Assalamualaikum ..
Jadi ceritanya setelah saya kembali dari Kuala Lumpur tahun lalu, ada yang berbeda di jari manis tangan sebelah kiri saya. Banyak pertanyaan dari teman-teman saya, tidak hanya dari teman saya di indo bahkan sewaktu saya masih di Kuala Lumpur saja ada yang menanyakkan-nya. Siapa lagi kalau bukan si Max Basem ( mantan room mate saya yang sekarang sudah menjadi bagian dari Submarine Guest house di Kuala Lumpur ) Pertanyaan lainnya dari room mate saya yang berasal dari china. Karena mereka melihat sebuah cincin melingkar di jari manis saya dan mereka bertanya Are you married ?
Bukan hanya cincin saja, tetapi mehndi yang menghiasi tangan kiri saya pun di pertanyakan. Lah .. ini sih biasa kaka, kalau kita jalan ke Kuala lumpur atau Singapore misal kan ada jasa membuat mehndi yaaa kamu-kamu pasti mau dong nyobain mehndi, cuma beda harga, design juga macem-macem kok .. π
Foto kedua di ambil sewaktu saya kamar ( sudah berada di Singapore ) mehndi pun sudah hampir hilang posisi cincin masih berada di jari manis tangan kiri Sengaja saya foto karena si Mr Shah Rukh Khan menanyakan keberadaan cincinnya hihihi, saya pun nggak bilang kalau saya sedang di Singapore π Sewaktu di Indo pun di tanya : “Ih, kok merried nggak ngundang-ngundang sih”? halooooo .. siapa yang married bu … ini cuma cincin yang menempel di jari manis doang kok :p
Dan ketika di kantor pun saya bertanya sama sepupu saya ( kebetulan saya, adik saya dan sepupu satu kantor ) sepupu saya ini sudah bertunangan dan memakai cincin tunangannya. Memangnya kalau pake cincin di jari manis sebelah kanan atau sebelah kri artinya apa sih ? *membingungkan* Karena selama di Kuala Lumpur saya sering gonta – ganti posisi cincin di jari manis sebelah kanan dan sebelah kiri. Hingga akhirnya saya menetapkan itu cincin biarlah menempel di jari manis tangan kanan sampai sekarang.
Mehndi
Nah, ketika mehndi di tangan kiri hampir pudar saya mau membuat mehndi lagi di tangan kanan. Sayangnya pembuatan mehndi di Kuala Lumpur dan Singapore harganya berbeda, Jauh lebih mahal di Singapore. Sewaktu saya menawar di China Town si Mba Indianya bilang : This is Not Indonesia, sist .. ( huahahaha … iya maaf deh kalau nawarnya kerendahan )
Mehndi or Henna is a paste that is bought in a cone shaped tube and is made into designs for men and women. It is also derived from the Sanskrit word mendhikΔ.[1] The use of mehndi and turmeric is described in the earliest HinduVedic ritual books. It was originally used for only women’s palms and never for men, but as time progressed, it is more natural for men to wear it. Haldi (staining oneself with turmeric paste) as well as mehndi are Vedic customs, intended to be a symbolic representation of the outer and the inner sun. Vedic customs are centered around the idea of “awakening the inner light”. Traditional Indian designs are of representations of the sun on the palm, which, in this context, is intended to represent the hands and feet. ( Sumber : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehndi )
Traditional Hindu Weddings in India can often be long, ritualistic, and elaborate affairs with many pre-wedding, wedding and post wedding ceremonies. Different countries and regions of a country celebrate the ceremonies in different ways according to their own marriage customs, rituals, and culture.
According to Hindu tradition, the ceremony is mainly held at the bride’s house or at a banquet hall on the eve of the marriage ceremony or few days before the marriage. Generally the bride and groom attend the event together and on the occasion a professional mehndi artist or a relative applies mehndi to the bride’s hands and feet. The designs are very intricate. Often hidden within the mehndi pattern the name or initials of the groom are applied. The event generally has a celebratory festival feel to it with the women dancing and singing traditional songs and the girls wearing vivid colors such as hot pink and yellow, often if the bride to be wishes to tease her future groom she will make him wear purple. The groom usually wears jutti instead of western footwear.
In Pakistan, the Mehndi is often one of the most important and fun filled pre-wedding ceremonies, which is celebrated mainly by the bride’s family. In Bangladesh, the Mehndi ceremony has traditionally been separated into two events; one organized by the bride’s family and one, by the groom’s family. Mehndi ceremonies take place outside India, Pakistan and Bangladesh amongst the South Asian community and places like Birmingham in the UK are such known hotspots for lavish Mehndi celebrations.
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Nah, berikut berbagai macam design Mehndi or Henna..
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Sumber Foto : www.stylecraze.com
Sumber Foto : indusbox.com
Sumber Foto : mehndiwebs.blogspot.com
Jadi kepengen pake Mehndi lagi hihihi .. jadi ngebayangin juga pake mehndi, plus gelang-gelang tangan beraneka warna ^_^ Katanya juga nih yaa .. pake Mehndi itu bisa 2 jam-an loh .. uhuk..uhuk..nggak boleh gerak-gerak .. yang ribetnya kalau salah satu anggota badan berasa gatel nah… gimana cara garuk-garuknya ^__^
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