What is a Chura ceremony?
What is a Chura ceremony?
Indian Choora Ceremony A Choora is a wedding bangle worn by the bride. Traditionally, the bride’s family hold a Choora Ceremony one to two nights before the wedding day. The bride, historically, has to wear 21 read and ivory chooras. The chooras are placed on the bride’s hand by her maternal uncle(s).
What happens in chuda ceremony?
A puja or havan is usually organised during the chooda ceremony. The bangles are first purified with milk and rose petals. Before it is put on the bride’s wrist by her maternal uncle, all the close relatives touch the chooda as a mark of their blessings.
What is significance of Chura?
Popular especially among Punjabi brides-to-be, the wedding Chura signifies the beginning of their wedded life ahead. Although now the Chura has become quite a fashion statement among women, it is traditionally considered to be an important and auspicious Shringar of a newly married bride.
Who puts choora on bride?
maternal uncles
The bridal choora is given to the bride by her maternal uncles and they put the bangles on the bride’s hands. The bride has a choice in the design and helps selecting the size. The choora ceremony is held on the morning on the wedding day or a day before.
Who put choora?
The choora ceremony (dahi-choora) is held on the morning of the wedding or the day before. The bride’s maternal uncle and aunt give her a set of chooriyan. Traditionally, the bride would wear a choora for a full year, although if a newly wed bride became pregnant before her first anniversary, the choora was taken off.
Can the bride see her chooda?
One very interesting thing about the ceremony is that before the wedding the bride is not allowed to see her Chooda, she is forced to sit with her eyes closed because it is considered inauspicious. Therefore, it is instantly covered with a white cloth until the chooda is on.
What is Kaleera drop ceremony?
Kaleeras are a fairly common sight in north Indian weddings. The long gold ornaments hanging off a bride’s wrists are hard to miss. After the ceremony is over, the bride tries to drop a kaleera on the heads of her bridesmaids. If it drops on someone, this person is supposed to be the next in line to get married.
Can I wear Chooda again?
Traditionally, you can replace your choora from 1 to 3 times. But there is no bar in numbers, you can also wear a new Punjabi chuda on your anniversary or any other special occasion.
How many bangles are in Chura?
Traditionally there are 21 bangles, although more recently the bride often wears 7, 9 or 11 bangles. The bangles range in size according to the circumference of the top of the forearm and the wrist end so that the set fits neatly.
What is a wedding Chura?
Wedding Chura is a kind of red and white set of bangles, made traditionally in ivory and now in plastic with inlay work of different motifs and patterns. As the tradition goes, a bride gets to wear a set of 21 or 51 wedding churas, as these numbers are considered auspicious.
What is the kalire and Chura ceremony?
The Kalire and Chura ceremony is one of the most emotional pre-wedding rituals wherein a bride-to-be receives Kalire and Churas from her Maama Ji (or maternal uncle) as a token of love, appreciation and goodwill. The Chura ceremony is the landmark moment when the bride and her family start preparing for her new life.
What is the choora ceremony?
The Choora ceremony takes place on the morning of the wedding day or a day before. The choora are a set of red and white bangles that are presented to the bride by her maternal uncle. The whole process of adorning the bride’s wrists with the stunning choora is quite fascinating.
What happens after Chura Chadana ceremony?
After the Chura Chadana ceremony, the bride’s sisters and bridesmaids tie Kalire to the bridal chura. They signify prosperity in their shape and colour and are meant to be a wish or prayer from the sisters for the bride.
