Indian wedding glossary · After the wedding
What is Pag phera?
Also written: Pagphera, पग फेरा
Pag phera is the bride's first visit back to her parents' home after the wedding, after which the groom comes to bring her back with gifts.
- Who keeps it
- North Indian Hindu families, especially Punjabi and Delhi families.
- When
- A few days after the wedding, usually after the reception.
About Pag phera
What should you know about Pag phera?
Usually the bride's brother comes to fetch her a day or a few days after the wedding. The groom follows to take her home, and her family welcomes him with a meal and gifts.
It gives the bride, and her parents, a gentle pause after the rush of the wedding. In many families the bride stays a night or two, and the groom is treated as an honoured guest when he comes to take her back.
In the order of functions
Where does Pag phera come in an Indian wedding?
A few days after the wedding, usually after the reception.
- Before the weddingFixing the match, the engagement, the date and the card.
- The functionsPujas, haldi, mehndi, sangeet and the family days before the wedding.
- Wedding day ritualsFrom the baraat to the pheras, nikah and anand karaj.
- After the weddingVidaai, the new home, the reception and the first visits.
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On the card
What do families write on the invitation for Pag phera?
Not printed; it is arranged between the two families.
Related words
Words that go with Pag phera
- Vidaai
Vidaai is the farewell of the bride from her parents' home after the wedding, when she leaves with the groom for her new home.
- Mooh dikhai
Mooh dikhai, meaning showing the face, is the custom where the women of the groom's family and neighbourhood meet the new bride, see her face and give her gifts or money.
- Reception
A reception is the party, usually hosted by the groom's family after the wedding, where the newly married couple meet guests, receive blessings and gifts, and everyone shares a meal.
- Griha pravesh
Griha pravesh is the welcome of the new bride into her husband's home, when she gently tips over a kalash of rice with her right foot at the threshold and steps inside.
- Satyanarayan katha
Satyanarayan katha is a puja to Lord Vishnu that many Hindu families hold at the groom's home after the wedding, with the new couple, to give thanks and seek blessings.
Questions
Pag phera, answered
What is Pag phera?
Pag phera is the bride's first visit back to her parents' home after the wedding, after which the groom comes to bring her back with gifts.
Which families celebrate Pag phera?
North Indian Hindu families, especially Punjabi and Delhi families.
When does Pag phera happen in the order of wedding functions?
A few days after the wedding, usually after the reception.
What do families write on the invitation for Pag phera?
Not printed; it is arranged between the two families.
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