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Mehendhi - My own Design - Part II

Mehendhi - My Own Design - Part I

Proof

•  Proof has been found that henna(mendhi) was used to stain the fingers and toes of Pharoahs prior to (Mummification)medicine over 5000 years ago when it was also used as a cosmetic and for it's healing power. 
• The mummification process took 70 days and as the Egyptians were diligent in planning for their deaths and their rebirth in the afterlife, they became quite obsessed with the preservation process.
• The Egyptians believed that body art ensured their acceptance into the afterlife and therefore used tattooing and mendhi to please the gods and guarantee a pleasant trip.

Uses of henna mehendhi

• In India, henna is used at celebrations like weddings and other special occasions which are traditionally associated with transcendence and transformation.   
• It is used for worship and work but NOT for the sake of vanity. It is traditional for the bride to get together with her friends and have them spend hours applying the henna to her skin and give her marriage advice in tandem.

patterns

• Henna designs have traditionally fallen into four different styles. 
• The Middle Eastern style is mostly made up of floral patterns similar to the Arabic textiles, paintings and carvings and do not usually follow a destinctive pattern.
• The North African style generally follows the shape of the hands and feet using geometrical floral patterns.
• The Indian and Pakistani designs encompass more than just the feet and hands and generally extend further up the appendages to give the illusion of gloves and stockings which are made up of lines, paisley patterns and teardrops.
• Lastly, the Indonesian and Southern Asian styles were a mix of Middle Eastern and Indian designs using blocks of color on the very tips of their toes and fingers.

what is mehendhi?

• Mehendhi is the application of Henna as a temporary form of skin decoration in South Asia, as well as by expatriate communities from these areas. Mehendi decorations became fashionable in the West in the late 1990s, where they are sometimes called henna tattoos. ...

mehendhi designs

• Its  a heart and hormone of a festivels.Mehendhi gives the extra beauty to  the girls.
• It can change our mind to the fashionable world.
• All indians are likes to use this usually in marriage.
• Some Indians celebrates  mehendhi functions as one of their function.