Azerbaijan is mostly a country which has a unique and rich marriage tradition. It is actually known worldwide due to the rich and festive events. The wedding formal procedure is along with a reception with traditional meals.
A few days before the marriage, a groom’s family arranges for a dowry ceremony to arrange the new bride for her matrimony. The dowry includes comforter sets, clothes, shoes, jewels and also other gifts.
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In some areas, a ‘khinayakhdi’ was held wherever all the young girls and women were dyed with henna and decorated all their hands. This is a way of displaying that the lady is ready to get married.
Then a gang of 25-30 people gathered about the bride. One among her friends, sisters-in-law or her father set a ring on the finger and protected her shoulders with a kerchief. They also gave her some sweets.
After the ‘khinayakhdi’, merry-making and dancing started. The music survived until the morning hours.
In some locations, the ‘khinayakhdi’ took place in the bride’s home while in other neighborhoods it was held in the groom’s house. On the ‘khinayakhdi’, the girls and ladies sang bayati (folk quatrains) and danced. These were also provided trays of fruit and charaz (nuts, fried peas and dried fruits) that had been placed on a shakh-tree.