Sri Lankan traditional bridal is called “Kandyan Bride”. The dress is called Kandyan Saree. Includes a very elegant set of ornaments with the Kandyan saree. This set of jewellery is made up of over 20 pieces with a unique and exquisite design. Similar to Indian jewellery, these pieces of jewellery was popular among women belonging to the royal families in ancient times, during the periods of Sri Lankan kings. Kandyan jewellery comes from the hill capital of Sri Lanka. This set of jewellery is handmade and designed especially for royal families. It carries symbols of wealth, prosperity, strength, wellbeing, virtue, passion, and eternity. At the periods of kings, these pieces of jewellery are made using real gems and gold with red and pink rubies, Sapphires, emeralds, and pearls. As time passed by it became the main accessories to be worn on their wedding day as a tradition and was given the name “Udarata Abharana Kaatalaya”. There are seven necklaces included in this jewellery set. Th
Even though I am Somali I don’t know much about the history of the wedding culture how it has changed over the years. Before covid hit, I remember going to at least 4 weddings a year. Some might find this to be a crazy amount but for a Somali girl and especially in my family that’s not a lot. I have a very large family, seriously it's ridiculous. Let me put it this way both my mother and father have 10+ siblings each and their children have now had children. I’m also part of a large tribe so someone is always getting married. Even though I’ve been to many Somali weddings I don’t know what steps the bride and groom must go through and what rules and customs they have to follow. While I was doing the research for this article I was able to sit down and talk to the women in my family and ask about our history and what traditions do we follow and what has changed over the years. To give you some background information Somalia is located on the east coast of Africa. The country is nick