On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 1:07 PM, ss <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason I posted this news is the fact that wearing kumkum and flowers (and > bangles??) seems to be considered Hindu culture,
Possibly, but it might just have been considered "un-Christian" depending on the particular sect of Christianity. It might just be called vanity and un-Christian as such. (The prohibition on bangles in particular inclines me towards this as a possible interpretation.) There was a time when European Christians considered it vain to bathe too often. Japanese woodcuts during the era of first contact sometimes depict westerners with flies flying around them because the Japanese considered them to have such a bad smell. -- Charles
