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Siraye Endalew Wobetie.

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This study was conducted on Functions of Marriage Ritual in Jabi Tehinan district, Amhara Region. Usually, marriage is a drastic transition and transformation of human’s life. Because of this during Marriage different, continuous, and functional rituals are performed. In the Jabi Tehinan district child marriage is still being practiced which makes marriage transition difficult and complex. However, many rituals help couples’ transition and transform this difficult childhood marriage. The rituals have the roles of accompanying the transition of marriage (highlighting), providing treatment (healing), adapting the couples to the transition (exercising the change), announcing the change of status (confirming) and strengthening the social relationships of the community. The study, in general, looked at the rituals that take place from the eve of the wedding to the honeymoon ceremony, where the main transition and change of marriage takes place. The ceremonies have different roles for brides and the community around them.

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