Henna Nights.   

What Is A Traditional Turkish Hen Night?

(Kina Gecesi)



Traditionally in Turkey, the Henna Night or rather ‘Kina Gecesi’, pronounced (Kuh Nah Ge Je See), is a very beautiful experience that will set your hen night apart from the rest. For Turkish people it normally takes place the night before the wedding. The commonality with the English style hen night is that the bride’s friends and female family members gather to eat, dance, and sing. 

The bride and friends can choose whether or not to have Henna dye is put in their hands. The stain of the dye is meant to show everyone afterwards that there is a new bride or that someone has recently been to a close friends or family’s wedding. The dye stays in the hand for about a week and can sometimes last longer depending on skin type. In old times there was a song that use to be sung called the ‘Yuksek Tepelere’ which marks the bride leaving the family home to embark on a new life...

Henna nights are very popular in cities now. There are many alternatives for them such as in Turkish Baths or Spas. 

The Trinity Team can arrange a venue for the traditional ‘Kina Gecesi’ or a different styled Hen night if you so wish.

By the way, the best bit is that in Turkey all your friends and family are meant to pin gold on you to wish you good luck in your future life...



(In some cases brides sell some of their gold afterwards to re-coup their costs of the hen night).