The practice of gift giving on official occasions in the Garhwal Himalayas is subject to a number of tacit rules. For example, the quality and quantity of gifts given before, during, and after a wedding ceremony are carefully recorded so that when the time arrives to reciprocate in the event of another wedding, the return gifts correspond appropriately. Giving and receiving gifts are part of the negotiations in the normative order of Garhwal through which social relationships are established. In recent years, gifts have become markers of crucial shifts in values attached to young brides and grooms while, at the same time, discourses on love and young people’s attitudes about marriage have also changed significantly. The practice of gift giving in relationships of love and friendship has become important to young Garhwali people, for whom acts of gift giving are strongly connected with ideas of romantic love. These acts are also part of new friendship networks and bonds of love between young men and women outside of marriage.

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爱与友谊的礼物：论婚姻传统的改变、礼物的意义以及加瓦尔喜马拉雅山脉女性的价值

在 Garhwal 喜马拉雅山脉的官方场合赠送礼物的做法受到许多默认规则的约束。例如，在婚礼前、中、后送礼的质量和数量都被仔细记录下来，以便在另一场婚礼回馈的时间到来时，回馈的礼物适当地对应。给予和接受礼物是 Garhwal 规范秩序谈判的一部分，社会关系通过该秩序建立。近年来，礼物已成为年轻新娘和新郎价值观发生重大转变的标志，与此同时，关于爱情的话语和年轻人对婚姻的态度也发生了重大变化。在爱情和友谊关系中赠送礼物的做法对年轻的 Garhwali 人来说变得很重要，对于他们来说，送礼行为与浪漫爱情的想法密切相关。这些行为也是新的友谊网络和婚外年轻男女之间爱情纽带的一部分。