So there are quite a lot of Indian weddings, large and small. I can’t guarantee whether they are authentic or not, but the main forms are almost the same.

First of all, India is a very big country. Like China, there are many provinces, and each region has its own set of customs and dialects. However, in India, provinces are called states, and the customs will be different when they get married (but they all eat the same thing, yellow curry flavor) , I am not flattering)

Most of the Indians in the UK are from the punjabi and hindi regions of India. According to the boss’s explanation to me, the Indians held in the UK Weddings are mostly divided into three types: 1. Indian Muslim weddings, 2. Indian Panchayat weddings, and 3. Indian Panchayat and Indian weddings. Among the jobs I take on, there are quite a few weddings in the Indian Panchayat region, so I can talk about it.

Most people in the Panjab area believe in Sikhism. Sikhism has a strong sense of family. They like to wrap their heads and keep their beards. They usually have a bracelet made of iron (? silver?) on their hands on the wedding day. The groom will go out wearing a dagger.

Now let’s adjust the time to the wedding day.

Morning: The bride prepares clothes and goes out to the Sikh temple. The groom prepares to go out, wraps his head, picks up a dagger, puts on the groom's clothes, and puts on a long red blingbling scarf-like cloth (emphasis added) ), notice that there is a shiny jewelry pinned on the turban at this time (emphasis)

Late in the morning until almost noon: the general army of the woman’s family members (really The large group) will arrive at the temple in advance and then gather in a certain open space in the temple to wait for the arrival of the groom and his family members. After the groom and his family members arrive at the temple, the priest of the temple will come out to hold a foot meeting&great Before the event, the priest will recite a large passage of scripture, and then invite important people from both sides of the family to come out to meet, such as father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, brothers and sisters. When they meet, they will bring wreaths (like Hawaiian wreaths) to each other and shake hands (sometimes the grandmothers and sisters of both sides will exchange gifts when they meet). At this time, we who are responsible for taking pictures are crackling and clicking. Clicking and snapping. (Note that when entering the temple territory, men must cover their heads, and women must wear veils on their heads)

Late noon to early afternoon: meeting&Great event After the ceremony, the groom and his family members will go into the temple to have tea. After tea, they will take off their shoes and go to the temple where the holy books are placed to worship. Shoes are not allowed in the room where the holy books are placed in the temple. At the same time, your back is not allowed to be turned away from the holy books directly in front of the holy books. Remember this. In the room where the holy books are placed, men and women sit separately.

After the family members have finished praying, the groom comes to pray, and then sits on one side and waits for the priest to call his name and come forward.

Afternoon: At this time, the most important part of the wedding begins. The groom sitting on the side will be fed sweets. The groom’s immediate sisters will come over and remove the blingbling ornaments on the groom’s turban, and then the groom will Move and sit in front of the holy book to wait for the bride's arrival. At this time, the bride's father will send the bride over. Usually the bride will hold a piece of cloth to the holy book, and then her brothers will follow behind the bride. Once in the room, the bride will sit next to the groom and face the holy book. At this time, the priest will chant a verse and then ask the bride's father to stand. After the bride's father stands up, he will go to the groom's side and hand one end of the red blingbling scarf-like long cloth on the groom's body to the bride, which means that the bride's father has given away his daughter. Then there was another interrupted time for scripture reading. Then the bride's brothers will stand up and stand around the scriptures, waiting for the groom to stand up and take the bride around the scriptures. At this time, the bride's brother will hold the bride behind the groom for a short distance and then send the next brother to walk for a short distance, walking around the scripture four times in this way. The brothers return to their original positions and this is considered a ritual in a religious sense.

Afternoon to early evening: this is party time for Indians. The main activities include: dining, afternoon tea, drinking, cake cutting, the first dance of the bride and groom, endless dancing and dancing on the dance floor. The whole period was very lively, very loud, the music was very loud, and the people were very special. Much. Every time I wait until this session ends, my whole ears feel dizzy and buzzing.

In the evening: the seemingly endless party is over, and the bride will first go back to her home to wait for the groom and his family members to come over. After the groom arrives at the bride's house, the bride's sisters will meaningfully stop the groom at the door, and then enter the house. At this time, the groom and his family members will chat with the bride's family members over tea in the bride's home, waiting for the bride to come downstairs. After the bride comes downstairs, the scarf-giving ceremony held in the afternoon will be held again at home. Then the bride will get into the groom's car. The bride's parents, brothers and sisters will come over to say goodbye to the bride in turn (the most emotional place) because it is about to take place. She is a member of someone else's family. At this time, the bride's family will throw some money on the front of the car, and the bride's brothers will work together to push the car away.

At this time, the bride is sent away in any sense.

Later in the evening: When the newlyweds arrive at the groom's house, the groom's mother will come out to feed the bride milk, invite the bride into the house, and welcome the new members of the family. Then the wedding is over.