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It is quite rare to witness a Hausa or Fulani wedding without the bride adorning her body with henna. Henna is also known as Laali, it means more than a cultural symbol but also has personal qualities, that is, it makes the bride really special on her special day and women also use it to showoff their style, wealth and of course, beauty.
Henna is a non-toxic natural dye which is made from the henna plant. It is commonly used for hair dye or for temporary body art. Henna is believed to have originated as a form of body art more than 5,000 years ago, and was practiced across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
Hausa & Fulani brides always anticipate the day when they would apply the dye on their hands, palm and legs which gives some sort of tattoo-like look. The ceremony when the henna is applied is called Sa Lalle or Wuni. It is during this period that the bride prepares to spend her last moments in her father's house as a single woman.
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She's accompanied by friends and family in order to make it a memorable one. At this significant occasion, the dye will be mixed and used to create a pattern chosen by the bride which is mostly a floral design. The design is chosen from catalogue or pictures of people that have worn it on their body before during previous events.
The artist starts applying the dye on her body once the desired patten has been confirmed and chosen. The cost of the henna varies from the quality, pattern and so on. Nowadays, hydrogen peroxide is used to coat the henna when it is done to either change the shade(color), make it last longer or to achieve a better design.
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A Northern bride places so much importance to the henna "tattoo" and the whole event that follows it as it is like a farewell for her away from her father's house and a welcoming to his husband's house.