Henna tattoo henna tattoo, henna tattoo painting, Indian painting.
According to Indian wedding custom, in addition to wearing traditional sari, it is said that on the day before the wedding, the Indian bride's hands and feet should be painted with a natural plant pigment called henna, which is called Mendhi in Hindi. Patterns drawn with this pigment can generally be kept for a month or two, but it takes 3-4 hours or even longer to draw.
Mehndi, sometimes written as Mehndi and mehandi；; English can also be called henna or henna art, and Chinese is called Indian hand-painting, Indian pattern, body painting, painted tattoo and so on. There are even patented products transliterated as Manheidi. This folk art paints on the palms, back of hands and feet with paste pigments ground from the leaves or seedlings of the natural plant henna. Today, there are craftsmen specializing in this work in India, the Middle East and North Africa. Mehndi is considered as a "temporary tattoo/temporary tattoo". The finished Mehndi looks almost the same as the real tattoo, but it is simpler and faster, and it does not need needles, does not hurt the skin, is painless and cheap; But also cool and comfortable when applied, can be kept on the skin for several days to three weeks, and is washable. In addition to dressing up or making gadgets on weekdays, Indians traditionally draw this temporary tattoo on the eve of major festivals or bride-to-be's wedding to celebrate and regard it as a decoration and blessing for the festival.
Mahathir is an indispensable ceremony in important festivals and weddings in India, so there is a saying that "weddings are not neat without Mahathir". Indian brides will also draw pictures of sex education on their hands to guide her how to run a happy husband and wife life; In addition, when the bride returns to her family for the first time, the mother should check the patterns on her hands. If it is still fresh, it means that the bride has not suffered from housework in her husband's family, and this marriage need not be worried.
The most commonly used patterns of Manheidi are: birds or peacocks, fish, lotus flowers and so on.
As we all know, the reddish-brown dye ground from henna leaves can be used to dye hair. In fact, the medical and cosmetic functions of this plant have been recorded for five thousand years. The communication between ethnic groups has been difficult to verify its true origin; There are also many theories about the origin of Mehndi's appearance in the form of folk art, which are mainly divided into two categories. One was initiated by Indians 5000 years ago. India, an ancient civilization, is the hometown of practicing and seeking Tao, so it may be the product of religious belief. Another popular saying is that about 5,000 years ago, adults in the Middle East, Mesopotamia (now Iraq and Syria) and North Africa (including Egypt) painted this Hannah painting on their bodies for happiness, luck and exorcism. The other is a month-long fasting ceremony when the child reaches the age of seven, and the mage draws patterns on his hands to pray for blessing. After that, it was not until the Mughal dynasty entered India in the12nd century due to the expansion of Arab culture and Mongolian empire that this art spread to India, became a part of Indian culture, and was further developed in India.
It was the Persians who first dyed their hair with the pulp made from henna leaves. It is becoming more and more popular in modern beauty products. The author infers that the new translation of Hailing Grass should be created by the beauty industry. As for medicine, the roots and stems of African soil are used as medicine, which has anti-inflammatory and stimulating effects. Other countries use it to treat skin inflammation and lumps. In many countries with ancient cultures, henna represents good luck, which may first come from its anti-inflammatory and disease-resistant characteristics and the coolness it brings in the tropics, and then be regarded as resisting evil and bringing good luck. Other textual research also pointed out that some women in ancient times could not afford gold and silver jewelry, so they used Hannah's drawings instead.
Henna (Hanna) is a shrub named Lawsonia inermis, which grows in tropical climate regions, including Indian subcontinent, Middle East, North African countries and Malaysia. Henna, an English word, originated from Arabic hinna. Due to the influence of localization, its spelling is diversified, including Henne, Al-Henna, Jamaican mignonette, Mendee, Egyptian privet, Smooth Law Sonia and so on.