Well.. it was just a matter of time when I will get a natural tattoo :) Called: mehndi (henna) painting!
Here is what I got couple of days ago..
yes, yes... you might have guessed.. - own made mehndi :)
And that I got by a professional ;) no difference, right?? ^^
A professional takes around 15 min. to complete this art!
Looking forward to making some bigger ones.. :)
Ok, now the interesting story behind the scenes:
This is not just a regular day today (15 10 2011) in India.. ;)
This is a day for praying for men's long life!
In this occasion women fats the whole day: no food! no water!, they only get food in the night, when they complete the prayer in front of the moon light!
Then, they are given water from the hands of their husband and can have the meal.
Not that it is too much.. women dress up! they even wear wedding dresses, all the jewellery! (and there are 16 type of jewellery on a women - not all is seen for public, though ;) ), they draw mehndi on their hands, are all pretty and tidy.. and during the day of fasting, they are the ones to cook the meal as well... (interesting stuff, ha?).
While men, in return, if they feel like it..- they bring a gift to wifes.
In India, they fast a lot!! before I mentioned 9 Goddesses day (people were fasting for 9 days, including men).. and also the last three days, before the Men's Day, they had some God's fast because that God did some Good stuff!!.. (I am so sorry to express my lack of knowledge..) So you can imagine women's stand at the day - after the whole fasting.. (be aware, fastings differ in type: one - they can drink water, have fruits and eat once a day, other - drink water, have one meal per day and eat only the fruits and things that they themselves have paid for.., other - one meal a day, with no water in between.. fruits- I think optional)
And Indians have 33 mlj. Gods! anr thei worship everything who gives them benefit! (there are not enough days in a year to fast for all of them :) ).
Here is what I got couple of days ago..
A professional takes around 15 min. to complete this art!
Ok, now the interesting story behind the scenes:
This is not just a regular day today (15 10 2011) in India.. ;)
This is a day for praying for men's long life!
In this occasion women fats the whole day: no food! no water!, they only get food in the night, when they complete the prayer in front of the moon light!
Then, they are given water from the hands of their husband and can have the meal.
Not that it is too much.. women dress up! they even wear wedding dresses, all the jewellery! (and there are 16 type of jewellery on a women - not all is seen for public, though ;) ), they draw mehndi on their hands, are all pretty and tidy.. and during the day of fasting, they are the ones to cook the meal as well... (interesting stuff, ha?).
While men, in return, if they feel like it..- they bring a gift to wifes.
In India, they fast a lot!! before I mentioned 9 Goddesses day (people were fasting for 9 days, including men).. and also the last three days, before the Men's Day, they had some God's fast because that God did some Good stuff!!.. (I am so sorry to express my lack of knowledge..) So you can imagine women's stand at the day - after the whole fasting.. (be aware, fastings differ in type: one - they can drink water, have fruits and eat once a day, other - drink water, have one meal per day and eat only the fruits and things that they themselves have paid for.., other - one meal a day, with no water in between.. fruits- I think optional)
And Indians have 33 mlj. Gods! anr thei worship everything who gives them benefit! (there are not enough days in a year to fast for all of them :) ).
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