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1202 BCE
Pakistan
Mehndi was often one of the most important pre wedding ceremonies, celebrated mainly by the brides family. The Mehndi was often applied to the brides hands and feet. The designs were very detailed and complicated. -
1201 BCE
India
It is believed that the Mehndi plant was carried from Egypt to India where it was used for decorating, medical uses, also to dye silk, wool, leather, horse mains and animal fur. Indian weddings were incomplete without a Mehndi ceremony, where they would get a sun on their palm which represents hands and feet. -
1200 BCE
Egyptian Era
The earliest documentation of henna is the traces found upon the fingernails of mummified pharaohs. It was also used on skin and hair.
