Hina is used during bridal nights in Sudan. It's an important ceremony or custom before the wedding. Watch out! I do not mean my previous blog, The Wedding. On the night of Hina, relatives and close friends come to share the bride and the bridegroom their joy. Some of them pay money for the relatives of the couple. Girls sing songs while dyeing their palms and the palms of their love ones.Hina is used during bridal nights in Sudan. It's an important ceremony or custom before the wedding. Watch out! I do not mean my previous blog, The Wedding. On the night of Hina, relatives and close friends come to share the bride and the bridegroom their joy. Some of them pay money for the relatives of the couple. Girls sing songs while dyeing their palms and the palms of their love ones.
Our country and the neighboring Egypt are famous of producing Hina. China and India also produce it. Hina or Henna is a plant with flowers. It needs a hot climate to grow. Its leaves grow opposite each other on the stem. I do not know about its scientific name, but according to my friend Adam, he is an agricultural engineer, it is called (lawsonia inermis). It is the species of the lawsonia genus. The leaves of the tree are dried and crushed. Water and other liquids are added to the powder to form a sticky paste.
The paste can be applied with many traditional and innovative tools, starting with a basic stick
In some Arab countries, but the syringe is widely used. The Indians use plastic cones, and cones are used in the western world. In a few minutes time, the stain of hina will appear on the skin within minutes.
To be continued
Comments
Halet chetore Muhammad, thanks for your beautiful comment on Hinna.
Salut mon ami Eva Joly! Kidaira? Bekhari wa la baas. Shookran bizzaf ala taaligik al al Hina. I am glad to hear that. could you see my discussion, Principles and give us a brief idea about it?
Henna is used in many arabes countries so as Algeria (my country) it is one of the traditional things we feel proud of.
Bilaaks ya Amal. intoo ahlaha, wa ana thakart thalik. Ama kownaha nadira, tabaan inti arfa bisabab al hurub. Thanks Amal for your nice comment on Hina.
Khaili mamnun dooste khabam Darius. Thanks for your time and thanks for giving us some ceremonies of your beautiful country. By the way, the shadow of that blog, The Wedding is always with me. Thanks for your comment on Hina.
Great !
Wedding ceremonies in Sudan is somehow similar to traditional wedding in our country . I do not mean your previous blog wedding . In Iran we call that ceremony as " Hina bandan " .
http://turmericsaffron.blogspot.de/2013/01/hana-bandan-iranian-henn...
Kimon achi Afro? Donnobad. The artificial dye is not good for some palms. some people are allergic to it. You are still using it, am I right? I wanted to make another blog about it, but most of the members have given enough details like you here in this useful comment. Thanks for your analysis for Hina.
Nice description, dara! Please, see your first para has been doubled. Anyway it was worth reading, indeed. Heena is also popular in Bangladesh. In my childhood we had many heena plants. Some grew as little tress. Yes, big plants give flowers though they are not noticeable like the leaves. I prefer raw heena. What is it? I pluck some leaves from the tree. Add very little amount of water with the leaves to make the paste. I have a stone made object to make this sort of paste. Then I decor my palms with a stick. No, it would not give colour in a wink. You have to take patience for at least 40 minutes to 1 hour. After dried up you should wash your palm you may add very little amount of coconut oil on your hand.( there is a saying, this oil may help the colour to stay more time. Yes, we have plastic cones too. O am sure there is some artificial color which dye within a short time. So, be careful to purchase these cones, specially who has allergy. I must say, I enjoyed your write up.
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