Originally posted by: Pramila.harish
psycho n torturous episode👎🏼
In our country ppl still do all these?? joint family was ok (though its rare these days). But these formalities...🤪
formalities or rituals were ridiculous! bt pramila there are so many quirky rituals in interior parts of the country. wht ws started for some reason is followed without any understanding at all.
infact today i ws talking one such ritual abt it with my friend. in earlier days of child marriage, father used to seat his daughter on his lap n do kanikadhanam i.e giving away his daughter in marriage.
bt even today they follow the rituals. it is funny to see overgrown not -so-young girl (most of them have later marriage nowadays) sitting on their father's lap fo rthis ritual. imagine if the daughter is over weight it must be really difficult!
these rituals are commonly followed evn in metoropolitan ciites. interior villages must have evn more.
and that widow as apshagun, though not as bad they showed, is stil believed. evn today in my places, whn ppl are going to important work, they dont appreciate to see a widow face to face. only differnce today is unless we know personally we wdnt know if a person i s widow or not. outward symbols are not worn anymore. bt inside the beliefs are still there.