Special Mehndi designs Biogarphy
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Henna has been practiced for over 9,000 years and dates back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Henna is the oldest documented cosmetic and is soothing and cooling on the skin. It helps alleviate heat exhaustion, is a natural sun block and is even known to help eczema. The henna plant is grown throughout India, Africa, and the Middle East. Henna is the Persian name for a shrub known as Lawsonia inermis. It is also called mehndi, heena, and hinna. It has small, four-petaled flowers ranging from yellow to pink and its leaves produce a red dye. Twice a year the leaves are harvested, dried, and ground into a fine powder. This powder is used to dye hair red and for the ancient eastern art of mehndi. Mehndi is a simple, beautifully spiritual form of body decoration used for thousands of years. Henna contains hennotannic acid, a dye that bonds with the collagen in skin cells and keratin of fingernails and hair, leaving behind a red coloring.
Mehndi is the Hindi word describing the process of painting patterns on the body with henna paste and the resulting stains left on the skin. Using henna paste, intricate patterns are applied to the skin, traditionally on the hands and feet. In India, henna is an essential part of weddings, symbolizing the strength of love in a marriage. The bride's henna is usually extremely intricate. The groom sometimes has henna also. Tradition has it that the darker the mehindi, the stronger and longer lasting the love. Significant symbols are often added to bless the union. A lovely tradition is the hiding of the groom's name or initials in the pattern, which must be found before the wedding night can commence. Henna is used in many cultures as part of the celebration of special events, festivals, and religious holidays. During pregnancy, applying henna to the belly is believed to bless the mother and child during the difficulties of labor. It is said that henna is known for its power to protect, to bring luck, and to provide material as well as spiritual wealth.
The Secret History of Henna contains the latest and most in-depth research into the ancient and venerable history of the art of mehndi. Phoenix's grasp of ancient history and Asian art is wide-reaching, and his network of archaeologist friends has helped to provide some new finds pertinent to this study. Most of the information, theories and conclusions in The Secret History you will find no where else. The depth and meaning of ritual and sacred contexts are explored. Profusely illustrated.
Three ladies with hennaed hands perform a ritual [above].
"Henna has been used extensively in southern China from at least early in the Christian era. In the Nanfang Caomu Zhuang ("Description of Southern Plants) Xi Han (304 AD) says that "...henna was brought to the Southern Seas (SE Asia including the south-easternmost part of China) from Da Qin (Great Qin)." This could mean Rome, Alexandria or Syria, but most likely means the Deccan (western India). We believe this introduction of the henna plant would have been during the Mauryan Dynasty or the Kushan Dynasty at the latest. It also was imported into China overland from the southwest, i.e., directly from the Middle East/Iranian areas, through Bactria and the Ferghana-Pamirs. It was grown and used extensively in the southern regions which have always been more under the influence of India."
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Henna has been practiced for over 9,000 years and dates back to the Neolithic and Bronze ages. Henna is the oldest documented cosmetic and is soothing and cooling on the skin. It helps alleviate heat exhaustion, is a natural sun block and is even known to help eczema. The henna plant is grown throughout India, Africa, and the Middle East. Henna is the Persian name for a shrub known as Lawsonia inermis. It is also called mehndi, heena, and hinna. It has small, four-petaled flowers ranging from yellow to pink and its leaves produce a red dye. Twice a year the leaves are harvested, dried, and ground into a fine powder. This powder is used to dye hair red and for the ancient eastern art of mehndi. Mehndi is a simple, beautifully spiritual form of body decoration used for thousands of years. Henna contains hennotannic acid, a dye that bonds with the collagen in skin cells and keratin of fingernails and hair, leaving behind a red coloring.
Mehndi is the Hindi word describing the process of painting patterns on the body with henna paste and the resulting stains left on the skin. Using henna paste, intricate patterns are applied to the skin, traditionally on the hands and feet. In India, henna is an essential part of weddings, symbolizing the strength of love in a marriage. The bride's henna is usually extremely intricate. The groom sometimes has henna also. Tradition has it that the darker the mehindi, the stronger and longer lasting the love. Significant symbols are often added to bless the union. A lovely tradition is the hiding of the groom's name or initials in the pattern, which must be found before the wedding night can commence. Henna is used in many cultures as part of the celebration of special events, festivals, and religious holidays. During pregnancy, applying henna to the belly is believed to bless the mother and child during the difficulties of labor. It is said that henna is known for its power to protect, to bring luck, and to provide material as well as spiritual wealth.
The Secret History of Henna contains the latest and most in-depth research into the ancient and venerable history of the art of mehndi. Phoenix's grasp of ancient history and Asian art is wide-reaching, and his network of archaeologist friends has helped to provide some new finds pertinent to this study. Most of the information, theories and conclusions in The Secret History you will find no where else. The depth and meaning of ritual and sacred contexts are explored. Profusely illustrated.
Three ladies with hennaed hands perform a ritual [above].
"Henna has been used extensively in southern China from at least early in the Christian era. In the Nanfang Caomu Zhuang ("Description of Southern Plants) Xi Han (304 AD) says that "...henna was brought to the Southern Seas (SE Asia including the south-easternmost part of China) from Da Qin (Great Qin)." This could mean Rome, Alexandria or Syria, but most likely means the Deccan (western India). We believe this introduction of the henna plant would have been during the Mauryan Dynasty or the Kushan Dynasty at the latest. It also was imported into China overland from the southwest, i.e., directly from the Middle East/Iranian areas, through Bactria and the Ferghana-Pamirs. It was grown and used extensively in the southern regions which have always been more under the influence of India."
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
Special Mehndi designs
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