Re: KAFAN and the it’s STITCHING…a liguistic question!
This generally happed in southern India not in Poorab.
when a child is born people celebrate birth, silmilarily when one dies others should as soon he/she will become resident of heaven, I have seen Lingayats doing it:)
Dressing of Dulhan is a request to god that girl should not be punished for not completing Pitr Rina, unmarried people in North are not burned but buried:)