Vidai in Hindu Wedding
With elaborate wedding rituals, Vidai (also known as Bidai or Bidaai) is a ritual of bride bidding farewell to her family and leaving of her maternal home. Literally translating to the phrase ‘Goodbye,’ Vidai is one of the most sentimental outburst of any wedding across the world. The last ritual of the wedding, this Indian ceremony marks the end of Bride’s life as a daughter and establishes her new role as a wife and daughter-in-law. In Sikhism, this ceremony is called as ‘Doli’ Origin Originally, brides were given away to kings and princes from far off lands, as a gift, property or something to surrender or make a treaty between two kingdoms. This is where the inception of the ‘Vidaai’ ceremony took place. The Ritual of Vidaai Indians have always believed…
