BANGLADESH: Bangla Marriage

Bengali Marriage - Introduction

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Marriages are made in heaven, goes the proverb. Two people start of a new journey towards future, hand in hand, sharing at each step new outlooks, responsibilities and love. Marriage, is an auspicious occasion among us. Arranged marriage is still a common practice while love marriages, where partners choose each other without the intervention of their family members, are more prevalent in recent times.
Arranged marriages are still a widely practiced form of forming an eternal partnership where two completely unknown people tie knots for life with the initial introduction done by the help of both the families.

These relationships are more based upon the foundation of adjustments, compromises, and sacrifices and a liking for each other which blossoms into love.

Bengali marriages are a mixture of pure custom, tradition and religious beliefs. It is an occasion where the entire family gather, take part in the typical Bengali ‘Adda’, regale in fanfare and remain busy in making the necessary arrangements for the invitees.
The willingness to take responsibilities, to carry out the chores or the last tidbit marketing is met with pleasure. There is a scenario of togetherness spread at every corner.

Bengali marriage is a mixture of culture, tradition and rituals.It consists of numerous customs, mainly traditional, performed by the women of the house, for the new couple. The actual marriage ceremony, comprising of Vedic rituals is performed with devotion for the young couple about to set up a new life.

It only takes a few hours to be completed.The social customs are certain practices which are mainly guided by the women-folk and are aptly called ‘Stri Achars'.The Bengali marriage ceremony like all other marriages are dependant upon numerous symbols that signifies good and evil, purity and sanctity, sexuality and other aspects of life. For instance, the colour black is not used as it indicates

triste and hopelessness, while red is considered to be a sign of luck, emotion, fortune and copulation and is widely used in décor.

Banana trees are used to decorate the ‘mandap’ or the place of marriage. A banana tree produces huge number of fruits at a time. The comparison is drawn with the bride, who is also supposed to be blessed with many children. The ‘ghat’, the coconut, these all represent child bearing or pregnancy.

All these customs are meant to guide the new couple to a prosperous life and a fruitful life. These customs were more prevalent in the bygone days specially to break the unfamiliarity between the couples and help them overcome their reservations.

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