Mehndi is an integral part of the Muslim culture. With time it has become famous across the world. Mehndi is known by different names in different parts of the world but is most commonly known as Henna or Mehndi. It can be described as a tattoo which wears off with time. It has a dark brown or orange color. Mehndi comes from a special plant which is mainly found in the Subcontinent. It is treated as a major ornament of enhancing a women’s beauty. Women and girls of all ages endorse their hands with mehndi on special occasions and sometimes even on regular bases. Modern Arabic Brides prefer their hands up till elbows and feet up till knees to be covered in mehndi. A special occasion is held before marriage to apply mehndi on the bride. All the girls and women of the family attend this occasion and it is celebrated with great enthusiasm.
Arabic designs vary in design and color. The designs which have floral patterns in them are usually the one most preferred. These floral patterns also tend to make the hands and feet look extremely attractive. Now day’s girls are more conscious about what they wear, and so it leads to them being more conscious about their mehndi too. It is accepted that the exquisiteness of Arabic mehndi designs lies in its, attractive curves, colors and close resemblance to real flowers.
A lot of hand printed books and published books of Arabic mehndi designs are available in the market. They mainly consist of pretty flower patterns. Adding your initials to the mehndi design is also becoming quite popular these days. The initials of the groom are hidden in the mehndi pattern on the bride’s hands which are then to be found by the groom. This is a very famous game played by on the wedding night.
The popularity of mehndi is increasing day by day and new patterns come in to the market every day.