Seven Yogad Marriages
The First Entrega is the stage when all the promised foodstuff, money and clothing needed in the wedding are given to the parents of the bride on the date set. As the party of the groom is arriving they are showered with rice by the bride’s party as a sign of welcome and acceptance
Daggat is the stage when the bride and groom and their relatives pound rice together followed by dancing around the mortar while the couple showers them with rice mixed with liquor. Then the pestles are tied to a post. The activity is a sign of unity cooperation, joy, celebration and close family ties between the couple and their relatives
Church Wedding is done among the Christian Yogads in their own church depending on which religious sect they belong. The ring, arras, chord and veil symbolizes unity, economic prosperity, loyalty and commitment, respectively.
The Gala is done after the church wedding. The couple are made to dance at the center of the wedding venue while relatives and friends pin money on their clothes. This Yogad tradition is done to raise a substantial amount for the newly married couple to start a new life as husband and wife. It signifies family support and cooperation, generosity joy and pride
The Palannak is done in addition to the gala. During this stage, cigarettes, liquor/beer, soft drinks, candies and other goods are sold to friends and relatives of the bride and groom at an unusually higher price often quoted by the buyer to raise more funds for the newly wed. This is still a part of family support cooperation, joy and celebration
The Final Entrega is done on the morning of the day after the wedding. the groom’s parents deliver to the bride the basic necessities needed by the new couple such as kitchen wares and utensils, mat, blanket, pillow, a pair of clothes for each of the couple and money
Dallut is the final advice. It is a beautiful musical cum dance advice usually performed by a yogad elderly couple with the bride and groom and four others. It is a final a gesture of goodwill and concern for the harmony and well being of the new couple in their life apart from their families.