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Things You Should Know When Attending a Bengali Wedding | Bengali Wedding Customs & Traditions

Updated: Feb 15


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Things You Should Know When Attending a Bengali Wedding | Bengali Wedding Customs & Traditions

Traditional Indian Weddings rituals are not just attractive, gorgeous, and full of fun, but also culturally rich and diverse. Every distinct Indian community wedding has a different style and some different wedding. And so is the Bengali wedding!


Traditional Bengali matrimony has its own different customs, taste, flavor, attires, food, and rituals – very different from almost all the other parts of India.


There are unlimited unique shades that one must not miss experiencing in a Bengali wedding tradition in order to derive pleasure from this genuine experience. Each and every ceremony is important to watch out for, starting with Aaiburo Bhaat, (the last meal as a bachelor/spinster), Gaye Holud (Haldi ceremony) and the main wedding ritual, afterward the Bashor Ghor.


So, here is the list of things to keep in mind and to check out for and experience, when being at Bengali marriage!


The Bachelorette Feast (Aiburo Bhaat)


This is celebrated a day before the wedding, a grand feast is put forward for the bride and the groom in their separate homes by their respective families. This meal was the last day of their homes as an unmarried man and woman. This is a celebration meal with friends and family joining in the fun of the couple’s end of singlehood and moving into Bengali Matrimony.


The Unique Wedding Attire