Rite of Passage in the Modern World

Newer,more commercial rite of passage has been developed by the modern western societies,such as the prom to mark teenagers coming of age.The prom is a formal dance held at the end of the final academic year in high school.The boys usually wear a dinner jackets and a bow tie and the girls wear formal gowns or dresses and carry a corsage of flowers.The prom originated in the USA and Canada but recently has become increasingly popular in the UK and Australia as well.

Marriage customs-Turkey

In Turky the guests pin money-cash,checks(cheques)and sometimes gold-on bride's dress and the groom's suit.This money is used by the bride and the groom to start their new life together.It's used to buy things for their new home and anything else they might need for their future life together.

Marriage customs- DENMARK

In Denmark, it is tradition for an arch of pine branches to be built in front of the bride's home.This is known as 'the Gates of Honor'.At the wedding reception it is traditional for the groom to disappear during the part of the ceremony so that all the unmarried young men can kiss the bride on the cheek-and then it's the bride's turn to disappear while all the single girls kiss the groom on the cheek.

Marriage Customs-TURKEY

In Turkey the guests pin money-cash,checks(cheques)and sometimes gold-on bride's dress and the groom's suit.This money is used by the bride and the groom to start their new life together.It's used to buy things for their new home and anything else they might need for their future life together.

Marriage Customs-Turkey

In Turkey the guests groom to start their new life together.It's used to buy things for their new home and a pin money-cash,checks(cheques)and sometimes gold-on bride's dress and the groom's suit.This money is used by the bride and the nything else they might need for their future life together.

RITUALS

PALMS OF THE DAY

Palms of the Day.On Eid day .That is people who follow Islamic faith fast for thirty days and celebrate the end of fasting is called "Eid' is an Arabic word for festivity. Most of the woman and young girls in the Middle eastern countries and some of the Asian countries decorate their hands with "henna' ( paste of a kind of green leaves known as 'henna) for this ocassion. Henna is a herbal dye. The leaves from Henna plants are dried and powdered .Then it is packetted and sold in sales outlets.It's made into a paste and nozzles or cones made of leaves are used to make any desired design on the palms and back of the hands.Even some women decorate the feet with henna.The photos above are of the henna decorated hands.Some women use this as a natural hair dye which turns hair to lovely blond.