Black Horse
04-02-2009, 04:56 PM
For centuries, Hindu women have worn a dot on their foreheads.
Most of us have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion,
but the Indian Embassy in Nashville 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 has won a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, a taxi cab or a motel in Tennessee.
If nothing is there, he must remain in India to answer telephones and provide us with technical advice.
Most of us have naively thought this was connected with tradition or religion,
but the Indian Embassy in Nashville 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 has won a convenience store, a gas station, a donut shop, a taxi cab or a motel in Tennessee.
If nothing is there, he must remain in India to answer telephones and provide us with technical advice.