Red- in the arab world is a sign for virginity.. many brides wear white gowns to begin with and change into red!
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oooooooooooooh really! wow! is that like the paksitani rumour of the nathani!
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oh wow, gina, i didn't know that!
blushingrose, lol, we went out last night and yeah, then i came home and checked GS. lol, i know... looooseeerrr :P
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Just to be pedantic, pakistan and india are the only countries where muslim brides wear red. Every other muslim country the bride wears white. Indonesia, egypt, arabia and algeria to name a few. Now ponder on that whether its a hindu custom or not. I think they look better in red, darker skin tones tend to glow more in warm shades as opposed to whites etc.
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^ i love that word pedantic! My colleague at team meeting often says it to our manager to wind her up and it does!
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^ lol!
red is a particular color that the fair and dark can pull off equally well since it has so many shades.
i agree red can look good on all tones depending on the shades.
im still laughing so hard at the idea of red worn on a wedding being borrowed or adapted from hindu tradition.
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personally, i think its more an indian custom than a hindu one... considering pakistan was formed from india, its only natural that some customs, traditions, rites and rituals would also have moved over with people when they moved to pakistan, and maybe the color of the wedding dress was one of those things.
and if most indian people are hindu's, then perhaps the custom is derived from hindusim... i don't see why its such a big deal though? every custom must have originated from somewhere at some time, right?
i agree red can look good on all tones depending on the shades. im still laughing so hard at the idea of red worn on a wedding being borrowed or adapted from hindu tradition.
lol but it's true, most Muslim countries dont wear red on their wedding day like someone said, red may have started out from hindu influence but hey nothing wrong with that... its just the mindset ppl have that red is the only color brides can wear, no other color is allowed that alot of us have a problem with, b/c it's so restrictive and narorw minded. of coruse if someone wants to wear red thats their marzi...
There's nothing to be offended abt if it's borrowed from Hindu/Indian culture, look at goras, white symbolizes purity and virginity, and cmon now, who actually thinks of "virginity and puritY" when selecting whit efor their dress? some brides will wear pale colors like ivory or beige or blush or whatever but white is still supreme. There's nothing wrong wiht any of it, obviously noone really thinks of what a particular color represents they wear it b/c they like it and it suits them.
Wear WHATEVER u want... even if u wanna wear black wear it! People will always have sumthing to say so let them say it! Wear parrot green if u want! This uneducated aunty of mine has brainwashed my mother against black for jahez clothes.. and I LOVE black! She must comment on how I don't wear enuff bangles, darker lipstick.. don't have my nose pierced or anklets! Ignore everyone, u're the bride YOU decide.
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What did i start? Even if it was derived from hindu culture who cares? Its become our culture. I'm very proud of pakistani culture. It has a mix of everything. Isn't there a hadith about rejecting whats impure and accepting whats pure from whatever culture you live amongst. So common sense. While its interesting to know where certain traditions hail from but they shouldn't distract us if they're innocent, as this one in particular is only celebrating life through the lifeforce of bloodred. steps down from her soap box
Wear WHATEVER u want... even if u wanna wear black wear it! People will always have sumthing to say so let them say it! Wear parrot green if u want! This uneducated aunty of mine has brainwashed my mother against black for jahez clothes.. and I LOVE black! She must comment on how I don't wear enuff bangles, darker lipstick.. don't have my nose pierced or anklets! Ignore everyone, u're the bride YOU decide.
Agreed 100%
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yup i agree! I made an observation as to where I felt the colour red for asian brides came from and it spiralled from there! lol. And SGC kinda explained it alot better that me, in terms of what I was trying to say!
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too much significance is attached to color. wear what color you feel you like and suits you. tradition does not have to bind you in this. maroonish are alright. they may look just as good as black or beige.
reds & their connotations may not be the right way to think about dressing up on your wedding because then there must be something for the groom to wear as well that signifies importance of an opinion based on lop sided views on the status of a bachelor.