Tajik wedding custom

the tajik pioneers, like other peoples, have had multiple marriage regimes.

one of the first forms of marriage was the early marriage between a man and a woman.

in the recent past, tajiks have been married by men, mostly monogamous, and only a few are polygamous.

the marriage is characterized by several characteristics: first, the parents ' arrangement, with no autonomy for men and women; secondly, early marriage is common, with men aged 20 to 22 and women aged 18 to 20; and thirdly, relatives are given priority and, when entering into marriage, the next of kin and cousins (brothers, cousins and aunts) are given priority, and there is no blood taboo.

moreover, both men and women are not subject to generational and age restrictions.

marriage is considered only in the absence of close relatives and cousins; fourthly, a girl does not marry another nationality, while a man may marry a girl of another nationality.

this may be a custom inherited by the tajiks from ancient times; fifth is the general non-divorce, which is the same as the kazakhs and the korkuz, who speak of old age and never be separated.

as long as a couple is alive, they stay together and there is no culture of divorce.

divorce or the marriage of several husbands are considered shameful.

as a result, they are extremely cautious about the matter of marriage, with the phrase “a year must be spent in the event of a relationship” and the sixth is a system of transfer (or succession to marriage) in which, after the death of the husband, it is generally rare to remarry if there are children.

in case of remarriage, the husband ' s brother is the first to be married.

after the 1950s, there was also a change in the marriage customs of tajiks, and the nature of the trade in polygamy and marriage was gradually eliminated.

the tajik wedding includes betrothals, marriage, etc.

there are two main forms of traditional engagement: adult betrothal and child betrothal.

the age of betrothal is usually 15,6 years for men and 13,4 years for women, and the marriage ceremony takes place shortly after the betrothal, while the child betrothal is the betrothal of a man and a woman when they are minors, or even when they are of several years old.

the ceremony lasted three days.

the first day is the beginning of the ceremony.

both men and women dress and prepare in their own homes, and both are busy and happy.

guests at weddings bring gifts to greet them with gifts ranging from four to six, and clothing, jewellery, etc., and the next of kin sends sheep.

the mother or sister-in-law put some flour on the gifts she sent.

in some places, in addition to gifts, women guests bring some white flour.

when we came to the bride ' s house, white flour was scattered over the walls as a sign of blessing.

the guests met together in two houses, one for each sex, and sang and danced.

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