A Little Strange!! - Page 2

Originally posted by: Guinea

Earlier days ...baraats never had women , they used to wait at home to welcome the bride . Even nowaday in villiages ...a baraat , especially the one's who go to a different villiage , do not have women. 😊

I will tell you another one ...even now in North Indian villiages , ppl donot marry within the same villiage , ie a boy and a girl of the same villiage cannot marry each other as are considered brothers- sisters.

This sounds silly but actually is a huge probelm ...leads to killings etc.

Originally posted by: Pinot

I did not think it strange as women are not supposed to be part of the barat.

However, what is strange is the no female relative of the bride is accompanying her to new home. Usually a cousin or aunt goes with her, to keep her company.

At least that is what happens in my experience.

Originally posted by: m_zaks

Never seen, heard or experienced such happenings..hence a little dumbstruck and confused on this..it does sound a little silly..thanks Guinea for the brief

Originally posted by: Guinea

Oh this is a huge probelm ...you must have heard of honour killings in N indian villiages ...this is primarily the reason. A boy and a girl of the same villiage fall in love ...they are hunted and killed sometimes , its brutal 😕

Originally posted by: showviewer

Yes, women and men and their interactions are kept under tight control by village elders or powerful ones even today in many villages.

BTW, I have been part of a marriage where no woman accompanied the baraat (I was on the bride's side), so these practices are very much prevalent till date.

Originally posted by: Guinea

Oh this is a huge probelm ...you must have heard of honour killings in N indian villiages ...this is primarily the reason. A boy and a girl of the same villiage fall in love ...they are hunted and killed sometimes , its brutal 😕

Originally posted by: bkamber

@ Guinea @showviewer

Wow...Getting a lesson here today.
Sad...some of us take so many things for granted.