we call it a muklava...basically its just daughter coming home for first time after rukhsati. from what i've seen its not realy done here very much, b/c weddings do usually happen on the weekend.s..but its practiced more in pak.
I find this rasam quite weird because it just cant be comfortable for the bride n groom to be around so many people...since there is guests staying at the house...and its so crowded n all...
I find this rasam quite weird because it just cant be comfortable for the bride n groom to be around so many people...since there is guests staying at the house...and its so crowded n all...
usually after the wedding no one's left in the house. just the immediate family. everyone goes away eitehr walima day or walima night. it's a way for the groom to get to know the bride's family better, without being watched by his mother or something like that. for example when my cousin came over to stay, the next morning my brother in law and my guy cousins pretty much spent the time together doing the male bonding thing. it definitely put my cousin's mind at ease that her brothers were getting along well with her husband.
I suppose today it doesn't happen so much as the married couple tend to go away onhoneymoon straight after the Valima....
And also, these days couples usually have bought a house before they actually get married so they go there if they aren't going away on honeymoon straight after..