Henna night has an important place in wedding traditions in Malatya. Songs sung and games played among women during henna nights are one of the oral transmission ways of local culture.
The song "Yüksek Ayvanlarda Bülbüller Öter" (Nightingales Sing in High Porches) is among the works known as henna melodies in Malatya. Henna nights are not just entertainment, but an environment where the bride is sent off, bonds are established between families, and traditional rituals are kept alive.
This tradition is one of the cultural practices where old and new practices are seen together, changing over time but preserving its basic meaning.