This is a tradition peculiar to North India and parts of the West where the bride changes her first name as well as her last name post marriage. The new first name is calculated on her and her husband’s combined astrological chart and the last name is the same as her husband’s last name. Also, the bride alters her middle name from that of her father’s name to her husband’s name. The practice is common not just in rural areas but even in urban areas. While a lot of women now retain their last names and add their husband’s surname too, the tradition of making the bride change her first name is wrong. A name is quite a person’s identity and making them change it is akin to stripping the complete identity away.
6. Marrying a peepul tree/dog.
In a crazy Indian wedding custom, if the bride is Manglik, she is made to first marry a Peepal tree or a dog. It is believed that marrying a Manglik woman results in the early death of the husband. Hence, the woman is first married to a tree or an animal to ward off the evil effects of the curse on her human husband. The husband has no such traditions to fulfill if he is Manglik. A simple religious ceremony resolves the issue.
Most Indians believe in astrology and all Hindu rituals are based on astrological charts. Even the wedding is held on an auspicious day according to the positions of the stars. However, while it is acceptable to believe in parts of astrology, such traditions are plain “stupidstition” and blind faith. It insults the woman and are demeaning to say the least.
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