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 Marriage
is celebrated in the Punjab still with great gusto. Until a
few decades ago a marriage celebration meant a long chain of
ceremonies and rituals, but now it has become a omparatively
simple affair. Nevertheless marriage still means rituals and
festivit . Read
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 The
wedding itself is a grand affair stretching over several days
and attended by all the relatives and innumerable friends. For
nights before the ceremony, women gather to sing and dance.
The bridegroom's entourage, the barat, has its own customs to
observe - decking up the bridegroom, tying a sort of ornamental
veil, the sehra, over his face, leading him in procession, often
on horseback, to the marriage venue to the accompaniment of
a brass band. Milani is the ceremonial welcome of the barat
at the gate of the marriage venue - more gifts change hands
with the bridegroom's family on the receiving end. Feasting
is on a lavish scale.Read
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 Ornaments,
are a symbol of power, wealth and feminity, and also an investment
by the Punjabi women, are found in many varieties and forms.
Athough ornaments are much influenced by changing fashions,
their continuity remains alive by peridocial revivals. And this
is also true of the ornaments used by Punjabi Women, for many
discarded designs have recently been gaining a fresh popularity.
Some designs, however, remain always in vogue.Read
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 A
generation ago, the turban was the "crowning glory" of all Punjabis
be it Muslim, Hindu or a Sikh. Muslims and Hindus have given
up their turbans, but it remains, literally, an article of faith
for Sikh men whose religion forbids them to cut their hair.
The kurta, a long straight-cut, loose shirt teamed with pyjamas,
the loose baggy salwar, or a kind of sarong called a loongi
or tehmat makes up the traditional dress for men. The woman
folk wear salwar kameez.Read
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Punjabi
Marriage
Punjabi
Marriage
