Pretty Woman
Last week, Sonja traveled to Ab éché for the wedding of her friend Roman. For a wedding, women will commonly buy a new outfit, get their hair done, and get some nice makeup. In other words…pretty similar to what is done in America. Although, the outfits, hairstyles, and makeup look quite a bit different.
Sonja went out to get henna done for the wedding. If you’ve frequented our blog, henna should be no revelation to you, as it is done for many occasions. Sonja visited a woman who applied the dye in designs on her hands and feet. Here’s a picture of the woman squeezing the dye out from a tube:
After the dye is applied, the customer must then sit still while everything settles, and then they head home to wash everything off and see if they like the final result. Sonja called me the day she had it done and said, “I like the design on my hands, but my ankles make me look like a fish with scales”:
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I think she looks like a pretty woman :-)generic cialis daily canada
No…Not Pretty woman. This is what the Hindus in the San Francisco Bay Area promote as part of allurement to our young teens and young women into there false religion. I’m extremely disappointed to see these markings on our overseas worker.
There is a difference between embracing a local culture and its traditions, which honor the nationals and develops relationships of trust, and being allured into decadence or a false religion. These are floral and geometric patterns, not signs or symbols of voodoo to ward off evil spirits, animism or the evil eye or a talisman. This is not a fine line but a knowledgeable distinction appropriately made by cross cultural workers who know the difference. People who have never lived in another culture often cannot understand this. I hope now you do. The concern for children or young people who cannot recognize the difference is another matter altogether.