Mendhi is a form of body art that dates back to ancient India, during which decorative designs are created on the hands and feet of the bride on the day before her wedding. The mendhi is a paste which is made from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant which, when the decoration has dried becomes a reddish-brown colour. Although originally confined to the hands and feet, it may also decorate the forearms up to the elbows.
The mendhi is applied by a mendhi artist, although in times past it was applied by a married female relative of the bride, and the ceremony is one during which the female relatives of the bride get together and party. However, there are no strict rules, and today the groom and some of his relatives may attend, and indeed the groom may be decorated with mendhi as well. Nonetheless, the ceremony is largely a girls’ day out.
Mendhi stages, which are where the bride sits while the henna paste is applied, can be extremely decorative, and are often created in the same way as the wedding stage will be on the next day, with plush seating for the bride – and possibly the groom – and plenty of drapes and flowers and so on. In the summer, the mendhi ceremony is often held outside in the garden, but it can be in the bride’s home or at any other venue. It is a day full of laughter and joy, fun, games, song, and dance.
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