What You Need to Know About Henna Night

As you know, the henna night tradition is a long-standing Turkish tradition. A day or two before the wedding ceremony, families and friends will gather. After this combination, traditional folk songs are sung, henna is applied to the palm and fingers of the bride and the little finger of the groom.

Why is Henna Burned at Henna Night?

According to a rumor in the pre-Christian era, the oldest women of the village used to apply henna to their hair, devoting themselves to Allah and ready to be sacrificed to him. According to another narration, Hz. It was said that Ibrahim should sacrifice his son Ismail by sending a ram with henna from the sky when he was going to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah. In other words, applying henna or applying henna is a symbol of being a victim.

At the henna night, traditional folk songs are sung to make the bride cry. Although it is not known exactly why the bride cried, there are some rumors. One of these rumors is that the girl who leaves her father's house gets emotional. Another common saying is that the bride should leave crying and continue laughing.

If the bride does not open her palm at the henna night, the mother-in-law puts a henna gift on the bride's palm. It is believed that the reason for putting this gold is that the next life of the bride will be blessed. It is believed that henna brings good luck, and that the bride and groom with henna will have a happy marriage. It is customary for the bride-to-be to burn the henna on the bride-to-be at the henna night, by a happily married woman whose mother and father are alive and who have not experienced pain. It is believed that the happiness and luck of the person who puts the henna on the bride's hand will pass to the bride.