1. Agency: The man will invite a matchmaker, who must be familiar with the family situation of both parties, and then go to the woman's house to propose marriage, and then the woman will inquire about the man's family situation.
2. horoscope matching: If the woman agrees, the matchmaker will use the birth time of both men and women to horoscope matching, also called fortune telling, to see if the two sides are compatible. If the horoscope is matched, an oral marriage will be formed.
3. Engagement: After the marriage is agreed, everyone will be informed of the marriage relationship between men and women, and then the engagement will be held.
4. Recognition of relatives: After that, the man's family will choose an auspicious day, and when she comes to the woman's house, the woman will call her relatives and friends, which is recognition of relatives.
5. Gathering in a room: Its meaning is similar to recognizing relatives. The man changed his name to address these relatives like the woman.
6. Reporting date: The man decides the date of marriage, and then tells the time of marriage at the woman's house. Then in the final stage of preparation, such as preparing bride price, betrothal gift, etc.
7. Weeping marriage: Tujia people cry marriage, that is, within 1 or 15 days before marriage, the bride will ask her girlfriend in the same village to sew and cry together.
Tujia wedding customs II. Wedding March
1. On the wedding day, the process of "accompanying ten sisters" and "accompanying ten brothers". "Accompany ten sisters" is the night before the wedding. At midnight, we light incense, open several tables, put food on the table, and begin to sing songs about blessing. And "accompanying ten brothers" is the same, and then the two sides sing to each other, which can be said to be very lively.
2. The next day, brothers and sisters and the groom go to marry the bride. When they get to the woman's house, they will set off firecrackers and give the bride price and jewelry to her. Then relatives and friends of all parties, male and female, will show their talents, which is very lively. After that, the woman will entertain everyone. After that, she will tie the dowry, and with everyone's blessing, the bride and groom will go home together.
3. The next day, the bride will come back to the door and call it "Marry the relatives at home".
Editor's summary: Tujia marriage customs show Tujia culture, and also reflect the national characteristics of unearthed families, such as Tujia's diligence, courage, wisdom, good singing and dancing, etc. Thousands of years of cultural precipitation have made Tujia culture colorful now.