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Re: does henna have meaning to it?....please don't be stupid
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Posted by Laila on August 31, 1999 at 03:42:32:
In Reply to: Re: does henna have meaning to it? posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on August 30, 1999 at 14:28:20:
OBVIOUSLY YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT HENNA IF YOU THINK ITS JUST FOR SEXINESS! : For most women, in most of the four or five thousand years that henna : has been used, henna is primarilly a cosmetic, but one that is : particularly lucky, sexy and beautiful. : : There are several traditions were henna had more specific attributes. : In North Africa and the Middle East, henna is regarded as having the : power to dispell the evil eye, to deter djinn...and generally having : the qualitly of "baraka", that is, blessedness. THe extent to which : each person takes that seriously differes greatly. For instance, all : of us would classify a four leaf clover as a symbol of good luck, and : would be very pleased to find one, but very few people would actually : expect to win the lottery with one in hand. Henna and its : significance is in about the same league with four-leaf clovers. It's : reputation as lucky is widespread, but not very deep. : In India and elsewhere, the patterns often have meanings, but so do : the patterns in carpets and embroidery. (And in henna, the : patterns and meanings very closely parallel those of textiles!) Every : culture has a visual language as much as a verbal language. The : patterns are most often for luck, joy, things that women find : beautiful and dear, or sexy. : I have LOTS of sheets of henna patterns...I will email you the ones : for good luck and averting evil. Anyone else? ...just email and ask. :
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