Why does everybody continue to stuff ludoo in the bride and groom’s mouth at marriages? I’ve seen whole lines of people do this to the poor couple and their mom just sits next to them holding a napkin so they can spit it out.
Also what’s the thing where they take money and wave around your head?
stuffing ladu, i have not seen. but waving money may be having origin in hindu rituals. waving is kinda symbolcally showering money or blessings or like.
the whole marriage ceremony is kinda tough on the couple, perhaps to give them taste of things to come. 'ye ishq nahin aasan..'
Feeding a burkee(bite) of sweets at happy occasions is considered to bring good luck. So in old days ghuRh and shakkar was give to the bride and groom at weddings wishing them good luck. Now they use laddos and other sweets but mostly laddo(as it indicates a Male pronunciation and better than barfi
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which indicates female gender
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) Distributing sweets in the neighbourhood and amongst family and friends on happy occassions is also the same tradition.
Now nice thing will be to feed ONE burkee of laddoo and thats it but as it happens we are laqeer ke faqeer and whole family and anyone who is some body in the wedding wants to feed the couple. they go overboard. But then sometimes some elder sensing the trouble can announce " bass ji bahuts hagun ho giya ay. hunn bass karo" then feeding finally stops
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Waving money is called Salaami or sir-vaarna in Punjab. I am not sure where the origins are (probably from rich showering money on happy occasions etc) but what I understand is giving some one gift of money after sir-vaarna(holding the money and giving two full chakars over one’s head in CW or(CCW?) direction) meaning vaaring over one’s sir…meaning going sadkay and kind of saying I really love you and here is my gift for you on this happy occasion in your life and best of luck.
It is also called Salaami in Punjab. interstingly majority of the Sikh families in Punjab also call it Salaami. now I am a bit doubtfull where its origins are…in ancient Hindu tradition or some Islamic tradition.
( My guess is it is called Salaami too because in old days when Kings/rajas used to appear in public, people would give them the Salaami(Salute) by sir-vaaring the money and kind of pledging their allegiance to the King.)
But what if I don't like ludoo or maati? can I get chocolate instead?
yeah u can get chocolate, and dont invite me, cuz I will sneak in some ex-lax in that pile of chocolate
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*But what if I don't like ludoo or maati? can I get chocolate instead? *
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nope.. u r not given any choice like that..
lehhhh .. aur agar donon main say koee ek (ya donon) ko diabetic problems hon?
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Never frown, even when your are sad,because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.
Phir un ko Namak paaray khanay ko millayngay…
Thats
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lol.
woh toh pehr “chum chum” aur “ladoo” hi hongay jubh USS umr main namakh paray milaingay shadi parh
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-mehndi
This ladoo stuff didn't happen on my wedding. Neither did that currency notes swing around my head.