Parsi’s are a small community residing in India, which are members of one of the two Zoroastrian communities found throughout South Asia. Known for their fun-loving nature, Parsi weddings are traditional and full of excitement. Simplicity marks the Parsi wedding ritual, which can be seen on their marriage invitation card too. Their wedding ceremony begins a week earlier to the marriage day and comprises of some unique and interesting rituals.
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Pre Wedding Rituals:
The first stage of the pre-wedding ritual of a Parsi wedding is the Rupia Peravanu ceremony. This ceremony marks the informal commitment between both the families. The bride is gifted by the groom’s family with silver coins and items that are considered as Shagun. Later in the day, the bride’s family visits the groom’s house and gifts him the same.
After this, the Madhavsaro is observed. In this ceremony, the both the families plant a tree, which is kept at the door of the house. This tree is watered every day till the eighth day after the marriage and then is planted somewhere near the house.
Later, the boy’s family visits the girl’s house and showers her with gifts and jewelry. This ceremony is called Adarni. The guests are welcomed with delicious Sev and Dahi, along with boiled eggs and bananas.
On the next day, i.e., a day before the wedding the Supra nu Murat ritual – the Haldi ceremony is conducted. In this, Haldi is applied on the girl and boy by five married women of the family. This Haldi ceremony is then followed by Nahan, during which both the bride and groom take bath and get ready for the wedding.
Wedding Rituals:
The rituals of a Parsi wedding are conducted at the Fire Temple, which is called as Agiary. The groom is welcomed in the temple by the bride’s mother whole performs the Achumichu ritual. As per the ritual, the mother holds a tray that contains raw egg, coconut, dates, rice, and supra and performs an act similar to Aarti. She then circles water seven times around the groom’s head and throws it on both the sides of the groom. The groom’s mother repeats the same ritual with the bride. The girl and boy then sit opposite to each other and are separated using a cloth. This ceremony is called as Ara Antar.
The couple is then circled seven times by the priest using a string. After the string is looped for the seventh time, the couple throws rice grains on each other. After this, they sit next to each other and hold the seven strings that circle them. This is followed by lighting lamps and announcement of beginning of the ceremony. Rice and flower petals are showered on the couple while they exchange the wedding rings, also called as the Chero Bandhvanu. After this ceremony, the Haath Borvanu ritual is conducted. This routine sees the bride's sister inserting the groom’s hand in a glass of water and throws milk on his shoes and removes the strings in exchange for cash or gift. This is the closing stage of the wedding.
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