Hello friends, how are you all? I hope you guys are having fun. Marriage is a turning point in life. From here, a new relationship is formed, one of love, harmony, and responsibility. In our society, we find a partner to fulfill our duties by staying in the family. And many expectations are attached to this sudden relationship. And it becomes their duty to fulfill this. I don't want to talk about marriage in terms of good, bad, advantages, or disadvantages, but man must have made this system very intelligently. The objective behind this was to strengthen the social system.
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How should a son be, how should a husband be, how should a wife be, and what should be their duties? This must have been carefully considered. Marriage has been given great importance in Indian society. Here, marriage is considered a union of two living beings, a union of two families. I remember, earlier wedding preparations used to start much before the wedding. After the marriage was finalized, there was a very happy atmosphere in both families. Confirming a marriage was also a big event. There was nothing like online marriage like today. The elders of the family used to think about the relationship; it was seen how hardworking, dutiful, and selfless the boy is. Only then was the marriage fixed. That is all. There was no such thing then as today's question of "how much does one earn?". How he earns was important, his values were seen. Nowadays, it is seen how big his house is, whether he has a car or not, and how much property he has. Even then, he was seen, but not so much, his actions were seen. It was believed that if one's actions are good, he can earn all this in his future life. Family rituals were observed. Then the marriage was fixed.
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Preparations for the wedding would start months in advance. At that time, distributing wedding cards was a big task; it was a different pleasure. This responsibility was given to the older children in the house. I remember that at that time there was no mobile phone or social media, and we used to distribute cards from door to door. It was a different kind of fun. I had to go to every relative's house, and I was given a wonderful welcome. On this pretext, everyone used to meet and mingle. Nowadays, all this is happening less and less, cards are sent on WhatsApp. But that's not the point. That one is not love. I remember that as the wedding approached, everyone in the family used to get busy at work. At that time, the food cooked at weddings was cooked at our home only. Wheat, rice, pulses, and vegetables were grown on our farm only. In the year of marriage, a little more gram crop was planted. Laddus were made at weddings. The women of the family would get busy cleaning all this, and everyone from nearby would come to help. Everyone used to help in the wedding of each other. On the first day of marriage, the program of tying laddus continued all night. And marriages were never held in halls like today. There was no tradition of halls at that time. A big pavilion was set up in front of the house; it looked very beautiful. Nowadays, the hall is on rent for a few hours. I don't get that feeling in the hall. The cooks at weddings used to be our own people, and they used to serve the food with great love.
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Nowadays, those who prepare and serve food are also on contract. Although there are not many substances nowadays,. But whatever was served was prepared and served with great love. The host himself would take the food and serve it to everyone. Nowadays, you have to eat it yourself, standing somewhere. Nobody asks. Nowadays, the wedding ceremony starts with the contract for the hall and ends with the contract within a few hours. Where did it take so much time, brother? And the story of the bride and groom was different; for them, there were many rituals at the wedding. I couldn't understand when the day passed. The wedding procession, dancing, and singing all created an atmosphere of great joy. I think these days we do not have time for this important moment of our lives. It is a pity. Friends, I just remembered some things about marriage, so I shared them with you. Maybe you guys liked it. Thank you.
