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Lines and swirls cover hands and wrists as the ink sets in and designs form.
At the Walk for Wishes event March 2, there were a variety of activities offered for students, staff and community members alike.
Students decorated their hair with colorful tinsel, purchased snacks from food trucks, shopped from various little stalls and much more.
The henna station, run by Saanvi Kirdak ‘26 and Nakshatra Biju ‘26, provided their own service. They, along with their friends, allowed students to experience the art of henna.
The tradition of providing this service began through a talk between Biju and her Seminar teacher during her freshman year.
“My Seminar teacher, she saw henna on my hand, and she was like ‘Oh, did you do that?’” Biju said. “She was like ‘You should totally do that for the walk!’ and I was like, ‘You know what? Sure!’”
This year, she and Kirdak both spent time recruiting fellow peers with the ability to perform henna art, purchased the necessary equipment and prepared for the event.
They, as well as other students who planned on doing henna, arrived at the school the day of Walk for Wishes around 8:30 a.m. and set up in the back of the cafeteria. The station officially began offering henna tattoos at 9 a.m.
Students lined up and waited their turn to receive their tattoos. Prices for patterns varied depending on complexity and size. Simple designs were $1 to $4, semi-complex were $5 to $9 dollars, complex were $10 to $15, while full hand patterns cost up to $25. Students either chose patterns out of pictures displayed on paper, or searched for references on their devices for the henna artists to replicate.
The artists were kept busy with customers for the entirety of the event, and the service raised over $200 by their conclusion at 1 p.m. that afternoon.
“A lot of people are coming, they love henna,” Kirdak said. “I feel it’s a good way to get a tattoo without actually getting a tattoo. It’s very cultural, it’s very fun to do as well.”
Henna will continue to be provided during this upcoming week’s Accesses.
