PRE-WEDDING CEREMONIES IN THE URAKHINSKY RURAL COMMUNITY IN THE 19th - EARLY 20th CENTURIES
| Autor: | S I Musaeva, K K Akhmedova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | History, Archeology and Ethnography of the Caucasus. 13:103-108 |
| ISSN: | 2618-849X 2618-6772 |
| DOI: | 10.32653/ch134103-108 |
| Popis: | The article deals with the ceremonial cycle of pre-wedding family and marriage rites observed by the Dargins-Urakhins in the Urakhinsky rural community in the 19th - early 20th centuries. The family is a unique social institution, the most important value of the society, which is a reliable custodian and source of transmission of ethnic culture, namely customs, traditions of the people, without which the culture of the people as a whole is inconceivable. Marriage of a son or a daughter in the Urakhinsky community, like for all Dagestan nationalities, was the most crucial event in the family life, therefore, parents themselves or their close relatives usually looked for a bride for the young man among those of equal social and economic status. From relatives and neighbors of the girl, they obtained information on her and her parents, the welfare of the family, the features of the girl’s character, her reputation, and the girl’s attitude to her own parents and relatives. The personal qualities of the bride - health, skills to run a household, ability to behave in society, respect for the elders, responsiveness and other moral qualities were of great importance. According to the adats and customs of the Urakhinsky community, the minimum marriage age for men was 20 years, for women - 15 years. Marriages with a large age difference between the couple were not approved by public opinion, nor were they condemned, as a rule these marriages were caused by socio-economic reasons. The article highlights family values, as well as the stages and forms of matchmaking and the role of parents in the whole process of the pre-wedding ceremonies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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