(Case Study, Abarkooh City, Yazd, Iran)

Nowadays, monographic studies amongst different communities are received particular significance as a method to disseminate tribal culture and customs. This paper aims at the formality of marriage in Abarkooh- Iran in which there have been very interesting customs that are going to be forgotten. Abarkooh is an ancient town in Yazd province of Iran that has been investigated historically and anthropologically. Choosing a spouse was performed ingeniously according to the social class and job position as well as suitor’s preferences. Marriage Formalities Marriage is an important happening that almost always comes with particular customs through generations. In the past, only boys, dare can be said, had right to choose their spouse, and may be it is better to say that the boys ’ parents because they could only selected one of the girls who were nominated by his family however, the final selection was devoted to his parents. Generally speaking, when the boy was in age of 19, his mother, married sisters, and aunts were responsible for choosing a girl to become the daughter-in-law but girls were under surveillance to be nominated by mother-In-law, and that was done from the beginning of th