The wedding traditions in India are full of unique rituals. From pre-wedding stage till honeymoon the bride and groom find many Indian wedding traditions when they have to happily loose some amount of money to present gifts to their loves ones and near relatives.

1. Ribbon
Cutting
Ceremony of
Indian
Marriage

2. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of India
A traditional Indian wedding is full of
rituals or customs that bring joy and
excitement to all the people involved
in marriage, be it would be partner
or other relatives. From the pre-
wedding stage
till honeymoon the Indian wedding
traditions keep binding each other
and give them a moment of joy,
happiness and interaction.
The ribbon cutting ceremony is such
a ritual in Indian marriage that
brings the moments of jokes,
laughing and heartiest interaction.
However there is no hard and fast
rule when the ribbon cutting
ceremony
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3. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of India
should be held and whether it must be
followed in all the marriages, but it is
seen to be held in maximum marriages.
Following are the main occasions of
ribbon cutting ceremony in Indian
marriages:
Arrival of Jyestha in Mandap
In many of the wedding traditions in
India there is a ritual that the elder
brother of the groom (Jyestha) presents
the clothes, ornaments, sweets, fruits
etc. to the bride. This ritual is known as
kanya nirikshan. It is meant for
observing the bride …
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4. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of India
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by elder brother of the groom before she
gets married to the younger brother.
When the jyestha comes for this
ceremony to the wedding mandap, he is
welcomed by the relatives of bride.
There ribbon is tied around all the pillars
of the mandap. The jyeshtha comes and
stands at the gate of mandap. He is
given a scissors by the elder sister or
sister-in-law of the bride. When the
jyestha cuts the ribbon, he receives the
rain of flowers by the bride’s women
relatives. The women also perform his
aarti. On being happy he presents gifts
to the women. At some places, the
women relatives …

5. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of India
of the bride don’t perform this ritual.
Instead the brothers their friends are
involved in this ritual. Thereafter, the
ceremony of kanya nirikshan is
performed.
Arrival of Groom in Mandap
The groom is most important person on
the wedding day. When he arrives at
the venue of the marriage, he receives
the heartiest welcome from the
bridesmaids, sisters, sisters-in-laws,
friends etc. of the bride. Sometimes, the
ribbon is tied around all the pillar of
marriage venue (mandap) and the
groom cuts …
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6. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of India
the ribbon like a VIP inaugurates some
ceremonial functions. But at places, the
ribbon is not tied. The bridesmaids and
other women relatives of the bride stand
at the entrance of the mandap. They
stop groom from entering the mandap
and perform the aarti of the groom.
They also put tilak on his forehead.
When the groom presents them the gifts
or cash, they jokingly ask more
presents, cash and gifts. This is a very
humorous and joyful moment as well as
mixing of the most important guest of
the day with other people.
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7. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of
Indian Marriage
Arrival of Newly Married Couple at
Groom’s House
When the newly married couple arrives
at the groom’s house, the sisters and
their husbands perform this ritual at
some places in honour of the bride.
They jokingly stop them from entering
their own house and ask for shagun
(gifts, presents etc.). The groom gives
them something in case or valuables
and then they are allowed to enter their
house.
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