Getting a sneak peak into another culture is always an interesting experience especially if it is into a celebration that one would never normally receive an invitation to. Seeing how the wedding in the film was more of a celebration of uniting the families more than having it purely revolve around the bride and groom is something I would have never thought of. If someone would have asked me how I thought a wedding would go my response would have including something about the celebration of the bond of two people, yet after viewing this film in different religions what I thought would be somewhat the same worldwide is actually vastly different. Since the marriage is arranged they don’t yet truly have a bond and therefore the wedding is more for the families that the individuals. As well as the fact that the wedding is not centralized around the bride and groom the celebration also lasts more than just the wedding day, there are multiple other events that are part of the religion that are done leading up the marriage. There are some that are slightly confusing such as the henna on the hands of the women, for me being an outsider to this religion the overall meaning of this is unclear but seeing them celebrate in many ways is exciting. Seeing all of the other events opens one’s eyes to what the real meaning of a wedding is.
How can someone define such an open world? I know that it would be an impossible task for most, yet I know that when my day comes I’ll remember all the little things and how it all started. Seeing in the central wedding how that is their start is nicely paralleled with P.K. Dubey falling for Alice as everything around them is in full swing. After all, what is life without a little love.
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