Although we have already discussed in other posts about the henna today we will see the meanings that have some of the different drawings done on hands and feet with this technique.
The mehndi is the Hindu folk art that applies especially to brides although in fact the origin of painting with henna is not something that was born in India.
Already Egyptian mummies that are over 5,000 years old that have nails painted with henna feet. It is also known that the Egyptians used this plant for medicinal purposes. Henna applied scorpions and snakes bites, to stop diarrhea or to treat infections caused by fungi or swellings.
On the other hand in the Muslim world is also widely used as decoration and even applies to hair to avoid headaches and hair coloring ... It is said, is discussed, it is rumored that even the very Prophet Mohammed's beard dyed with henna.
Henna came to India in the twelfth century and its first moments was responsible for applying the barber's wife. It was also a way to bring "jewelry" because if the family was very poor to the bride rings and bracelets painted to decorate your body. Today the application of henna designs and no longer has the meaning it had before but we are going to tell what we have learned about what they represented some of the "tattoos" brides carrying the day of the ceremony. They are all meaning revolves around the couple and their life together varied. Let's go there…
Henna tattoo meaning
If there is drawn a chessboard is considered a metaphor for the game of luck that is marriage. Its use dates back to the nineteenth century.
A scorpion serves to remove the evil eye and tries to reflect with him that love is like a bite of this animal that leaves you breathless.
Flowers give us an idea of joy and happiness; stems and leaves of plants serve to symbolize the lives intertwine in a marriage. Draw a cocoon we suggest the beginning of a new life, a new love.
Another important symbol within these "rituals" is the turtle because it embodies fertility (very important in Indian culture). And we will continue talking about animals. A peacock personalizes beauty, butterflies transformation, rebirth and fireflies lizards and snakes help to find the light ...
Now let's see what is intended to symbolize some geometric figures. A drawing of lines zig zag makes us see the rain (water always goes like a good thing), if what we see are waves represent human emotions and running water that brings life and purifies and finally a square is something magic that protects from disease and helps heal.
And what about the stars ... the stars, the moon and the sun promised a lasting and deep love within the couple.
Everything related to marriage ... something that is not surprising in a culture where many marriages are marriages arranged by parents. It is normal that need all the charms and symbols of the world that they "help" to live. Perhaps that is the real reason for carrying these drawings ...
And a couple of things more to go ... against darker the color of henna is believed that the stronger the union of the bride with her mother. Furthermore, while the bride has her hands decorated it is free to perform household chores and the rest of the family (especially politics) is required to care for and pamper her. Finally these "tattoos" often carry hidden initials boyfriend who will have to find them. If it fails it will reward the bride and will signal that she will be the dominant part of the couple ... Is it true ??
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