Meaning: Since we are so in love, let’s get a marriage certificate.
From: "The Marriage Book of the Republic of China"
Original text: "Two surnames are married, and they make a contract together. They will have a good relationship forever, and they will have the same name. Look at the peach blossoms blooming today, and the room will be suitable for IKEA. I predict him. The year is full of melons, and the years are prosperous. I would like to write this promise to Hongye, so that I can record the relationship between the two families."
Interpretation: Two families with different surnames. Marriage, making a marriage contract together, forming a good relationship, is a worthy match. When the peach blossoms are in full bloom, it is the right time to get married (this is quoted from the Book of Songs). It is expected that in the future, the descendants will spread like melons, and the descendants will be prosperous for generations (see the Book of Songs) (Mian), the promise of growing old together is written on paper, and the God-given good relationship is recorded on the mandarin duck tree like a poem written by red leaves. This is the proof.
Extended information:
A marriage contract is a written agreement between a man and a woman in ancient China when they get married. It originated in the Tang Dynasty. The marriage certificate includes the proposal letter, the engagement document and the marriage document, which contain the names and birth dates of the man and woman, as well as the names of the introducer, officiant, betrothed, grandparents, great-grandparents, etc.
Marriage letters were written by hand in early years, mostly on red paper and ink. After the Revolution of 1912, most marriage letters were printed with ink. In addition to rice paper, marriage letters were also available in hard copy, silk, rough-edged paper, etc. Some were even coated with gold powder.
Marriage letters in the old days were also called "Mandarin script" and "Eight-Character Calligraphy". They were usually made of gold paper depicting golden dragons and phoenixes, and were written in the order of men on the left and women on the right. No.; the cover has ancient sayings such as "Heaven and Earth are in harmony, Wen Ding is auspicious", "Luan and Phoenix sing in harmony, Zhulian is a perfect match" and other ancient sayings. It is made in duplicate. Choose an auspicious day and ask a matchmaker to deliver it as a marriage certificate.