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⌈ Secret Post #2181 ⌋

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Re: Saris.

[(Anonymous)]

Let me preface this by saying I'm speaking anecdotally - but based on my own experience (Malayalee Christian raised overseas, but my parents are Kerala born and bred (in a traditional rural village) and we often go back during the hols), your character's religion would be more important.

In Hinduism, for instance, white can be the colour of mourning, yes (or sometimes, it's saffron for the widow, but it depends). In Christian weddings, the brides have two saris, and the first is always pure white. (The second is usually bought by the groom's family and can be any colour; my cousin who recently got married had a gorgeous purple and gold one.) So yeah, the colours can have different symbolism depending on the religion.

Another thing to keep in mind is how prevalent the caste system is in your fantasy world. Certain parts of India might still hold on to parts of it, but others certainly don't. My folks are Christian (Syro-Malabar Catholic, if you want to be precise) and we don't do the caste thing. My Hindu friends are aware of it, but don't really care about it.

The younger generation (generalisation!) tends not to be as worried about either the caste system or traditional colour symbolism. Depending on the area your character grew up in (or where this ball is) she may be more or less traditional than average. Certainly my family (I'm including my aunts who're the age of your character) have no qualms about wearing blue. It all really depends on a lot of factors. If you've got your fantasy equivalent of a multi-religious society that isn't hugely traditional to the point of oppression, then... the colour is not a problem. Go for the blue, it's fine.

Re: Saris.

[(Anonymous)]

Thanks for answering,

wow the wedding sounds so pretty!

I thought the caste system sounded suspiciously old-fashioned, as I have a South-Asian friend (we've grown distant, unfortunately) who wore this amazing pink and blue one and didn't see any problem with it at all. It's just I don't want to offend anyone and I'm aware getting her sari blaringly wrong (like having it black, which seems to be incorrect) would just make it seem like I didn't give a toss about her.

There is a massive class system in the fantasy world, unfortunately. However the character I'm talking about is kind of...rising up against it, so maybe she would rock the blue sari and not care.

Thanks so much for your answers!