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1. Jat Social Custom

2. The North Indians states including
Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and
Rajasthan accommodates the Jat
community people. They are also rooted
in Pakistan’s Sindh region. In the
medieval times the Jats shifted to the
Gangetic Plain areas of the Delhi territory
and the north-eastern Rajputana areas.
The majority of the community members
were busy in agriculture but are now
shifting to various different professional
activities. Jats respect elderly person in
their society irrespective of the financial
condition of the individual. …
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3. Jat Social Customs Advantages:
The Jat social customs which are
followed by the community members
does have its advantages. The purity of
race is maintained by their matrimonial
customs. The next generation’s health is
promoted by the marriages within the Jat
community itself. The boys give regard to
the girls from the same village, as they
are considered sisters. Further, it is an
obligation to permit widow-marriage in the
Jat community, which is known as
karewa. But the widows having…
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4. children are not encouraged to remarry
and are supported financially by the
husband’s relatives. The Jats live in the
large joint families who share the same
hearth. As the modernity is taking roots,
community members are finding the work
away from their home and system of joint
family is weakening.
Jat Wedding Traditions:
The Jat community weddings
traditions have rigid rituals and the
community members follow them…
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5. religiously. The Jat matrimony alliances
must belong to same community. The
non-Jat marriages are unacceptable.
Presently, brides from the non-Jat
communities are accepted but the
community members do not encourage
them. It is a taboo for a Jat girl to wed
outside the community, which is
considered a disgrace. ‘Gotra’ also is an
important factor as the bride and groom
can’t belong to same gotra who are
considered as sister and brother. Also, if
the boy and girl are of different gotras but
are from same village, their alliance is…
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6. not permitted according to the Jat
matrimony customs.
The Jat Wedding Rituals:
The Jat weddings have Pre-wedding
rituals, main wedding and the post
wedding rituals which are based on the
traditional Vedic rituals. The wedding
ceremonies contain pre- wedding ritual
called Sagai or the engagement
ceremony. The ‘Anguthi Pahnana’ or the
ring ceremony is also part of this. Several
other rituals concerning both families…
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7. start almost one month prior to main
wedding. The Main wedding ceremony is
highlighted by ‘Kanyadan’ ceremony and
‘Sat Pheras’ and the “Varmala’ with host
of the other rituals. The post-wedding
rituals include mainly ‘Vidai’, ‘Dwar Rukai’
and ‘Grah Pravesh’ with several other
accompanying rituals. The Jat wedding
theme is based on the strict traditions
and usually is vibrant affairs.
Wedding Reception:
The Jat wedding receptions are…
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8. marked by vegetarian food containing
local delicacies, variety of sweets and
deserts and traditional drinks. There is
dance on the dholak music beats and a
lot of bonhomie. Also, nowadays
photography and video recording are the
accepted modern norms in the Jat
community as well, during the wedding as
well as the reception proceedings.
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