Welcome to another wonderful blurttime episode.
I remembered the first time I went to the northern part of Nigeria, I saw a lot of ladies with beautiful designs that looks like tattoo on their hands and legs. I was astonished, and I curiously asked my guardian "why do almost every lady here have a tattoo on their body, is that a norm or some kinda cultural thingy." He laughed hysterically I was quite embarrassed
He now explained to me saying:
Lalle is a traditional body art technique mostly done by the Hausa people of Northern Nigeria. It is quite popular among the Fulani and the Kanuri cultures (I've seen it among Indians too). This traditional practice has been in existence for decades, and it is often worn by women and young girls. Lalle is also known as "Henna" in English.
Lalle is a plant-based dye gotten from the Lalle leaf which is dried and blended into a powdered form. The powder is mixed with water, lemon, dye and oil perfume and applied on the body.
It is mostly practiced during weddings as part of the marriage rites and is widely accepted as a sign of blessings and fertility. It is also worn at other festivals and celebrations. For the northern Nigerian wedding festivities, there is usually a day set aside for Lalle to be designed known as Kamu or Wuni (Sa lalle), which is strictly for the bride, her friends and female family members.
The Lalle designs are not permanent and should be visible on the skin for about 4 to 6 weeks depending on one's skin texture
It looks so beautiful and gorgeous when a friend of mine applied it, I'm gonna be sharing her picture and tell me what you think about it.
She's quite shy tho😅😅