Friday, March 29, 2024
Haryana

The People


Customs


Marriage Ceremony

The ceremony of wearing the sacred thread by the boys is important among the Brahmins. This is performed at about the age of fifteen. Marriage is most important, when elaborate rituals are performed. With difference in details from community to community. Child marriage was common in Haryana. Now among the upper and educated classes, marriages are held at a comparatively late age. Even in rural areas child marriages are rare. Sati was practiced particularly among certain communities. Widow remarriage is less restricted even among the higher classes.