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Kashmiri Wedding Rituals
Kashmiri weddings are very glamorous. The matching of the horoscopes of the prospective couple is given utmost importance at Kashmiri weddings.
Pre Wedding Rituals
Livun and Wanwun: This ceremony takes place at both the bride and the groom’s home where the entire house is thoroughly cleaned. Waza the family cook arrives on this day and places a mud and brick oven known as war in the backyard of the house. All the meals for the wedding ceremony are cooked here. A music function known as Wanwun is organized in the evening where all the family members part-take in the celebrations.
Maanziraat Ceremony: This ceremony takes place a week prior to the wedding. It involves decorating and beautifying the door of the homes of the bride and the groom. In the evening the bride is bathed where her maternal uncle washes her feet. Post this, the bride’s eldest aunt applies heena (known as maanz) on her hands and feet. This is followed by a musical session known as Wanwun and dinner is served at this occasion.
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