Bible Quiz Hist
How is pithru dhanam nalkal done?
1. nilavilakku is lit 2. mat is spread 3. prayers are said. 4. Paternal brother of the bride/groom stands on mat. 5. bride's uncle in front of everyone (aka witnesses), gives agreed amount of money to groom's uncle.
the thali has how many "arimbu" or "mottu"?
21, shaped like a cross
the sign of the cross that the mom makes on the groom/bride using the palm leaf (dipped in water) is made how many times and what does it represent?
3 and it is a sign of prosperity, fertility, and sanctification.
What does the barber ask the people?
3 times, the barber asks "pathinezhu parishakku medulla maalorodu chothikunnu, Manavala cherukkane chantham charthatte?" (after getting permission from the audience, barber shaves groom and applies oil.
What does the crowd sing in response to when the priest sings beru mariyam?
Beru mariyam, beru maariyam, beru alaha yeldes mariyam
Kaipiduatham
Clasping of hands
Pithru Dhanam Nalkal
Giving of dowry
during chantham charthu, what does the father's elder/younger brother ask the people 3 times?
Ichapad kodukkate
nilavilakku
Lamp (used during pirthru Shazam nalkal)
after the vaazhu pattu, the ceremony comes to an end and then starts the...
Mathuram koduakal
Panthel
Tent (or hall) where guests assemble
Chantham Charthu
The meaning is "making beautiful"
the thali is placed where?
Vettila
alila
a leaf of the pipal tree
mylanchi
a paste made out of henna leaf
Main function of mylanchi?
beautify the girl
where does a mylanchi take place?
bride's house (or hall)
vaazhupidatham
ceremony at the manarkolam. brides mom goes to manarkolam and asks the crowd for their permission by asking them "manavalanum manavattikum vazhu pidikkatee?"
who sets up the stage for a mylanchi?
eldest sister of the bride's father
manarkolam
elevated platform/stage within panthel/hall for the couple to sit on
When does a mylanchi take place?
eve of the wedding
the song during a mylanchi serves what purpose?
gives biblical meaning to the ceremony since Eve plucked fruit with her hands, the palms are smeared. Eve used her legs to approach the fruit, her feet are smeared.
stuthi chollu (kodukal)
giving a blessing - for marriage, it signifies that the bride & groom are about to enter the most important state of life.
where are chantham charthus?
groom's house or any other place selected
at the end of the Mylanchi Ideel, who gives the ichapad to the bride?
her brother
What do the people respond when the mom asks for the crowds permission during vaachupidathm?
kettilla <-- makes it so that the mom has to ask for permission 3 times, 3rd time the crowd says "kettu"
Correct way to give ichapad
left hand supports elbow of right hand while giving ichapad. last person giving ichapad makes sure groom rinses his mouth.
During the nellum neerum welcoming by the grooms mother, what does she hold in her hands?
lit koluvilakku in one hand and utensil that can hold water
Berumariyam
means "Son of Mary". its a song sung by the priests at the end of the wedding mass to bless the couple
What does the bride's aunt have to place on the stage during a mylanchi?
nialavilake and korandi
When are chantham charthus?
on the eve of the wedding
Nadavili
one of the privileges of the higher castes. is done 3x during the procession.
Ichapad
pachore made out of rice, coconut, and brown sugar
During the nellum neerum, what does the sister of the groom hold in her hand as the couple are welcomed by the grooms mom?
paddy (Nellu) and blessed palm leaf in other hand.
Nellu = neerum =
paddy of rice water
Ari
placed in a metallic plate and vetila is placed on the Ari and the thali is placed on the top of the vetila.
veettilekku pradshinam
procession to the house
manthrakodi has customs from which three groups?
romans (veiling) Greek (wearing the Venetian mudi) Hindu (tying the thali)
manthrakodi charthal
sari given to bride by groom
mantharakodi
sari that priest blesses and puts onto bride's head. Thali is put on string (yarn taken from mantharakodi)
Korandi
small stool brought by groom's sister. (used in chantham charthu). it is then covered by a white sheet of cloth
In the olden days, the goldsmith used to make something to bring to the bride's house on the eve of the wedding, what was the item?
thali
what is used during the veettilekku pradshinam?
thazhakakuda, kurava, nadavili and some instruments
who accepts the thali from the goldsmith?
the groom's sister.
thalekettu
tying of turban on the head
when the mother of the bride holds her hand out for the vaazhu pidatham, what does the choir sing?
vaazhu pattu
vaideekarku stuthi
vadideekan means priest. so this is requesting the blessings of the priests who participated in mass.
Kindi
water for the groom to rinse his mouth with during chantham charthu
nellum neerum
when the couple reaches the reception hall or panthel
Kolambi
where rinsed water is collected during chantham charthu.
In the chantham charthu, who makes whom beautiful?
who: barber whom: groom
who places the mylanchi on the bride and where do they apply it to?
who? a sister of the bride's father/g-ma. where? inside + outside the bride's hands and feet.
