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\u00c7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131, evlilik s\u00fcrecindeki geleneksel uygulamalardan biridir ve genellikle gelin taraf\u0131n\u0131n sorumlulu\u011fudur. T\u00fcrkiye\u2019de yayg\u0131n olarak g\u00f6r\u00fclen bu adetle, k\u0131z\u0131n ailesi gelin aday\u0131n\u0131n yeni hayat\u0131nda kullanaca\u011f\u0131 e\u015fyalar\u0131 ve k\u0131yafetleri haz\u0131rlayarak \u00e7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131na yerle\u015ftirir. Sand\u0131\u011f\u0131n haz\u0131rlanmas\u0131, maddi ve k\u00fclt\u00fcrel anlamda aileler aras\u0131 bir dayan\u0131\u015fmay\u0131 yans\u0131t\u0131r. Kimi b\u00f6lgelerde ise \u00e7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131, sadece k\u0131z ailesince de\u011fil, erkek ailesi ya da her iki taraf\u0131n ortak karar\u0131yla da al\u0131nabilmektedir. Ancak genel uygulamada \u00e7eyizi haz\u0131rlayan ve sand\u0131\u011f\u0131 alan taraf k\u0131z taraf\u0131 olarak kalmaktad\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\u00c7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n i\u00e7inde yer alan e\u015fyalar, evlilik \u00f6ncesi olu\u015fturulan b\u00fct\u00e7e, aile yap\u0131s\u0131, y\u00f6resel gelenekler ve gen\u00e7 \u00e7iftin ihtiya\u00e7lar\u0131na g\u00f6re de\u011fi\u015fiklik g\u00f6sterebilir. K\u0131z ailesi, genellikle boh\u00e7a veya sand\u0131k i\u00e7erisinde gelinlik, y\u00f6resel k\u0131yafetler, \u00e7e\u015fitli ev tekstil \u00fcr\u00fcnleri, mutfak gere\u00e7leri gibi kalemleri haz\u0131rlar. Sand\u0131\u011f\u0131n al\u0131nmas\u0131 ya da haz\u0131rlanmas\u0131 s\u00fcrecinde belirleyici unsur maddi olanaklar ve ailelerin bu konuda anla\u015fmas\u0131d\u0131r. Dolay\u0131s\u0131yla baz\u0131 ailelerde \u00e7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131 \u00f6nceden haz\u0131rlan\u0131r ve d\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden \u00f6nce yeni evde yerini al\u0131r. Baz\u0131 ailelerde ise sand\u0131k d\u00fc\u011f\u00fcnden hemen \u00f6nce teslim edilir ve eve ta\u015f\u0131n\u0131r.<\/p>\n
\u00c7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n kim taraf\u0131ndan al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 konusu evlili\u011fin planlanma a\u015famas\u0131nda konu\u015fulmas\u0131 gereken maddelerden biridir ve bu konuda farkl\u0131 k\u00fclt\u00fcrel uygulamalar yer alabilir. Bu sand\u0131k ayn\u0131 zamanda eski zamanlarda kad\u0131nlar\u0131n evlilik sonras\u0131 sosyal stat\u00fcs\u00fcn\u00fc simgeleyen bir unsur iken, g\u00fcn\u00fcm\u00fczde daha \u00e7ok geleneksel bir yard\u0131m ve destek arac\u0131 olmu\u015ftur. Modern hayat\u0131n \u015fartlar\u0131 ve kentle\u015fmeyle baz\u0131 b\u00f6lgelerde bu gelene\u011fin pratik hali de\u011fi\u015fse de, \u00e7eyiz sand\u0131\u011f\u0131n\u0131n \u00e7o\u011funlukla k\u0131z taraf\u0131 taraf\u0131ndan al\u0131nd\u0131\u011f\u0131 kabul edilir.<\/p>\n