*Ghonghat nikaloon ke ghoonghat utha looon…
Sayyaaan ji ka kehnaa main manoon ke taalooon *
This old pakistani movie song depicts a tradition in india that muslim women tend to hide their face behind ghonghat (jsut like brides do in wedding nowadays in pakistan). It could be any type of cloth like chaddar or dupatta they used to stretch in front of their face to hide it from na mehram relatives and strangers.
Now in pakistan this tradition has faded away. Ladies just use various type of hijaabs and burka, chadar waghera. But i think in india some traditional muslim do pratice it. In places like old dehli, Agra, Lakhnao, ilah abaad, merath ?
^Interesting. I think the tradition of ghoonghat is very respectful and has a very nice old-world quality to it which I appreciate alot…it seems to have an almost Mughal ring to it and suggests Muslim traditions being carried out in India to this day. I wouldn’t use ghoonghat when I get married but nonetheless I like the romantic history behind the concept as such.
^I know what you mean, Sadz but like you said, that is the beauty of Pakistan and its people...the simplicity, the traditions/customs, and everything else we associate with our beautiful land.
