Hina is used during bridal nights in Sudan. It's an important ceremony or custom before the wedding. Watch out! I do not mean my previous blog, The Wedding. On the night of Hina, relatives and close friends come to share the bride and the bridegroom their joy. Some of them pay money for the relatives of the couple. Girls sing songs while dyeing their palms and the palms of their love ones.Hina is used during bridal nights in Sudan. It's an important ceremony or custom before the wedding. Watch out! I do not mean my previous blog, The Wedding. On the night of Hina, relatives and close friends come to share the bride and the bridegroom their joy. Some of them pay money for the relatives of the couple. Girls sing songs while dyeing their palms and the palms of their love ones.
Our country and the neighboring Egypt are famous of producing Hina. China and India also produce it. Hina or Henna is a plant with flowers. It needs a hot climate to grow. Its leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. I do not know about its scientific name, but according to my friend Adam, he is an agricultural engineer, it is called (lawsonia inermis). It is the species of the lawsonia genus. The leaves of the tree are dried and crushed. Water and other liquids are added to the powder to form a sticky paste.
The paste can be applied with many traditional and innovative tools, starting with a basic stick
In some Arab countries, but the syringe is widely used. The Indians use plastic cones, and cones are used in the western world. In a few minutes time, the stain of hina will appear on the skin within minutes.
To be continued
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Danke und muchas gracias Alan R. Nicol. According to some members, the rituals of Hina are mostly the same from one place to the other. Thanks for your precious time commenting on Hina!
Hello Dara, a very interesting blog post. I didn't realise the importance of hina in Sudanese wedding customs. Thank you for this insight into your culture.
Prviet Linda, with pleasure. send me your address. It's nothing. You deserve more than that. Thanks for your kind interest.
Dear Dara Gino
I'm waiting for your gift ;)
Wow Abdoulaye Kamagate. Fantastique, mon ami. I am glad that you have given more details to Hina. I guess there is nothing to say next. Thank you for that scientific description of Hina.
Mehndi (Henna) applied on both hands.
The name henna also refers to the dye prepared from the plant and the art of temporary body art (staining) based on those dyes (see also mehndi). Henna has been used since antiquity to dye skin, hair and fingernails, as well as fabrics including silk, wool and leather. The name is used in other skin and hair dyes, such as black henna and neutral henna, neither of which is derived from the henna plant.
Historically, henna was used for cosmetic purposes primarily in Ancient India. It was also found to be used in the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, Carthage and other parts of North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. Bridal henna nights remain an important custom in many of these areas, particularly among traditional families.
Indians would also express themselves with the henna on their feet and hands.
salut Molemane, you are right, it rains most of the time in our country in the southern region. Khartoum is hot like other Sahara countries. Thanks again for commenting on Hina!
Spasibo Linda! I hope I will be able to send you a bag of Hina for your beautiful hands. Thanks for your comment on Hina!
Hello, dara gino,
Thank you for the interesting blog. My country has a cold climate for Hina. But we import it from other counries. Hina is used in Ukraine like hair dye and in the medicine
Salut Molemane! I thought that you have it. Isn't your country hot? Thanks for the tip about Hina.
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