Forrás: PBS. American travelers and backpackers have known of henna body art for years. Many would return to the United States from their wanderings in the Middle East and India with faded temporary tattoos covering their hands, palms and feet. As recently as the early 1990s, the art of mehndi was relatively unknown in America, […]
Eljegyzés marokkói módra (videó)
Forrás: HVG. „Ősidők óta e szertartás szerint kelnek egybe az Izraelben elő Marokkói zsidó fiatalok. A henna eljegyzés régen a szülői háznál kezdődött. Ma mar nem így van, ahogy változik, a világ úgy változik a divat is. Ma már általbán, külön rendezvény termekben történik a megrendezése a henna szertartás. A szertartás a hagyomány szerint boldogságot, […]
Night of Henna – A Collision of Cultures
Forrás: New York Times. Szerző: A.O.Scott. From „The Jazz Singer” to „Bend It Like Beckham” and „My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” the conflict between Old World immigrant customs and modern Western ways has been a staple of cinema, both comic and melodramatic. „Night of Henna,” written and directed by Hassan Zee, contributes to this tradition […]
Henna baths in London
Forrás: New York Times. Ultra-smart women take this method of darkening complexions. A henna bath cult is growing up among London’s ultra-smart women who regard an olive-colored skin as something desirable. The craze is said to be of French or American origin. Baths, strongly tinctured with henna dye, are taken monthly and impart a delicate […]