Tibetan women dancing at Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan women dancing at Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan women dancing at Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan women dancing at Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Group of Tibetan people singing traditional wedding songs during Tibetan marriage ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan women dancing at Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Tibetan marriage custom and a ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Group of Tibetan people singing traditional wedding songs during Tibetan marriage ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.

Group of Tibetan people singing traditional wedding songs during Tibetan marriage ceremony in Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, China

Litang, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China; August 2019; Tibetan marriage ceremony is one of the primary social institutions in Tibet. The practice of polyandry in very common in rural Tibet. Yet in the urban areas, the practice of Monogamy is more prominent. The marriage system has more closely associated with the social aspect of life of Tibetan people rather than a religious life. Traditionally the marriages are arranged by elder members of the family members. The traditional way of Tibetan marriage would be of four stages; Matchmaking, bride-fetching, wedding and bride’s returning home.