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The hen night and the stag night have long been a tradition just before the day of the wedding. The hen night is for the bride and her friends and the stag night being for the groom and his mates. Both of these traditions have been there for decades in one form or the other and have a history behind them.

The hen night, which is also called the bachelorette party, is the part that is held for the bride to be. In the UK, Australia and Ireland, the term used is hen party while that used in the US is bachelorette party.

There are many other terms used for the hen night in different parts of the West. The hen night was actually modelled after the stag-night, also called the bachelor party. It has long been a tradition to honour the bride to be on this night and have some fun before tying the knot.

It has been a tradition for centuries to give a party to the bride to be before the wedding day. However, it was started as a proper celebration in the 1960s when the sexual revolution took place. The main principle on which a bachelor party was based was that of gender equality, as men had the stag-night and the women the hen night.

The term hen party actually has its origins in the North Africa, Middle Eastern and Asian culture. The original word from which the term hen party came was henna, which is a wedding tradition in all these cultures. Henna has a lot of significance in the East and is believed to have tendencies to be able to purify the bride and keep her safe from the evil eye.

When it comes to the stag-night, it also has different names used in different parts of the world. The term stag-night or stag party is used in the UK, Canada as well as Ireland while it's called bachelor party in the US and bucks party in Australia. It is mostly considered to be the last night of a man's freedom before getting married and hence, things mostly get a little wild.

Many tricks are likely pulled on the groom to be on the stag-night and there is also major drinking involved, all on the groom's expense. The history of the stage night goes back to centuries old ancient history. There is evidence that the first time a stag night was held for someone was in the fifth century.

In the fifth century, the first stag night was held in Sparta. On this occasion, it was actually the military comrades who used to have a grand feast in honour of the groom to be in the night before the wedding. Other than the feasting, there was also toasting involved and the various friends of the groom toast one another and the groom to be. The reference that was given in the past to the stag night and the activities that took place was all things male. The stag night also called the bachelor party has become a tradition ever since and the hen night was also modelled after this.