History of Mendhi
The art of applying henna to the hands and feet is known as mendhi ( or Mehndi) and it is a very old custom and ancient art form of the Asian subcontinent. The propagators were the Mughals. The Mughals taught us all about the history of Mendhi and introduced it to India during 12th century AD, where the royal and rich decorated themselves with it. The patterns were intricately made by the artists or the beauticians in this day and age an Asian wedding is incomplete without a mendhi ceremony. This ritual is now followed in many countries where the hands and feet of a bride are intricatly decorated with the green paste to reveal a beutiful rich red- brown colour.
Henna has the power of medicine and was also used as a cosmetic and for it's healing power for ages.The beautiful patterning present today has emerged only in the 20th century. The art of Mendhi has existed for centuries. No exact place of its origin is identified because of people in different cultures moving through the continents and taking their art forms with them and therefore sharing their art with everyone along the way.
The bushes can be grown in dry and hot conditions. The leaves are processed as a skin conditioner and as a reliever for rashes. The henna used for mehndi comes from a bush which is grown in the Africa and India called Lawsonia Inermis in the Middle East and other hot and dry places. Henna is used for hair dye and as a conditioner. The art of Mendhi is referred to as henna or mehendi
Mendhi is a substitute for tattooing for people who are too scared to tolerate the poking of a needle.
Henna patterns will be beautiful and have four different styles.
The bushes can be grown in dry and hot conditions. The leaves are processed as a skin conditioner and as a reliever for rashes. The henna used for mehndi comes from a bush which is grown in the Africa and India called Lawsonia Inermis in the Middle East and other hot and dry places. Henna is used for hair dye and as a conditioner. The art of Mendhi is referred to as henna or mehendi
Mendhi is a substitute for tattooing for people who are too scared to tolerate the poking of a needle.
Henna patterns will be beautiful and have four different styles.
1. The Middle Eastern style is mostly made up of floral patterns similar to the Arabic paintings.
2. The North African style follows the shape of the hands and feet using floral patterns.
3. The Indian and Pakistani designs include lines patterns and teardrops.
4. The Indonesian and Southern Asian styles were a mix of Middle Eastern and Indian designs using blocks of color on the very tips of their toes and fingers.
2. The North African style follows the shape of the hands and feet using floral patterns.
3. The Indian and Pakistani designs include lines patterns and teardrops.
4. The Indonesian and Southern Asian styles were a mix of Middle Eastern and Indian designs using blocks of color on the very tips of their toes and fingers.
Mahanoor has been mendhi'ng for the past 18 years and 12 years professionally and as you will see in the next posts there is so much more to this then meets the eye.
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