Marriage Rites in South Caspian Villages: Ethnographic and Linguistic Materials from Māzandarān (original) (raw)

This article consists of a descriptive account of the traditional marriage rites in Māzandarān followed by two dialect texts with English translation. The ethnography describes various stages involved in a typical tradition marriage, including the proposal and betrothal, observances prior to the wedding ceremony, wedding procession, bridal chamber, unveiling feast, and the initial stages of the married life, taking altogether a period of slightly more than one year. The texts are expected to contribute to the study of the largely understudied language of Mazandaran. A brief grammar and a glossary accompany the texts.