This is called Abhivadanam.(please read my post on this)
It is mandatory to declare this in Public in Hindu Marriages.
This description of listing the ancestors and lineage , Gotra, is called Pravara.
This is practiced even to day in Brahmin Marriages.
Other communities seem to have left this, but this is mandatory for all.
Lord Ram's marriage with Sita was conducted in Mithila.
This is how the Pravara was recited.
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