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India

Tradition & gender roles

Traditions

01

Diwali

  • "swarm of lights" & "arrangement of lights"

  • new lamps for helping souls to find nirvana

  • picture of Lakshmi placed on the bank records

  • will-lit houses are visiten by Lakshmi

  • houses are richly decorated

Diwali

  • different variants of Diwali

  • the five days are a bit different

BUT some things are the same:

  • celebrates the victory of good over evil

  • houses are decorated with lights

  • the lights show the spirit of the dead the way to the land of bliss*

*Seligkeit

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Henna & Mehndi

  • bodypainting - Mehndi

  • important cultural custom

  • used for celebrations like weddings & festivals

  • stylish feature

Bindi

  • painted dot between the eyebrows
  • symbolizes the "third eye"
  • traditionally mark of a married woman
  • widows renounce it

Bindi/Tilaka

gender roles

02

VS

Women

  • talking care of raising children
  • perform domestic work
  • secondary role
  • live under protection of father/husband

Men

  • better healthcare
  • more respected
  • more educated
  • breadwinner

Madhuri Dixit

"Men must change their mindsets towards women. If they are more respectful towards them things will change at the grassroot level. It will happen slowly, but everyone has to move togehter."

Thank you for your attention!