Vestnik of Orenburg State Pedagogical University. Electronic Scientific Journal. 2017. № 3 (23). P. 98—106

 

07.00.00 HISTORICAL SCIENCES AND ARCHEOLOGY

UDC 94(47) ‘‘18/19’’

Godovova Elena Viktorovna, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (Orenburg branch)

 

WEDDING CEREMONIES OF ORTHODOX ORENBURG COSSACKS AS AN ELEMENT OF PRESERVING THE IDENTITY OF A SOCIAL GROUP (SECOND HALF OF THE 19th — EARLY 20th CENTURY)

Abstract

One of the aspects of studying the everyday life of the Cossacks is the study of its traditional culture, one of the components of which is the rite. The purpose of this article is to characterize the wedding ceremony of Orthodox Orenburg Cossacks by means of its complex description with the identification of features peculiar to some areas of the Orenburg Cossack Host, namely, Troitsk and Chelyabinsk districts. The analysis of sources and literature allows us to draw a number of conclusions. Firstly, the wedding ceremony of the Orenburg Cossacks was similar to that of the All-Russian Cossacks, but at the same time had specific features: marriage within the class boundaries, equal social status of father-in-law and son-in-law, great role of men in wedding rituals, accompanying the rite with Cossack songs. The same specificity was characteristic of wedding rituals in other Cossack armies. Secondly, despite the emergence of new trends by the end of the nineteenth century, such as a “runaway” marriage, the wedding ceremonies of the Orenburg Cossacks retained their identity, which indicates the identity of this social group.

Key words

Cossacks, Orenburg Cossacks army, weddings of Cossacks, wedding ceremonies, “runaway” marriage, custom of request, handicraft, betrothal, wedding.

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