 It was also a chance for the families to celebrate together before the wedding.The groom's family would "sahij" or dance through the streets of the village until reaching the house of the bride.Once there, the family would mix henna together, which would then be used to decorate the bride and grooms hands (with the groom's being merely the initials of his bride and himself), and then offer the bride her mahr (usually gold as it does not decline in value like other wealth).