Henna is never tattoo ..
Posted by Jewel on February 01, 2000 at 02:18:52:
In Reply to: Re: Henna goes under a different file... posted by Kenzi on February 01, 2000 at 00:30:24:
I have people asking me (with their nose high up in the air); If it's
gonna fade away, why do it at the first place ? Then I'd go into my
Henna Rant but I could'nt have said it better than what CCJ wrote :-).
Then again, these people don't know and would never know the beauty of
mehndi (even if you tell them).
In my opinion, henna has NEVER been a tattoo. I guess it's different
here 'cos henna has been around for a long time and most people,
normally Muslims and Hindus (Malays & Indians) have known henna all
their lives. As what I've told Catherine, henna has been used
extensively especially for weddings here and there are no issue of it
being ever resembled as tattoos. The again, henna was used mainly to
paint the fingertips so it actually resembled NOTHING like a tattoo.
After mehndi gained nationwide and worldwide popularity, more and more
traditional mehndi designs have turned contemporary and tattoo-like.
In a society where tattoos are still associated with "bad vibes"
(gangsters, secret societies and such), mehndi/henna has always been
looked upon as the favourable alternative to body decorating. I am a
staunch Muslim (ie I do what I'm supposed to do and avoid the
opposite) and no way my family would've approve of mehndi if they
think it's tattoo. But my mom has been proud of me, advertising my
"talents" to one and all, went all the way to make sure I have enough
henna supply, shared her henna recipes, and put a price on every henna
designs I do. In other words, in their opinion, mehndi is NOT a
tattoo. As an artist, discovering this art was such a delight. As a
restless artist, I like to see the designs on my hands/feet/other body
parts change all the time :-). I appreciate tattoo as it is, but
henna/mehndi is certainly a class of it's own.
Peace
~Jewel~
- Re: Henna is never tattoo .. kenzi 04:20:57 2/01/00
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