Telcera to bathe SIKH MARRIAGE

3.3 Telcera to bathe

Ceremony is performed after the completion cuahra engagement. Preparations made at the residence of each Sikh bride before the marriage ceremony is called Telcera, telcera a bathing ceremony the bride before the implementation of marriage.This ceremony is also known by the term telcera. The ceremony is usually first performed by the bride. After the ceremony at the residence of the women completed the ceremony will be followed by a prospective bridegroom at the home of a man. Telcera ceremony was conducted at the residence offered each brides family both men and women as well as relatives of the bride and groom each had a role in performing the ceremony telcera. This ceremony can only be done by women who are married and unmarried girls not allowed to powdery offered the bride and groom. As for the materials used in this telcera ceremony are: sugar, cowoil, cooking oil, herbal powder, and thered thread. In performing the ceremony telcera menepung tawari side of the family of each of the first bride to wear a red thread as a sign of kinship. When the ceremony is held then the bride and groom both men and women, and under his feet was a decorative art that comes from coconut and flour that has been colored with a variety of colors. Then each of the relatives of each family of each bride and groom begin to carry out this ceremony is to use the materials provided and oil rubbed beef, edible oil and herbal powder turns to the brides head as well as to bribe him with sugar. The first bribe him with sugar bride is the mother of the Universitas Sumatera Utara bride and groom respectively, followed by relatives and family who are married especially by women. When each of the relatives and families of the bride and groom completed the ritual menepung tawariwas offered the brides mother would collect colorful decorative arts that are stirred by hand to blend into one color and the color of the decoration in the end it will stick to the hand of the mothers wedding. Then the mother and groom will put his hand into the wall at the outer door of the house and label them so that the color patches of the mothers hand imprint on the wall of the house door. This ceremony illustrates the joy of the family of the bride and groom on a marriage that will be carried out by each bride.

3.4 Mehndi