the dot
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 12:21 pm
T H E F O R E H E A D D O T
For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot (Bindi) on their foreheads. Most of us have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion, but the India Embassy in Washington , D.C. has recently revealed the true story.
When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the union. On her wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to see whether he's won a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, a taxi cab or a motel in America .
If nothing is there, he must remain in India to answer telephones and provide us with technical support.
For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot (Bindi) on their foreheads. Most of us have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion, but the India Embassy in Washington , D.C. has recently revealed the true story.
When a Hindu woman gets married, she brings a dowry into the union. On her wedding night, the husband scratches off the dot to see whether he's won a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, a taxi cab or a motel in America .
If nothing is there, he must remain in India to answer telephones and provide us with technical support.