List of Traditional Marriage Games of India

Games played in Marriages between bride and groom –  In South India, marriage rituals usually get completed in an hour or two in the morning. After the marriage, the families of both the bride and groom get free time to sit and chat among the relatives till they vacate the chatram (Marriage Hall), during this leisure time they conduct games between the Bride and Groom and sometime among the relatives just to have fun. Here are some of the games played traditionally in South India Marriages.

  • Pattukku Pattu (பாட்டுக்கு பாட்டு)
  • Thenga uruturathu (தேங்காய் உருட்டுறது)
  • Poo Bandhu (பூ பந்து)
  • Koachitu Poorathu (கோபித்துக்கொண்டு செல்வது)
  • Appalam Udaithal (அப்பளம் உடைத்தல்)
  • Manjal Thanner (மஞ்சள் தண்ணீர்)
  • Mothitram Thedurathu ( மோதிரம் தேடுறது)

Paattukku Paatu is one of the famous game played in Marriages, Picnic’s, etc. In this game a person or group begins a new song starting with the last letter of the song sung by the previous person or group.

How to Play:

Number of Persons required for playing this game is a minimum of two persons. If more than two persons are interested in playing the game then 2 groups with equal number of players are formed. First, a group sings a song and stop at a point and then the other group has to sing a song starting with the last letter of the song sung by the previous group, this goes on like a chain and if a group fails to start a song then the other group gains one point. This game continues until all in the group gets tired.

Rules:

  • Anyone from the group can start the song if they know it and others can join

  • The group has to start the song within 10 seconds failing the opponent group will start a count down from 10 and if they fail to start before the countdown they lose.

  • The song should be of same genre  for example: Throughout the game they have to sing Tamil film songs

Thenga Uruturathu

Thengai uruturathu is one of the interesting traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. The bride and groom are asked to sit in opposite directions leaving a distance of 5 to 10 feet (with respect to availability of space). Then one coconut is given to each other and are asked to roll on the ground to the opponent i.e. Bride to the Groom and Groom to the Bride at the same time. The roll it in such a way that the coconuts gets hit by the other on the way. It sometimes happen that the coconuts break into two on the way when they get hit. Usually each of them should roll the coconut for three times.

All the relatives gather around the Bride and groom and make fun of them by commenting and in other ways.

Poo Bandhu

Poo Bandhu is yet another  interesting traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. The bride and groom are asked to sit in opposite directions leaving a distance of 5 to 10 feet (with respect to availability of space). Then a ball made of flowers is given to them and are asked to throw it to the each other, if the bride throws the ball the groom needs to catch the ball and vice versa. The bride and groom make all false throw to bring more fun in the scene.

All the relatives gather around the Bride and groom and make fun of them by commenting and in other ways.

Koachitu Poorathu

Koachitu Poorathu is one of the interesting and funny traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. The Groom with his friends and cousins has go to a room or a place in the marriage hall and should sleep on his friend’s Lap and cover himself with his Angavastaram (A long towel which we use to wear on the shoulders) pretending that he is angry with the Bride. The friends for their part will get the grooms chain, ring, watch, and other belongings and distribute among them selves.

The bride with her friends and relatives come to the groom where he is sleeping with Juice, Comb, mirror, tooth brush (a stick which villagers used to brush their teeth), etc to calm down the Groom and take him back to home.

The Bride will try to convenience the groom, while the friends and relative criticise the actions the bride and groom do. Finally once the groom is convenienced the Bride will wake the Groom give tooth brush (Stick), then water any comb his hair by holding the mirror in front of the groom, do him other make up with the things she brought  and finally give the juice to calm him down. Then she gets the grooms belongings from his friends and put it on the groom and takes the grooms angavastaram and tie it to her saree and take him home.

Usually this game is played in order to show Groom’s friends and cousins to the Bride.

Appalam Udaithal

Appalam Udaithal is yet another interesting traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. The bride and groom are asked to sit in opposite directions so that they can touch each other’s face. Then roasted Appalams (Pappad) are kept in a basket near them and the Bride and groom are asked to play with it by hitting it in others face. First the bride picks two appalams in two hands and take it to Groom’s face and crush it by hit it in the cheek of the Groom without hurting. It will be of great fun when they hit the applam on one another with bit force without hurting the opponent.

All the relatives gather around the Bride and groom and make fun of them by commenting and in other ways.

Manjal Thanner

Manjal Thanneris yet another interesting traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. The bride and groom are asked to go to an open place and stand in opposite direction in a space of 5 to 10 feet. Then a bucket of water with turmeric powder (Manjal) mixed in it is give to the each other, then with a relative accompanying with each other, each take a cup of turmeric water from the bucket and pours it on the others head (i.e. The Bride to Groom and Groom to Bride). They do this for three times. They usually play this game with turmeric water in order to kill unwanted bacteria and germs (which they may have got during the marriage ceremony) in their body as turmeric has medicinal value.

All the relatives gather around the Bride and groom and make fun of them by commenting and in other ways.

Mothitram Thedurathu

Mothitram Thedurathu yet another interesting traditional game played by bride and groom in marriages. This game is played in traditional marriages just to have fun and to get an understanding between the Bride and Groom.

How to Play:

This game is played only after the marriage that is after tying the Knot. A bucket of water with turmeric powder (Manjal) mixed in it, is placed in front of the Bride and Groom and then a relative is asked to put a ring in the bucket and whirl the water. While the water with the ring whirls, the Bride and Groom are asked to get the ring, since there is only one ring in the bucket it will either go to the hands of Bride or the Groom. They do this for three times. To add more fun the relative will not put the ring in the bucket for one instance. All the relatives gather around the Bride and groom and make fun of them by commenting and in other ways.

This game is played to bring understanding and sacrifice between each other on the first day in front of their relatives

 

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