I have noticed Henna (also known as mehndi) a reddish brown dye made from leaves and used to colour the hair and decorate the body, on the hands of women in art depicting Hinduism and on women from India and always wondered how it was done.
Henna is traditionally used for special occasions like weddings and birthdays in India, the Middle East, Pakistan and Africa but also research says it was something that poor people loved to do as they didn’t own jewellery. and could use it to adorn their bodies.
Our special occasion was just celebrating friendship and having a relaxing morning.
A well traveled friend of the family who has been doing henna since she was eleven years old offered to teach me and some friends how to do it.
For some reason some of my friends thought they would have henna done for them, but were…
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