Marriage and Funerals

Human societies have long celebrated rites of passage, which effectively divide life into stages. The most commonly practiced among these today include those surrounding birth, marriage, and death. The resources below also discuss the institution of marriage and cultural elements that surround birth, marriage, education, and death.

March 25, 2023

Dwellings in Traditional Funeral and Burial Rituals of the Kyrgyz People (Using Yurts as an Example)

Using historical and ethnographic studies from previous years, literary data, and his own field research conducted over several years’ time in different regions of Kyrgyzstan, the author explores the place and role of dwellings in traditional funeral and burial rituals of the Kyrgyz people. The yurt, a type of dwelling continually used by the formerly […]

Marriage and Funerals

Dwellings in Traditional Funeral and Burial Rituals of the Kyrgyz People (Using Yurts as an Example)

Kyrgyz on Kyrgyzstan

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Russian MiniLesson: Funeral Lunches and Related Russian Vocabulary

Kyrgyz on Kyrgyz Female Role Models

Why Do Russians Shout «Горько!» (Bitter!) at Weddings?

Buryats on Buryatia

Exploring Russian Traditions in Vladivostok

Russian MiniLessons: Aging