I.The first important feature of a traditional Indian wedding is attire. A. For the special occasion, there is a formal dress code to withhold. 1. The dresses worn by the women are very beautiful and detailed in its design. a. Depending on the region, there are two bridal dress options: 1. In the North, the brides wear a silk lenghas which is a dress that features a short blouse that stops at the waist or higher and a long A-line or mermaid-shaped skirt that flows outward from the waist. 2. In the South, the bride wears a red kanjivaram silk saris with with gold embroidery to symbolize spirituality, commitment, and fertility. 2. Although the dresscode for men at these formal events is more relaxed, dressing up like …show more content…
Men and women can also wear a dupatta with their attire. C. Indian weddings are bright and colorful events. 1. The most common color worn is red, but can be accented with other colors. 2. Wearing plain black or white attire is discouraged. 3. To fit in with the rest of the party, just wear something bright and bold. II.The second important feature of a traditional Indian wedding is food. A.Food is in a great abundance at Indian weddings. 1. Many of the recipes include a fair amount butter and/or sugar before being fried to perfection. 2. The food is displayed chaat table style. a. Chaat describes the delicious snacks that use various ingredients such as yogurt, spices, and chutney. b. These types of foods are commonly served by Indian roadside vendors. c. With chaat table displays, guests can make their own dishes using the ingredients present like dahi vada and bhel puri. B.The type of food served at Indian weddings differ by region also. 1. In the North, they prepare a Mughlai spread, which includes creamy curries, butter chicken, paneer, and buttery naans. 2. In the South, they prepare a more vegetarian style meal, which includes many rice dishes, Moong daal halwa, and carrot and almond
What are some of the native foods, and/or dishes that are special from their homeland?
Since the beginning of the 19th century, bridal fashion has undergone a process of revision and transformation. There were still no hard and fast rules as to how wedding dresses should be look. For a while, cream, silver, yellow were popular in the early century. Dark colors were practical for a bride from the middle and lower classes. Since the wedding of Queen Victoria in 1840, the white wedding had been growing in popularity. Businesses began to offer special bridal goods and services.
uncovered the shoulders revealing lavish necklaces. The goal of women’s clothing was to be elegant and full of character at the same time (Middle Ages Ladies dresses).
A traditional white gown/ ball dress is worn by the bride. She usually has a vial and carries a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
Women in this period wore dresses, formally known as gowns, or skirts for daily activities and formal occasions. The gowns of the sixteenth century are considered the most beautiful gowns of any era (Pendergast & Pendergast 469). The styles changed from year to year, but the basic style of a tight-fitting upper body and a full skirt that reached one’s ankles remained (Hanson). Females of the lower class wore less tight undergarments because they ...
dress and we as mortals have to acknowledge that.People from all around the world, ranging from
In the western culture, lady’s wear gloves for semi-formal and formal occasions. These gloves are available in three lengths: opera, elbow, and wrist. Most gloves are made from silk, satin, and stretched satin material. The gloves are also worn as a part of accessories with gowns during church events, weddings, and ballroom parties. In many cultures, young girls wear white satin gloves during the cotillion, prom, quinceanera, or other formal ceremonies at the church. Black gloves are worn during funerals, and yellow gloves are worn during the hunting.
Madagascar’s cuisine can be clearly marked by its sheer simplicity. The food is prepared without too many spices, but the lack of spices does not make the food dull and bland. Cuisines of France, China, India and also East African and Arabian cultures have all made their influence felt in Madagascar. The traditional cuisine of Madagascar consists mainly of rice. The rice is called “Vary” and it is typically eaten with some accompaniment, which is called the “Laoka”. As you move down the country towards the southwest regions, you will get to eat rice that may be supplemented or replaced by ground maize. However rice is the main diet of the natives, and is available in bounty. The native people have become very resourceful in developing huge numbers of scrumptious preparations with this one simple grain.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Spring Jazz Gala at the High School. Before entering the auditorium or even the school, I had high expectations that this would be like one of the concerts I used to perform in when I was in High School. We called it “Night at the Pops”. One of the highlights of our concert was the informal attire. We got to wear jeans and a different colored t shirt each year. The fun thing about the t-shirt is many people in band and choir designed a new design each year for the shirt. It was then voted on by all of us and whoever won had it plastered on the front of ALL the shirts! So, when I think about my assumptions and what I observed during this Spring Jazz Gala, they were definitely different. During this performance, I sat in the auditorium not a gym like what I had envisioned. The lights were dim like you were going to watch a play and the attire of the students were very sophisticated. You would find the gents wearing black suits with bow ties and the dames with elegant black dresses. Even though this wasn’t what I expected for this performance, I wasn’t too shocked because when I performed in high school, our attire was similar for all of our other concerts. We all wore black pants, white shirts, and
The possibility of a recipe. Our Ahtna friends cook a feast of fresh salmon and banok, fry bread.
In tradition Chinese culture the bride must be covered by a veil and the groom
The chef in the Indian family, Hassan Kadam, has certain ways to handle the food and present it. The Indian culture uses many herbs and spices which is how he finds the perfect taste in every dish. He strives to make every dish a warm and delightful feeling which is very important to Hassan’s culture. Most of the food he served had bread with it, mostly a certain type called naan. The families who were eating, use the bread as utensils because that is proper etiquette within their beliefs. They would also eat in certain orders in the ranking of the family No matter what food was made in the Indian kitchen, there was also something unique about the dish.
The Traditional Indian clothing for women in the north and east are saris, ghagra cholis,lehenga ,suits while many south Indian women traditionally wear Saris made out of silk. Mumbai, is one of India's fashion capitals.
Clothing: Speaker's personality, background and financial status conveyed by their dressing style. The way one dress exhibit their culture, mood, level of confidence, interests, age, authority, values and sexual identity. It’s very necessary to dress according to the occasions one attends. One has to address variety
He usually arrives dressed in his wedding attire on the back of a horse, or sometimes on the back of an elephant. “The wedding altar (mandapa) is built the day of and the groom is welcomed by his future mother in law where his feet are then washed and he is offered milk and honey. His sister in law will attempt to steal his shoes and if she succeeds, the groom must pay her to get them back” (beau-coup.com). At the wedding venue the bride waits for the groom in a room covered in garland, when the groom arrives they exchange garland. After this, the brides family will welcome the grooms family to the wedding. Like Christian weddings, the father of the bride gives the bride away at the wedding, this is called a Kanyadaan. A priest will facilitate the marriage by reciting mantras or holy hymns, but the bride and groom marry each other. The bride and groom are considered married when the groom ties a thread that symbolizes his vow to care for the bride. He ties it in three knots that symbolizes the gods, Brahma, Vishnu and Masheshwara. The ceremony takes place around a fire and the god, Agni is considered the witness to the union. “The bride and the groom then circle the fire seven times, in a clockwise direction, called Saat Phere which signifies seven goals of married life which include religious and moral duties, prosperity, spiritual salvation and liberation, and sensual gratification” (Gullapalli