Friday – Mehendi Ceremony
Sadly Covid meant that Joe and Shyna were restricted to 100 people at each ceremony and this was down from the 250 originally planned. I didn’t know quite what to expect, I had been to a muslim wedding before and the day before all the women got together and drew henna on the bride and on each other, so yes – another bad assumption – I thought this would be informal and all about the henna. No – the women were dressed in incredible outfits and the bride had the henna done earlier as it took over 7 hours. The brides family are Fijian Indian and part of the entertainment was a wonderful Fijian dance troupe, full of energy and smiles and everyone was ready to dance all night. The cleric allowed us to have wine and beer so there was nothing holding us back. The evening started early and we watched a glorious sunset then out on the football field to watch the lunar eclipse, what a memorable day on all counts.
The Traveling Kiwi 