Toffael Rashid
Traditional Bangladeshi Bride
Marriage is a very important institution in a woman's life, especially in a family centric culture like Bangladesh.
There are many ornate and intricate ceremonies that a Bangladeshi bride experiences prior to her wedding. One is the evening of the 'holud', where turmeric is liberally applied to the skin of the bride and left on for several hours to ensure that her skin glows with radiance and shine on the wedding day.
As the wedding day itself can be a solemn affair as the bride prepares to permanently leave her maternal home to join her husbands family, the 'holud' is traditionally light heated and full of cultural activities such as song and dance.
Its certainly the last occasion a single woman can relax as she prepares for the new responsibilities that marriage will bring her. For better or for worse, her life will never ever be quite the same again.
Copyright © 2010. Toffael Rashid. All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.
Traditional Bangladeshi Bride
Marriage is a very important institution in a woman's life, especially in a family centric culture like Bangladesh.
There are many ornate and intricate ceremonies that a Bangladeshi bride experiences prior to her wedding. One is the evening of the 'holud', where turmeric is liberally applied to the skin of the bride and left on for several hours to ensure that her skin glows with radiance and shine on the wedding day.
As the wedding day itself can be a solemn affair as the bride prepares to permanently leave her maternal home to join her husbands family, the 'holud' is traditionally light heated and full of cultural activities such as song and dance.
Its certainly the last occasion a single woman can relax as she prepares for the new responsibilities that marriage will bring her. For better or for worse, her life will never ever be quite the same again.
Copyright © 2010. Toffael Rashid. All rights reserved. Use without permission is illegal.