The evening of henna is an ancestral tradition that found in Arab, Turkish and even among Jews is somehow when the young bride bids farewell to her maiden status to prepare to become a married woman the day after. Henna is not a decorative use but it symbolizes fertility and it brings luck or baraka. It is also associated with fertility and fertility.
Henna word finds its essence in Hebrew "Hen" which means "find grace" and the grassy were also the first to use this plant as a cosmetic whether for hair, body, or to beautify hands and feet of the bride so that she found favor in the eyes of her husband.
Before the young woman, placing a silver tray carrying containers rose water, egg, sugar, dates, and obviously henna. These elements are very symbolic to bring fertility, sweetness and good luck to the young woman and ward off evil spirits and the evil eye.
Once the tattoos the young woman are completed, allowed to dry and her fiancé joins her for a few moments on the stage to congratulate her, give some money to the nekkacha who is responsible for and beautify take a few pictures with his bride. Eventually the festivities continue with entertainment, singing and dancing in the program. While nekkacha loads tattoos hands of the guests who wish to henna especially among young single women wishing to marry.
The evening ends with a meal offered by the family of the young woman with present guests, and consists mostly of roast chicken and meat with prunes and almonds, if some families prefer to serve couscous especially the evening of henna has usually held on a Friday, a day serving couscous as a meal in the Moroccan culinary tradition. It also serves tea and pastries (fekkas, gazelle horns, mehancha, briouates, ...) which are omnipresent in all the ceremonies and celebrations in Morocco either as a welcome or end a meal.
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