Once upon a time there was an enchanted kingdom. A kingdom where even the poorest woman occasionally becomes a beautiful princes. All she needs is the green powder of the grinded henna leafs and the patience to sit very still for a while!
The henna ritual is traditionally practised during special occasions one of them being a wedding ceremony. The hands and feet of a Berber bride are painted the night before her wedding ceremony with patterns that symbolise baraka, fertility and prosperity.
In Dar Zohra we sometimes have a henna party to wave our female guests goodbye with a temporary souvenir. On their skin they carry back home the Berber symbols for protection and good fortune.
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| Henna ritual the night before the wedding ceremony. |
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| Floral henna pattern. |
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| Berber henna patterns. |
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