Cultural Corner: Did You Know...?

DID YOU KNOW...

Most South Indian marriages are arranged and the couple will only have met once or twice before the wedding. Sometimes they only meet on the day of the marriage.

DID YOU KNOW...

Qualification for an Indian Bride are:

1. She must be younger than the groom
2. She must be less educated
3. She must have lighter skin
4. She must be shorter than her husband
5. She must be from the same caste

DID YOU KNOW...

Should any accident, misfortune or tragedy happen after a marriage then the bride will be blamed for it.

DID YOU KNOW...

Hindu children will have black marks smeared on their faces to ward off the evil eye.

DID YOU KNOW...

If a dish falls to the floor that it is a bad omen.

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In a Hindu home you are not permitted to loan any article on Tuesday or Friday. It would be considered a bad omen.

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Stuffed scarecrows are hung before a new construction site to ward off the evil eye.

DID YOU KNOW...

According to the data gathered by social activist, Indira Jaisingh, every six hours somewhere in India a young married woman is burnt alive, beaten to death, or driven to commit suicide.