What Cleopatra And Indian Weddings Have In Common

Hindu Matrimonial

Cleopatra was beauty and grace personified. We can easily say that Indian weddings carry a charm like nothing else. So, what else is common between the two, you ask. Well, there’s more underlying commonness than meets the eye and here is what Cleopatra and Indian Weddings have in common:-

Both Practice Administrations

While Cleopatra ruled a kingdom with a strong administrative hand, Indian Weddings need a great deal of organizing. From flitting between how many guests need to be there to how they will be served, Weddings comprise of the essential things needed to run a kingdom – planning, planning and more planning.

Both Celebrate Women

The legend of Cleopatra is indeed homage to women all around the world. Indian weddings also signify a lot for all the women involved – right from the bride to be to her mother who is giving away her daughter to the bride’s best friend or sister who wants to plan the best of events for her. Hindu Matrimonial customs focus on keeping the bride happy so that she prepares herself for her life ahead.

Both Set Trends For Others

Although, Cleopatra was not someone only interested in the prevailing luxuries of that time, she was clearly a trendsetter. A number of queens and princesses have been said to have molded themselves on her. Indian weddings, in spite of their basic traditional mannerisms, do set a trend for others. After all, we all have heard of so and so copying his neighbors idea of destination wedding or baraat flown in a chartered flight and so on.

Finally, Cleopatra is synonymous with power and so are Indian weddings. It is undeniable that Indian weddings have the beauty, passion and power that Cleopatra is so famous for. Whether it is Hindu Matrimonial customs or any other fraternity, they remain etched in memory forever. Just like Cleopatra.

The Utterly Chaotic But Fun Indian Wedding

Manglik Marriage

Indian Weddings have it all – the noise, colors, fireworks and of course, the mega expenses. The wedding is not merely a celebration of two people setting out on their journey of life; it is about the magnanimous scale of the wedding and all the functions preceding it. Although, who can deny it – Indian Weddings are fun! The new generations are not bothered much by concerns of inter-caste combinations, Manglik Marriage, difference in age of bride and groom and such but they love to participate with enthusiasm in these fun events:

The Jhoota-Chori

The stealing of the groom’s shoes while the wedding is in progress is now not only the domain of the bride’s sisters. All young people (whether boys or girls) on the bride’s side get together to scheme a plan to steal his shoes. It is the ultimate heist of any wedding in India and has its own benefits. The best part of this game is the bargaining and haggling that happens between both sides.

The Post-Wedding Games

The end of the exhaustive wedding is, in fact, the beginning of more fun at the groom’s house. Traditionally, the bride and groom are denied entry into the house by the groom’s cousins until he offers them ‘substantial’ sums of money. What follows is enthused mock fighting between the groom and the cousins where the latter have an upper hand in extorting as much money as they can! Once the newly-weds enter the house, they play competitive games that are deemed to denote who will wear the pants in their relationship. Of course, it is all about the fun and teasing that the new couple undergoes.

The fun element of an Indian wedding, whether it is inter-caste or even Manglik Marriage, cannot be undermined. As the couples go on to build a life for themselves, memories of their wedding remains with them forever.