Re: Bismillah Ceremonies
We have attended many Bismillahs and Ameens. Its most certainly not restricted to Hyderabadis or any other particular group. More over, its more like a get together and gupshup and khaana peena. The only difference is the presence of a mike and a maulvi sahab and a child reciting, either the first page (Bismillah) or the last page (Ameen) of Quran. The actual ceremony is more like an abberation, where people have to stop their bakbak and gupshup and listen to the child. Everything else is more like a normal party.