"MEHNDI" By Kiran Haroon

                            

               Mehndi ko heena k naam se bi jana jata hai yeh shadiyon ki, chand raat ki, ek tarreqe se pehnchan hai.Ise k bagair sab kuch pheenka sa lagta hai eid ho ya koi aur deegar tehwar yeh hamare culture ka ek lazmi juzz hai Mehndi lagana Sunnat bi hai.Especially Pakistan mein isey mukhtalif tehwarron ki ronaq samjha jata hai.

Mehndi Designs:

Pehle k dore mein mehndi k designs ki bajaye hathoon aur paoon mein chittayi numa mehndi lagayi jati thi phir alag se designs ki book thi jo k ab bhi moojood hai magar  ab neet naye designs k liye social media hai jis k through designs ki bhar mar hai ab new  mehndi styles ki trend zor pakar rae hain jaise ke naggon wali mehndi mukhtalif colours bi mehndi ke designs per ab add ho rae jis se mazeed larkiyan fascinated ho rae hain 14 august per tou baqaida Pakistan k flag wali mehndi bi larkiyon ne lagwayi.

                    

 Ise ki bheni bheni smell bi bht achi lagti hai aur agar mehndi ka colour dagg ajaye tou sone pey sohaga wali bat ho jati hai. Mehndi ki bht si qismen hain ek tou hathon mein jo rachayi jati hai larkiyan har festival mein wedding,eid,birthday party,aur dosre functions mein hathon mein isey rachati hain especially bride k hathon mein aur pairon mein isey rachaya jata hai jis se dulhan ki khobsurati ko mazeed char chand lag jate hain ise k bht se designs hote hain jaise sodani Arabic yeh hum musalmano ka ek tradition  hai:

“Mehndi lagayi baithi hain kuch ise adda se woh

               Mutthi mein ise k de dey dil nikal  Key”

           “Tooth k dal se hathon pe bikhar jati hai

            Yeh tou mehndi hai mehndi tou rang lati hai"  ise k ilawa bi aur bht se songs hain jo k mehndi k functions mein bajaye jate hain.

Mehndi Functions:

 Dosri woh jo as a function hoti hai jis mein dandiyan khela jata hai,dhol bajaye jate hain bride doli mein ati hai ya phir Charon ore siblings ya cousins use k oper dupatta saye ki tarha rakh ker bride ko latey hain aur larkon ka bhangra bi hota hai aur dance antakhshiri bi ise function ki tayyari ki practice kch roz pehle hi gharon mein start hojati hai hulla gulla,cheer khani,knock jhonk cousins k sath  larkiyon ka mehndi k function tak chalta rehta hai.

 Ise mein larkiyan khas ker bht enjoy kerti hain yeh taqreeb rath dair tak bi jari rehti hai dulhan ammoman ise mein yellow dress zaib taan kerti hai jab k deegar larkiyan shalwar kameez with bangles aur larke bi shalwar kameez aur ise k sath dupatta lete hain aur ise mein deegar rasmeen hoti hain.Ek na bholne wala environment create hojata hai jo k zindagi bhar k liye yaad gar ban jata hai Memon community mein larkiyan mehndi function mein  gol dairah bana kar “Rasra” khelti hain ise k bht se steps hote hain jo k kayi gano per khela jata hai magar “Mehndi ki yeh raat” Aur “Latthe di chadar” yeh gane ammoman maqhsoos hain.

Mehndi Hairs Per:

Teesri who jo ammoman hairs per lagayi jati hai colour k toor per jo k ap ko  natural brown ya marronish colour deti hai jis se ap young nd beautiful lagte hain.Zyada tar khwateen jo hair dye nae kerti who yeh use kerti hain ya woh larkiyan bi jin k hairs early age mein white hona start ho jate hain unhen mehndi natural colour deti hai.

Mehndi key Side Effects:

 Mehndi k bht side effects bi ab samne arae hain especially Kaali mehndi K jis k sabab hath bht mutasir ho rae hain bht si dulhanon k hath aur pair bi ise se mutasir ho chuke hain yehi waja hai k ab bht si zyada chemicals wali mehndiyan band ho chuki hain.Aur ab bht jaanchne k bade mehndi kharidi aur lagwayi jati hai.Bht se parlours jin ka naam hai fame hain woh mehndi ki shikayat ki waja se ine ki shohrat mann per chuki hai.

                

                                                                                            (By Kiran Haroon)