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I know of henna painting as a custom from Indian weddings … but you came across it in Turkey, didn’t you?
Yes, in eastern Turkey when I was travelling there. It takes place a few nights before the wedding.
Was it a bit like a hen night?

Well in the sense that it marks the last evening that a bride spends with female family and friends, I suppose it is a bit like that. What happens is typically, the women from both families get together, with the bride, to celebrate with music, song and dance. But it’s not just a party. It’s an occasion for sadness too, because it symbolises the end of life as a single person and the start of another stage.
So what happens exactly?
Well, the ceremony begins with preparation of the henna. It’s traditional for this to be done by the daughter of a couple who’ve had a successful marriage themselves. Then, after the bride’s head has been covered in a red veil, her hands and feet are decorated with henna. After that, a gold coin is put into the remaining henna. While this is happening, the guests sing … umm … separation songs – these are rather sad, as you can imagine. The party continues well into the night. Then, on the morning of the wedding, a child presents the hennaed coin to the groom as a symbol of future prosperity and good fortune.

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