• Sunil Kumar Mandi

Marriage culture is one of the other cultures of Santal society. According to the proverbs of the ancestors of the Santal community, parents are absolved from sins by giving their children in marriage. This applies not only to Santal society but also to world society. Marriage is a social culture for every human being in the world. The married life of two strangers begins with the marriage ceremony. Legitimate children are born after marriage. This is exactly how happiness and sadness pass in social life. And this is how the culture of marriage continues to be carried on in society from generation to generation. In this way, marriage continues to be a human creation through culture. Finally, family is the smallest institution in society, and family groups are the most valuable things in society. Marriage culture in Santal society is a pure practise, a religious affair like the marriage of the goddess of happiness and heaven. Santal society is only an institution of unity with all. Rich and poor all have the right to live, so the marriage culture is divided into various parts according to the customs of the Santal ancestors. Santal society is the best culture and society, where marriage is done for both rich and poor. As there is happiness in society, there is also sorrow; happiness and sorrow are the definition of life. If, for any reason, the husband and wife are ever separated, then there is a custom to separate the two from each other or live independently through Sakam Orech. There is a custom of remarriage for married men and women in case of divorce . Even in Santal society, widow marriage has been practised for thousands of years and is still alive. That is why marriage is a traditional religious practise in Santal society.

Santal, Society, Marriage, Culture

"Marriage Culture in the Santal Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.268-271, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904W35.pdf

"Marriage Culture in the Santal Society", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp268-271, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904W35.pdf