In ancient China, the marriage affairs of young Han men and women were arranged by their parents. Many parents were engaged when they were very young, some of them were pregnant. Before the child was born, both parents decided on the marriage relationship. Today, Bian Xiao will introduce the wedding customs of the Han nationality in ancient China in detail.
Methods/steps
1/3 step reading
1, unmarried with the same surname
Men and women with the same surname cannot get married. This custom began in the early Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is a rule left over from the practice of extramarital marriage in Zhou Dynasty. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was further realized that intermarriage with the same surname would cause abnormal development of offspring, but intermarriage with the same surname still occurred from time to time among nobles. In the late Warring States period, the surname was Shi, and after the Han Dynasty, it was common for people with the same surname not to marry. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the region was bigger and the population was more, and it became a region-based society, replacing the clan based on blood. Thus, there are "clear laws and regulations" and "clear laws and regulations". On the surface, both are forbidden to get married, but in fact people with different surnames can get married.
Please ask the matchmaker to propose marriage at the woman's house before engagement. When engaged, the south should prepare the financial resources of the woman's family as a "bride price". When getting married, the woman should add a "dowry" to the financial resources prepared by the south. On the wedding day, the groom will meet the woman in a limousine or sedan chair, with a band in front. When the bride returns to her husband's home, she should worship heaven and earth and her parents. After the ceremony, the husband and wife will enter the bridal chamber. At this time, men should hold a banquet for their guests. In some places, there is also the custom of making bridal chamber.
2/3
2. Inspection date
The inspection date is also called the report date. It is very popular in China. The first step of engagement is to inform parents after both men and women get to know each other. After communication, the South handed the bride price to the woman's home, and then set the wedding date. In ancient times, fortune tellers were asked to arrange eight characters, so that life could continue. Helangge
It is also one of the marriage customs of the Han nationality, which is popular in the northeast of Xing 'an. After visiting the church and the dinner party, relatives and friends crowded the groom into the main hall to sing "Song of Welcoming Lang". It's also witty and humorous. When friends and relatives sing a song, the groom will have a glass of wine. Sing till midnight and watch the groom enter the bridal chamber. At this time, the bridal chamber is closed, and the man needs to sing the opening song with the woman. He can only enter the bridal chamber after the woman agrees. When you enter the door, the bridal chamber will be in trouble. Finally, the couple will sing a happy song, drink a glass of wine together, and then sing a buttoned song to end the day's wedding.
3/3
Step 3 sit in the red hall
It means that before marriage, both men and women worship their ancestors in their own homes and receive lectures from their elders. The bride needs to wear red ornaments and sit in the room with her sisters to sing wedding songs, thank her parents and tell her sister's love. Sisters told the bride to be filial to the elderly, live in harmony with her brothers and sisters, and praised the groom. Sisters need comfort in many ways when the bride is in a bad mood. The groom needs to sit in his main hall with his brother, accept the diligence and diligence of his elders, and be a world person.