Who Burns Henna on the Bride

Henna nights have a very important place in Turkish traditions and are an entertainment performed by brides-to-be before the wedding. The purpose of henna nights is for the brides to have fun before marriage and to perform the henna ceremony as is customary. The henna ceremony is very important in our traditions and is meticulously organized. It is wondered how many activities are done in henna nights and how they are done in customs. One of them is the question of who will apply henna to the bride.

Our customs are adorned with very fine details and have a structure embellished with very emotional and appropriate actions in essence. There is definitely a delicate delicacy in all the ceremonies and works that will be performed in our customs. It is possible to see this delicacy and sensitivity in many details of henna nights. Applying henna to brides-to-be at the henna night is an activity that has a place in our traditions.

So who applies henna to brides? In the henna ceremony, a woman who is happily married among friends and relatives burns her condemnation to the bride-to-be. It is also the duty of this woman to mix the henna. It is aimed that this person, who is happily married, will bring good luck by burning the traditional henna. In order for her marriage to go well and to have a happy family, another peaceful and happy woman burns the henna to the bride-to-be at the henna ceremony. This woman can be any relative, a relative's spouse or a friend. In the custom of many cities, the bride's brother's wife or another person who has become a bride in the family applies the bride's henna.