TAILIEUCHUNG - Marriage culture of Raglai ethnic group
ased on the results of research on the Raglai ethnic group in Khanh Hoa province, the article points out that marriages of the group bear the features of a matriarchal society such as a girl “catching” a man to be her husband, a son-in-law residing in his wife's family, children adopting their mothers’ surnames. However, Raglai marriages are formed on the bases of the couple’s love and voluntarism and the consent of their parents and members of the clan. | Marriage Culture of Raglai Ethnic Group Nguyen Ngoc Thanh1, Ho Sy Lap1 1 Centre for Information on Ethnic Minority Cultures, Vietnam Association of Ethnologists and Anthropologists. Email: thanhvdth@ Received: 1 March, 2017. Accepted: 30 March, 2017. Abstract: Based on the results of research on the Raglai ethnic group in Khanh Hoa province, the article points out that marriages of the group bear the features of a matriarchal society such as a girl “catching” a man to be her husband, a son-in-law residing in his wife's family, children adopting their mothers’ surnames. However, Raglai marriages are formed on the bases of the couple’s love and voluntarism and the consent of their parents and members of the clan. The Raglai follow the principles of [biological] exogamy and monogamy. In addition, the role and position of Raglai men in the family and society are different from those in other matriarchal ethnic groups. These factors are the features which characterise the ethnic group’s marriages. Keywords: Marriage, matriarchal, clan, Raglai. 1. Introduction Raglai is one of the minor ethnic groups that belong to the Malayo-Polynesian language family in Vietnam. According to the 2009 Vietnam Population and Housing census, the group’s population was 122,245, making it the 19th largest among Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. The Raglai follow a matriarchal system and is considered an ethnicity of native origin, which has settled in Vietnam for quite a while. They mostly reside in the mountainous areas of 500m high in Ninh Thuan and Khanh Hoa provinces. In addition, some sections are scattered in the districts of Binh Thuan and Lam Dong provinces. Marriage is a social phenomenon that has been in history for a long time, whose manifestations and features vary among particular historical areas. To a certain extent, it is a reflection of an ethnic group’s economic, cultural and social features. It is through marriage that the group’s cultural characteristics are .
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