most of the weddings in Pakistan is “Chauthi” which has came from the idea of fourth day of wedding, in which family members and cousins of bride go after Barat on Bride’s home and carry breakfast for the newly 

wed couple with them and after breakfast they take bride with them.

 

It is important to note that some of the customs/rituals followed in Pakistani weddings have no existance in Islam. However, the Pakistani culture has adopted those customs and traditions from the Hindu culture and weddings.