Although they are supposed to be growing modern, but still some sects of the Muslim Sunni 's are defined as the orthodox Muslims, who took birth before the Shia' s.
The marriage rituals in the Sunni 's start days before the actual nikaah, the ceremonies are very traditional and full of rituals. The dresses of the Sunny bride and groom are very beautiful and define their cultural values and believe. the formal engagement of the couple to their marriage, following are some of the rituals celebrated in a Sunni marriage:
The groom & # 39; s family fully loaded with gifts and sweets visits the bride & # 39; s house, where close relatives and friends are invited to attend the ceremony, the alliance The groom is not present in this ceremony. The groom "after family the served with snacks and sweets, after which the date for the marriage is decided.
Mangni: in the engagement of the bride and the groom, in which the grough along with his family and friends goes to the house of the bride and the bride is gifted with clothes, jewelery and sweets by her future mother-in-law and formal meeting of the bride with the groom is made in front of the society.
Milaad Sharif: It's is also called thanksgiving ceremony, where the ladies of both houses come together as a part of religious gathering and spirituals books and prayers are read in taranum. This ceremony is done in Sunni 's to thank god for granting the auspicious occasion of wedding.
In this secretly in the seclusion state in which her most actions are restricted toill the day of marriage , the bride & # 39; s mother do some ritual to protect her from the evil & # 39; s eye, after which she applies her with uptan, a mixture of turmeric powder, sandalwood power and aromatic oils. 39; s looks and to glow on her face for her D - day of life. A home cloth is also spread across her room, the area under which has to be considered as the bride 's home until marriage.
The same ceremony is also witnessed at the groom 's house, where he is applied with uptan, by his mother and sisters.
Mehandi: a day before the marriage, the Sunni bride is applied with heena paste on her palms by seven married women of the family. The mehandi is sent by the groom & # 39; s mother along with fruits and sweets. Same ceremony is also observed in the groom & # 39; s house.
Sehrabandi: It is a ceremony where the groom is tied with a string of golden threads or flowers on his turban, after which he leaves for the bride 's house for the wedding ceremony or nikaah, accompanied by a number of his men friends and relatives called baratis. A band of musicians lead the baraat, playing all the popular songs of the season with the family members dancing with the tune.
Nikaah: The matrimony ceremony in Muslims is called Nikaah, and a mutual agreement after the baraat reaches the wedding venue, the bride & # 39; s family welcomes the guess with great respect. A qazi, or the vakil, Is made to read the nikahnama loudly to both the bride and the groom, which after their acceptance by saying Qubool hai, is signed by them. Sunnat, the announcement of the marriage is done immediately after the acceptance, post which the dry fruits or sweets are distributed.
Aarsi Mussahaf: After the Nikaah ceremony, the mother and sisters of the groom sees the bride as a part of muh-dikhayi and gifts her cloth and jewelery, which are weared by the bride and she comes out with the attire, marking the sanctity of a new awed with bride, with her face fully covered with the dupatta. Now the newly wed sunni couple is made to sit together and the groom wears an & # 39; aarsi & # 39; on his thumb, which he positions in a way, Gifts and sweets are presented to the groom by the bride & # 39; s family, following which a huge meal is served to the guests.
After the wedding ceremony and the stress of bride is made to leave her maternal house as a part of the vidai ceremony, which is the most emotional moment for the bride as she leaves her childhood house with all the precious memories and heads towards her husband & # 39; s house in a new life with a new beginning.
