What is the ritual of stolen shoe?
When the groom sits in the pavilion, he takes out his shoes. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the bride’s sisters and friends secretly steal shoes and hide somewhere. Then after marriage, when the groom needs shoes, then he has to withdraw Neg i.e. gift or money from his anniversary. There is a lot of fun in this ritual and there is a funny noise between the two sides.
This ritual is not only a timepass, but an intelligent thinking is hidden behind it. The bride’s sisters take a little test of their future brother -in -law and see how they handle the situation. If the groom smiles, jokingly neglected and is not angry with anyone, then it shows that he is a calm nature and intelligent person, who will play relationships with heart. This ritual also shows how the groom adopts new relationships and how comfortable it is with the new family.
A friendly atmosphere is created between the two family through the ritual of the shoe stole. When the groom and his family members try to withdraw shoes from the anniversary, the conversation takes place, laughs and the relationship becomes very friendly. These things later make the relationship strong for a long time. Not only this, this ritual also gives confidence to the bride’s family that the groom understands their belonging and respects relationships.
What is its historical connection?
According to some folk beliefs, this ritual is very old. It is said that Sita Mata’s friends also stole her shoes at the time of Shri Ram’s marriage. Although there is no concrete evidence, it tells that this ritual has been a part of our tradition for centuries. Apart from this, even in olden times, marriage was considered not only a symbol of social harmony, not only religious, but this ritual gives a glimpse of the same thinking.