First, the wedding customs in China
Now when it comes to "marriage customs", people often have a confused and vulgar impression in their minds, and many people will think of all kinds of vulgar games in news reports. But in fact, these bad habits are just the dregs of traditional marriage customs, and there are many particularly interesting traditional marriage customs that many people don't know.
In ancient times, great attention was paid to marriage customs, and the complicated six rituals, including accepting gifts, asking names, accepting gifts, inviting parties and welcoming relatives, all had specific procedures and were meticulous. But every place will have some special traditional customs …
Second, the special wedding customs in Beijing.
After both men and women recognize this marriage, there is a "small ceremony" first, and the number of "small ceremonies" is determined by the man's financial resources. After the wedding date is selected, it will be a "major decision" and a "major decision". In addition to the "dragon and phoenix stickers", the man also sent four packages of gifts in the past, including clothes, jewelry, wine, meat, pasta and fruit.
Dragon and phoenix stickers are called "birthdays" or marriage certificates in many places. Write down your name, cousin, birthday, etc. Red paper with dragon and phoenix patterns. After changing the post, it means that the marriage relationship is established.
After the bride arrives at the groom's door, the new comb will hold a bow and arrow and sway it at the bride's feet three times to drive away evil spirits. Nowadays, there are very few people who can use bows and arrows except Chinese weddings. Then the bride can cross the brazier in front of the door before entering the door.
After the bride and groom enter the door, they offer tea to their parents. The couple "sit alone" in their new home, eat "Erbao" (that is, jiaozi) and longevity noodles together, and drink a toast. On the third day after marriage, the groom accompanied his new wife back to the door and bowed to his parents-in-law.
Third, the special wedding customs in Shanghai.
Before the bride goes out, she must eat a bowl of sweet porridge or sugar water boiled by lotus seeds and lilies at her home, which means that she hopes her daughter can live a sweet and carefree life after marriage. In the process of wedding farewell, the female elder of the woman's family (that is, the person whose parents and children are in harmony with her husband) or the female emcee holds up a red umbrella and walks with the bride. According to the previous words, it is to protect the bride from evil spirits.
Before going out, the bride should bring a pair of brand-new embroidered shoes. When the bride gets on the sedan chair, she should put on new shoes immediately, which means that when she leaves home, she will not take what belongs to the woman's family to her husband's family, which means that she will entrust her future life to her husband.
Fourth, the special wedding customs in Guangdong.
The engagement will be grand. Before the wedding, the man will go to the woman's house to send a bride price. The custom in Guangzhou is to give gifts to chickens (meaning alive), coconuts (having a grandfather and a son is a blessing at home), gift cakes (for the woman's relatives) and gifts.
The man's betrothal gift is called a "big gift", and the woman also needs to "return" some important gifts, such as a pair of dragon and phoenix cakes, several Tang cakes (about eight), a pair of dragon and phoenix candles, a pair of couplets and fruits. The items in the bride price imply auspiciousness, but the quantity must be in pairs, not in singular. The bride price received by the woman's family from the man's family is not all collected, and the items belonging to the man's family need to be returned; Handkerchiefs are not allowed in gifts, because it means breaking up.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) Special wedding customs in Sichuan.
A gift wine will be held the day before the wedding, and the man's family will ask the chef to prepare some rich banquets and invite some friends to form a gift-giving team. The gift team will send the items from the woman's house to the bride's house. This is called a gift.
Wedding day, commonly known as wine. According to the custom, the woman's family sends all the dowry to the man's family. In the past, it was mainly some furniture or daily necessities, and the woman's mother would also put some gift money on the surface of the box. When the bride is still some distance away from the man's house, the cook will grab a red rooster and bleed around the bride, and set off firecrackers nearby.
The groom's family stood in a tall building, throwing red eggs at the guests to convey happiness. Red eggs are boiled eggs) wrapped in red paper to make the eggshells red, also called happy eggs.
The day after the wedding, the so-called personal wine, relatives and friends usually go home after breakfast. The bride and groom will send some gifts to the matchmaker to thank him. After that, the husband and mother-in-law will turn over the four corners of the bride's dowry box. If the woman's mother puts money in the four corners of the box, the man's mother-in-law has to pay more. On the third day after the wedding (including the wedding day), the woman's house held a door-to-door wine to entertain her close relatives and friends, and the bride and groom only asked to go home after dinner at their parents' house at noon.
The intransitive verb Chongqing's special wedding customs
On the eve of the wedding, an underage boy should be found to sleep in the bed with the groom. This is because tradition holds that "if you sleep in an empty bed, your husband will die." Of course, there are not many now. Married people should avoid watching the ceremony with the tiger in the zodiac, and the bride's mirror should not be lent to others.
When the bride goes out on the wedding day, aunt and sister-in-law can't send her away. The bride's clothes should not have pockets, so as not to take away the family wealth. Within four months after marriage, the bride shall not attend any wedding, funeral or festive ceremony to avoid celebration. Within four months of marriage, the bride is also forbidden to spend the night outside unless it is necessary (such as honeymoon trip).