2006-08-30 07:32:41 · 9 answers · asked by nazanin 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
When a woman is going to get married, it is traditional for her female family and friends to take her out for a last night of freedom- it usually involves drinking a lot of alcohol, and making a fool of themselves. The male equivalent is a stag night. Both would traditionally be held the night before the wedding, but now are usually a week or more beforehand.
2006-08-30 07:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by Oracle Of Delphi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is when a woman who is going to be married has a night out with lots of her female friends. It is meant to be a sort of "last night of freedom" and flirting with men before she settles down and gets married to her one man!
In the UK it usually involves a lot of drunkeness and quite a lot of lewd behaviour.
As I recall, there's a little tale about how the term "hen night" came about. A young woman wanted to get married to a very poor man, and her father refused, as her man could not afford her dowry. All the young woman's friends came around one evening, each one carrying a present (mostly small livestock, such as hens) - which was used to make up her dowry, so she did marry her man after all. Happy ever after. All because of a party of her female friends and lots of hens.
2006-08-30 07:46:33 · answer #2 · answered by marzipanthecat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hen Night aka Bachelorette party/ girls' night out.â
2006-08-30 07:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by ViRg() 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hen night is any women-only get-together (ie, only female "hens" are invited and the male "cocks" are not allowed).
2006-08-30 07:39:56 · answer #4 · answered by teresathegreat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Similar to a batchelor party, except with women. It also refers to a "Girls Night Out". it usually a term used in the UK.
They can get as wild as any men's party, strippers, male escorts performing with guests(if you get my drift).
2006-08-30 07:39:55 · answer #5 · answered by Biggen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when all the girls get together and have a good old time..
2006-08-30 07:34:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the girls get together.
2006-08-30 07:38:28 · answer #7 · answered by a_delphic_oracle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bachelorette party
2006-08-30 07:37:21 · answer #8 · answered by TrueSoul 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
same as girls night
2006-08-30 07:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by sweetiepi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋