Samiya's Choora - Bangles
A Choora is a set of bangles that are usually red and white. They are worn by an Indian bride on her wedding day. It is a favoured tradition in Sikh families for the bride to wear a choora.
The choora is worn by the bride for 40 days from the day she puts it on and on the 40th day only her husband can remove it for her.
The choora ceremony is held on the morning of the wedding.
The bride's maternal uncle and aunt give her a set of choorae.
Because we are very close to her, Samiya asked me to be her "uncle".
=> That was an honour and a pleasure!
As the choora is made of fragile materials, Punjabi custom has it that the bride may refrain from heavy housework in her marital home to keep it intact for the 40 days, as a kind of honeymoon.
After that, in traditional homes at least, she takes over the lion's share of domestic work from her mother-in-law.
Compliments of wikipedia.
posted by Bernard @ 20:59
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