Wedding Rituals: In Hinduism, many types of customs are performed during marriages, which have their special significance. One such ritual is the throwing of rice over the bride's head during the farewell. Do you know why this ritual is performed?
How is this ritual done?
When the time of farewell comes after the completion of the marriage, then at that time the bride is made to throw rice. This ritual is performed in a wooden house. During this, the bride takes rice in both her hands and throws it backward over her head. This has to be done 5 times and looking back is prohibited during this ritual. While the girl's mother and other women walk behind with a cloth in which the rice falls. This rice has to be saved from falling on the ground below.
What is recognition
In Hinduism, girls are considered to be the form of Goddess Lakshmi. During the marriage, rice is thrown over the head by the bride at the time of parting. This ritual has a special significance in Hinduism. It is believed that when girls leave after marriage, they leave their families with wealth, prosperity, and blessings in the form of rice. That's why the ritual of throwing rice over the girl's head is performed at the time of farewell.
This ritual protects from the evil eye
It also means that the bride throws rice over her head at the time of parting to protect her maternal home from the evil eye. Through this ritual, the bride expresses her gratitude towards her family for the love and respect she has received from them. After the daughter's departure, the family members keep this rice carefully.
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