Exploring the pre-wedding rituals of Shughni people in gbao аccording to the concept of Arnold van Gennep
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Title
Exploring the pre-wedding rituals of Shughni people in gbao аccording to the concept of Arnold van Gennep
Alternative Title
Омӯзиши силсилаоинҳои қабл аз тyйи сокинони Шуғнони ВМКБ дар асоси назарияи Арнолд ван Геннеп
Publication Type
Language
tgk
Number of Pages
6
Location
Tajikistan
Keywords
Ritual
Transition
Wedding
Status
Ceremony
Relevance to ICH Safeguarding
Description
Before celebrating a wedding, people in Shughnan perform a series of rituals and customs, which are essential, and without their completion, a wedding ceremony would not take place. These rituals are called pre-wedding rituals or pre-wedding series. The pre-wedding series of ceremonies” begins with the ceremony of choosing the bride and ends with the custom of inviting guests to the celebration of the wedding. The series of pre-wedding rituals includes the customs of choosing the bride (xuščīd), matchmaking (guftugu or xeẋitlāpt), offering qalin and gifts (kuẋmat qalin), the ceremony of cutting and sewing clothes of the bride and groom (jůmaburůn), cooking bread and sweet halvah (kulcha-yat xiẋc pêxt), and inviting guests to the wedding ceremony (jêtchīd). Starting with the custom of choosing a bride and until arranging a wedding ceremony is considered a crucial moment for the bride and groom. The founder of the theory of transition ceremonies, Arnold van Gennep, and his followers studied the series of special periods within the framework of transitional ceremonies and established three periods of transition: the first one is separation (preliminary), the second is limen (intermediate or liminar), and the third is reaggregation (inclusions or postliminar). Every transition is accompanied by a sequential passage, making up a single ceremonial cycle. In this article, we focused on the theory of Arnold van Gennep and analyze that through which periods of transition ceremonies in traditional culture in Shughnan the bride and groom are passing.
Book/Journal Title
Publisher
Tajik State Pedagogical University named after Sadriddin Aini
Place of Publication
Tajikistan
Date of Publication
2022
Issue
6-1 (101)
Pages
350-355
ISSN
2219-5408
Academic Field
Ethnography
Social Anthropology
Community/Ethnic Group
Shugnan district
Bride and groom
Contributor
Active Contribution
Tajikistan, FY 2024