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NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey
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SUMMARY:Learn About Henna
LOCATION:Bridgewater branch\nBridgewater branch
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DESCRIPTION:Professional henna artist\, Maliha Merchant\, will demonstrate
  the uses of henna by doing a small flower henna demonstration. Patrons wi
 ll be given their own henna to practice the ancient art.\n\n.\nhttps://scl
 snj.libnet.info/event/506979
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The art of henna (called mehndi in Hindi &
 amp\; Urdu) has been practiced for over &nbsp\;5000 years in Pakistan\, In
 dia\, Africa and the Middle East. There is some documentation that it is o
 ver 9000 years old.&nbsp\; Because henna has natural cooling properties\, 
 people of the desert\, for centuries\, have been using henna to cool down 
 their bodies.&nbsp\; They make a&nbsp\;paste of henna&nbsp\;and soak their
  palms and soles of the feet&nbsp\;in it to get an air conditioning affect
 .&nbsp\;&nbsp\;They feel its cooling&nbsp\;sensation&nbsp\;throughout the 
 body for as long as the henna stain remains on their skin.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;In
 itially\, as the&nbsp\;stain faded away\, it left&nbsp\;patterns on the sk
 in surface&nbsp\;which led to ideas to make designs for decorative purpose
 s.&nbsp\; In the ancient Egyptian times mummies wore&nbsp\;henna designs&n
 bsp\;and it is documented that Cleopatra herself used henna for decorative
  purposes.</p>\n<p>Henna was not only a popular adornment for the rich but
  the poor\, who could not afford jewelry\, used it to decorate their bodie
 s as well.</p>\n<p>Today people all over the world have adopted the ancien
 t traditions of adorning their bodies with the beautiful natural artwork c
 reated from the henna plant.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;It became a very popular form of
 &nbsp\;temporary body decoration&nbsp\;&nbsp\;in the 90's in the US and&nb
 sp\;has become a growing trend ever since.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://
 sclsnj.libnet.info/event/506979
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