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I'm doing a research project and I hardly use the internet so I have difficulty paraphrasing stuff that I find. If you can, please paraphrase the following 3 paragraphs for me. thanks.

Rokna or Thaka:
Acceptance of the alliance Roka is the first and smallest of the ceremonies, the parents of the bride and the groom solemnize that the son and daughter respectively have been booked for each other. This is a virtual engagement.

Sagai: Engagement The actual engagement takes place a few days before the actual wedding. Rings are exchanged between the bride and the groom, in the presence of a religious head, close friends and relatives. The day of the wedding is normally be fixed after the 'sagai'.

Chunni Chadana:
Dressing up and blessing the bride One day before the wedding the female members of the groom's household go to the bride's home with the 'suhag ki pitari' (a decorated basket containing gifts from the groom's mother for the bride). These gifts usually consists of 'mehendi' (henna), clothes, jewelery, fruits, dry fruits, dried coconut, dried dates, bangles, 'sindoor' (vermilion powder) and a red 'dupatta' or veil. During this ceremony the ladies sing wedding songs to the beat of a 'dholak' or small drum and vail the bride with the traditional red 'dupatta'.

2007-10-11 07:01:01 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Homework Help

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Rokna or Thaka:
Bride and Groom's parents approve the engagement.

Sagai: Engagement.Exchange of rings and agreement of wedding date.

Chunni Chadana:
Groom's female relatives visit the bride with traditional gifts, sing wedding songs, and dress her in a red veil named a dupatta.

2007-10-11 07:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0 1

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