Obyczajowość i zwyczaje weselne Azerbejdżanu. Tradycja i Transformacja

After the Islamisation of the Azerbaijani population, many areas of life were subordinated to the dogmas of Islam. On the one hand, what took place was an adaptation of customs to the principles of Islam, such as funerals, marital life, childbirth, dances, etc. On the other hand, completely new forms of rituals emerged, such as the circumcision of boys, Ramadan and Kurban, ritual prayers and pilgrimages, etc. While the institution of marriage and wedding (kəbin) was also regulated by sacred canons, engagements and wedding customs preserved many remains from pre-Islamic times. Some elements of the wedding tradition even refer to pagan beliefs (mirror, candles of the bride, a bride being led by her father around the standing lamp, a red belt on a wedding dress, etc.). Another manifestation of this phenomenon is the fact that while the funeral customs of many nations that adhere to Islam look similar, wedding traditions, on the other hand, differ even among the various Turkic peoples. The article focuses on premarital and wedding customs. The aim of the work is to describe the wedding tradition and present the transformation process of many customs and superstitions in this field.