Indian weddings are well known for their significant traditions, rituals, and customs which may vary in accordance with region, religion or community. There are so many pre-wedding ceremonies, wedding day rituals and post-wedding traditions solemnized in an Indian wedding to seek blessings for the happy married life of the couple. No wonder, amidst all these rituals, most sought-after rituals are post wedding games that constitute to make a bride feel comfortable in her new family.
We all know the majority of Indian people give preference to arrange marriages which don’t allow the bride and the groom meet prior to the wedding. So, these post-wedding games act as an icebreaker between the beautiful bride and the groom. These traditional games also help newlyweds to create a sense of understanding and unity between them. Read the article to know traditional post-wedding games in Indian wedding which make wedding celebration more fun.
• Find The Ring
After the overwhelming vidaai of a bride, the lively game of Find the Ring comes as a fun-filled respite. In this game, The newlywed couple is asked to sit and presented with a big bowl filled with water, milk, haldi (turmeric), rose petals and other metallic things along with their wedding rings. Then the bride and the groom have to search for their ring in the bowl using one hand. It is played 3 times and the one who finds the ring more than once is declared as the winner.
It is believed that whoever finds it more than once have upper hand in marriage.
• Spot the name in Mehandi
It is one of the most popular traditional post-wedding games which is played in almost all the religion. The bride gets her groom’s name hidden in her mehandi and the groom is asked to find the letters in that intricate design. Sometimes, it takes an hour or more for a groom to find his name on her bride’s hand which is a fun to watch.
It is considered that if the groom fails, the wife will have an upper hand in the marriage and vice-versa.
• Untying the knots
During the pre-wedding rituals, the sacred red thread also called Gana is tied on the wrists of bride and groom with multiple knots. Amidst all the laughter, hoots and giggles, The bride and the groom are asked to untie all the knots one by one by using one hand only.
It is a belief that this fun-filled game checks the patience level of the newlyweds and how they tune in with each other. It is said that the time they both take to unravel the knots, signifies the time they would require to resolve the fight as a couple in future.
• Passing the coins
It is an interesting game which is first played by the husband and then with the mother in law. The bride has to collect as many coins as possible in both her hands and pass it to her husband without making any noise. The groom is then asked to give it back to the bride with utmost care. The Same game is played between the bride and her mother in law.
This amusing game is repeated 7 times with a significant belief; The lesser the noise of the coins, the lesser the misunderstanding will arise in between the husband and the wife.
• Family Antakshari
Game of antakshari always proves to be a boon for passing time since long and turns the whole ambiance vibrant. This game also acts as a catalyst to break an ice between the newly married couple and make them comfortable in each other’s presence. The Groom and the bride are on different teams along with other family members. One of the team starts antakshari by singing a song and another team has to sing another song beginning with the last alphabet of the previously sung song.