A wedding in the life of every person is a solemn and exciting event. Indeed, only on this beautiful day, boys and girls apply a new status, which imposes certain responsibilities on a person. Getting married is a very serious decision that needs to be approached thoroughly, because this decision completely depends on how your life will develop in the future.
Azerbaijani wedding, what is it really? The embodiment of all the traditions of the people in this festive celebration. Azerbaijani wedding is very different from weddings of other nations. This is a more impulsive and emotional holiday, which is filled with traditions originating hundreds of years ago. Azerbaijani wedding begins with matchmaking. A close relative is sent to the bride by the groom , who must notify the bride's relatives of the intention of the matchmaking. It happens that you can’t get consent, then one of the most respected people from the groom’s family takes all measures to get this positive answer from the bride’s parents.
Further traditions of the Azerbaijani wedding include matchmaking. The father of the newly made groom asks to come to his house the closest relatives. Further, all together make a common decision about direct matchmaking. Relatives on the part of the groom consult the bride. They learn her opinion on this matter, after a general decision is made by the mother of the bride, the date is announced when the small and large engagement will be held.
The first is a small betrothal. During it, according to tradition, the groom gives the bride gifts or gives her a ring that is put on the finger by either the father of the groom or his sister. The next stage in the Azerbaijani wedding is a big engagement. On this day, relatives from the groom are presented with everything necessary for the wedding dress of the bride. But there is one caveat: shoes for the bride are not included in this decoration , her mother-in-law presents the girl a little later. Also, on the day of the bride’s great betrothal, other gifts from the groom are presented on special trays.
A month after the big engagement, the bride and her relatives come to visit the groom on a return visit. All trays are returned, additional gifts are given to the groom and his family.
A few days before the wedding, the bride sends all her dowry to the bridegroom. There, the guy’s sisters take it apart, and after that they begin to prepare a room for the young. Also, a few days before the wedding, rapid preparations for the celebration begin. Women begin to cook kefir, pita bread and felt. These products are the main part of the festive table of the Azerbaijani wedding.
Early registration of marriage implied only the so-called wedding, which was carried out by a maul. This religious ceremony was performed a few days before the celebration of the celebration. Nowadays, marriage registration also includes official registration with the registry office.
The celebration itself, i.e. Azerbaijani wedding lasts about three days. The first day is the celebration of the wedding only by the bride's side, the groom and several representatives from his family are also invited. The second day - respectively, the celebration in the groom's house. In the morning, preparations begin, and the groom, most often with his father and brothers, leaves for his already wife. While the young people are going to the celebration in the groom's house, his relatives cut the ram at home. The task for the young is to jump over the sacred animal at the entrance to the house, but before the mother-in-law smears the young with the blood of the just-killed animal. The wedding night among Azerbaijanis, as it were, sums up the single life of the young and gives rise to entry into a new, already family life.