I.The first important feature of a traditional Indian wedding is attire. A. For the special occasion, there is a formal dress code to withhold. 1. The dresses worn by the women are very beautiful and detailed in its design. a. Depending on the region, there are two bridal dress options: 1. In the North, the brides wear a silk lenghas which is a dress that features a short blouse that stops at the waist or higher and a long A-line or mermaid-shaped skirt that flows outward from the waist. 2. In the South, the bride wears a red kanjivaram silk saris with with gold embroidery to symbolize spirituality, commitment, and fertility. 2. Although the dresscode for men at these formal events is more relaxed, dressing up like …show more content…
Men and women can also wear a dupatta with their attire. C. Indian weddings are bright and colorful events. 1. The most common color worn is red, but can be accented with other colors. 2. Wearing plain black or white attire is discouraged. 3. To fit in with the rest of the party, just wear something bright and bold. II.The second important feature of a traditional Indian wedding is food. A.Food is in a great abundance at Indian weddings. 1. Many of the recipes include a fair amount butter and/or sugar before being fried to perfection. 2. The food is displayed chaat table style. a. Chaat describes the delicious snacks that use various ingredients such as yogurt, spices, and chutney. b. These types of foods are commonly served by Indian roadside vendors. c. With chaat table displays, guests can make their own dishes using the ingredients present like dahi vada and bhel puri. B.The type of food served at Indian weddings differ by region also. 1. In the North, they prepare a Mughlai spread, which includes creamy curries, butter chicken, paneer, and buttery naans. 2. In the South, they prepare a more vegetarian style meal, which includes many rice dishes, Moong daal halwa, and carrot and almond
Since the beginning of the 19th century, bridal fashion has undergone a process of revision and transformation. There were still no hard and fast rules as to how wedding dresses should be look. For a while, cream, silver, yellow were popular in the early century. Dark colors were practical for a bride from the middle and lower classes. Since the wedding of Queen Victoria in 1840, the white wedding had been growing in popularity. Businesses began to offer special bridal goods and services.
Women in this period wore dresses, formally known as gowns, or skirts for daily activities and formal occasions. The gowns of the sixteenth century are considered the most beautiful gowns of any era (Pendergast & Pendergast 469). The styles changed from year to year, but the basic style of a tight-fitting upper body and a full skirt that reached one’s ankles remained (Hanson). Females of the lower class wore less tight undergarments because they ...
dress and we as mortals have to acknowledge that.People from all around the world, ranging from
In the western culture, lady’s wear gloves for semi-formal and formal occasions. These gloves are available in three lengths: opera, elbow, and wrist. Most gloves are made from silk, satin, and stretched satin material. The gloves are also worn as a part of accessories with gowns during church events, weddings, and ballroom parties. In many cultures, young girls wear white satin gloves during the cotillion, prom, quinceanera, or other formal ceremonies at the church. Black gloves are worn during funerals, and yellow gloves are worn during the hunting.
Madagascar’s cuisine can be clearly marked by its sheer simplicity. The food is prepared without too many spices, but the lack of spices does not make the food dull and bland. Cuisines of France, China, India and also East African and Arabian cultures have all made their influence felt in Madagascar. The traditional cuisine of Madagascar consists mainly of rice. The rice is called “Vary” and it is typically eaten with some accompaniment, which is called the “Laoka”. As you move down the country towards the southwest regions, you will get to eat rice that may be supplemented or replaced by ground maize. However rice is the main diet of the natives, and is available in bounty. The native people have become very resourceful in developing huge numbers of scrumptious preparations with this one simple grain.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Spring Jazz Gala at the High School. Before entering the auditorium or even the school, I had high expectations that this would be like one of the concerts I used to perform in when I was in High School. We called it “Night at the Pops”. One of the highlights of our concert was the informal attire. We got to wear jeans and a different colored t shirt each year. The fun thing about the t-shirt is many people in band and choir designed a new design each year for the shirt. It was then voted on by all of us and whoever won had it plastered on the front of ALL the shirts! So, when I think about my assumptions and what I observed during this Spring Jazz Gala, they were definitely different. During this performance, I sat in the auditorium not a gym like what I had envisioned. The lights were dim like you were going to watch a play and the attire of the students were very sophisticated. You would find the gents wearing black suits with bow ties and the dames with elegant black dresses. Even though this wasn’t what I expected for this performance, I wasn’t too shocked because when I performed in high school, our attire was similar for all of our other concerts. We all wore black pants, white shirts, and
uncovered the shoulders revealing lavish necklaces. The goal of women’s clothing was to be elegant and full of character at the same time (Middle Ages Ladies dresses).
In tradition Chinese culture the bride must be covered by a veil and the groom
A traditional white gown/ ball dress is worn by the bride. She usually has a vial and carries a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
So, our clothes say a great deal about who we are and can signal a great deal of socially important things to others.
Attention Getter: We all have strange customs and traditions in our wedding ceremonies; some of us wear weird, yet beautiful traditional clothing or dresses; for me and my culture, we Palestinians wear a special hand knit dress on the day prior to our wedding day.
Young dictates that the “bridal costume” would wear a white silk dress, with a high corsage, a long wide veil of white tulle reaching to her feet, and a wreath of blush roses and orange blossoms, symbolizing purity. In addition, the bride would have white kid gloves, an embroidered hanky with her maiden name initials, silk stockings that were embroidered on the front, and flat shoes with bows and ribbons on the instep. The mid-Victorians, showy in their wealth, would have adorned themselves with pearl and diamonds, often wearing a diamond tiara. The jewelry that the bride wore on her wedding day would have been given to her by her husband (Hoppe). The wedding ring would have been a plain gold band ...
The possibility of a recipe. Our Ahtna friends cook a feast of fresh salmon and banok, fry bread.
Clothing: Speaker's personality, background and financial status conveyed by their dressing style. The way one dress exhibit their culture, mood, level of confidence, interests, age, authority, values and sexual identity. It’s very necessary to dress according to the occasions one attends. One has to address variety
The Traditional Indian clothing for women in the north and east are saris, ghagra cholis,lehenga ,suits while many south Indian women traditionally wear Saris made out of silk. Mumbai, is one of India's fashion capitals.