I have decided to talk about “the bachelorette party in Turkey” for my final presentation. Miss Hanife gave me actually this idea when she told me that her sister is getting married this year and that she is already preparing the bachelorette party. I asked her what the bachelorette party looks like, she told me several things that I found very surprising but interesting. For example this night is called “Henna night”. When I heard that, I decided to do some research, and I found out that henna means “protection, happiness” and that it is an integral part of the wedding process and that if the bride to be does not have it during the bachelorette party or the official wedding, she is not going to be accepted to heaven. Then, during my research I found out that there are 3 parts of the wedding; the engagement, the henna night and the official wedding. I also found out that girls prepare for this night so much in advance, several months in advance actually.
Also, the most important dance during the henna night is called halay dance, which when I watched some YouTube videos, I realized that we in Bosnia have a similar dance which is actually traditional dance. That is when people hold each other’s hands and dance in a circle. For my final presentation I will include a YouTube video of this dance so the audience can see what the dance looks like. Also, this time is when the bride to be gets a lot of jewelry, especially gold. In my research I also found that there is a traditional part called ISTEKLER and that is when people call each other to dance together. This is especially common thing to do at the official wedding, for example the bride can call her sister to dance and then somebody else can call the groom’s brother to dance together, and this is how people can actually meet up, dance together. I find this part interesting and I am looking forward to researching more about this part. There are a lot of important and interesting parts of this Henna night that I am excited to research and share with the audience. First of all, I want to know the real meaning of using henna at the bachelorette party, its importance and learning more about all the steps and events that happen prior to the actual wedding.
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