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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on March 4, 2004 at 21:47:59:

I had this conversation this evening.

"Oh you're studying henna? You must go to India! Henna is only done
in India"
"....... I believe you're mistaken"
"Well, that's what my Indian mother inlaw tells me"
".........um, well henna IS done in India, but its also done in 60
other countries"
"Well, why haven't you been to India to see THEIR henna? The Hindu
traditions of henna are the oldest and best."
"The Hindu henna traditions are relatively recent, historically. I'm
focusing on the older history, traditions, and science of henna, and I
get more info on that from libraries, museums, from the Middle East
and North Africa."
"My mother in law got henna for her wedding, and so I thought it
Hindus had done henna for weddings since antiquity."
"No, Hindu wedding use of henna is a relatively recent phenomenon.
There are wedding henna traditions that are far older."
"So what is henna, then?"
"Its henna. Henna is henna. Its a plant."
"No .... henna is tea."
"I believe you're mistaken."
"Well, that's what she tells me, she says she uses tea and mud and
I've seen her do it"
"Have you ever spilled tea on you and had it stain your skin?"
"No........."
"I believe the "mud" is henna"
"No, she said it was mud, and she'd know because she's Indian"
"What color did it stain?"
"Red"
"Then I'm pretty certain she had henna, then mixed in a little tea."
"Oh. Well, they always do treat me as if I"m stupid"
"Imagine that."

 

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