Geçmişten Günümüze Ordu Düğünlerinde Gelin Olma Anlayışı Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme
Abstract
There are three important transition stages in human life. The first of these is birth, and the third is
death. These two transition stages symbolize both a new beginning and an ending in human life.
However, marriage, as the second transition stage, is at the very center of human life and generally
covers a considerable period of time in the life cycle. Rather than marriage being a concept on its
own, it also includes many titles, such as family, kinship, and the continuation of lineage. Wedding
ceremonies are a tradition to announce marriage. The way wedding ceremonies are performed may
show differences and similarities in every society, even among different ethnic groups within the
same society. Many cultural events, such as social rules, religion, social understanding and status,
economy, and education, are effective in wedding ceremonies. Changes in these factors over time
sometimes change the values that people have adopted, sometimes destroy them and replace them
with new ones. Based on this understanding, the concept of bridehood, which has changed over
time in Ordu weddings, is emphasized. The information we obtained from source people about the
past was evaluated comparatively with today's understanding of bridehood, and the positive and
negative consequences of these changes were determined by focusing on the reasons for the
change in the understanding of being a bride.
Keywords
Family, wedding, Ordu, being a bride