Wedding process One month before the wedding:
Communicate with the host about the form and content of the wedding. Confirm details such as sedan chair, clothing, wedding banquet location, scene decoration, etc.
Two weeks in advance:
Notify relatives and friends and inform the wedding format. I hope they can also wear Chinese clothing and truly reflect the national characteristics.
One week in advance:
Arrange details such as makeup, venue decoration, wedding supplies, menus, drinks, etc. One day in advance, go to the site with the bearers, host, cameraman, etc. to conduct an on-site inspection. Practice the day’s process.
Wedding day:
8:00 The bride’s makeup begins. The groom is getting ready to change.
9:OO The groom welcomes the bride in a flower carriage. The sedan chair and so on have been prepared.
9:30 The groom arrives at the bride’s house. The bride wears a red hijab, accompanied by the bridesmaids, and is led by the groom with a big red silk hand, and slowly climbs onto the float.
10: The OO float arrives at the sedan chair, and the couple changes to the sedan chair. The bearers lifted the sedan chair, bumped the sedan chair, and marched to the wedding venue accompanied by the band. Guests can spray fireworks to the newlyweds and set up happy balls or ribbons along the way. Amidst the beating of gongs and drummers, the festive and lively scene is full of elegance
Traditional Chinese weddings use red to create a festive and warm wedding atmosphere. Many couples, especially some foreign couples, are particularly fond of this style. form.
On-site decoration: The interior of a Chinese-style building is more brilliant and is not suitable for special decorations. Just put Chinese festivals, lanterns, firecrackers, red candles, big red characters for happiness, and blooming azaleas, etc.
Costumes for the newlyweds: phoenix crowns, long robes and mandarin jackets. The bride wears a red hijab.
Time schedule:
The bride’s makeup begins at 8:00, and the groom prepares to change clothes;
9:00 The groom takes a float to greet the bride, and the sedan chair is ready;
9:30 The groom arrives at the bride’s house, and the bride wears a red hijab. Accompanied by the bridesmaids and led by the groom’s red silk hand, she slowly climbs onto the float;
10 :00 The float arrives at the sedan chair. The wedding procession is ready: the gongs clear the way on both sides, the lion dance performance is in the front, 8 trumpeters are behind, followed by 8 deacons holding crowns and crowns, and finally, 8 large sedan chairs draped in red and colorful;
< p>10:05 The newlyweds take a sedan chair, and the bearers get up. The groom walks with his hands on the sedan chair. Amid the noisy music of drums, the party set off to the wedding venue in a mighty manner;10:30 bumped into the sedan chair midway
11:00 The bride got off the sedan chair: the curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and the bride was in The bridesmaid stepped out of the sedan with support;
11:03 Stepping into the brazier means a prosperous life in the future;
11:05 Entering the door: the lion seals the door and asks for a red envelope;
11:07 Archery: Shoot into the sky to pray for God’s blessing; shoot into the ground to represent eternity; shoot into the distance to wish a happy life in the future;
11:08 Worship to heaven and earth: One Worship to heaven and earth, second to the high hall, and three to each other as husband and wife;
Take off the hijab at 11:10: use the weighing pole to lift off the bride’s hijab;
Drink a cup of wine at 11:15;
< p>11:18 Offer a glass of wine;11:20 Enter the bridal chamber;
11:40 The bride changes clothes and toasts the guests;
12:00 Folk customs Performance;
The wedding banquet ends at 12:30.
1 Wedding
The traditional wedding of the Han people includes procedures such as announcing the birth of the horoscope, announcing the date, passing the ceremony, welcoming the bride, and making a house. Saying the horoscope means getting engaged. In the old days, marriages were arranged by parents. If the groom's family liked a girl from a certain family, they would prepare gifts and invite a suitable person to be a matchmaker, which is commonly known as "asking a matchmaker." After the matchmaker is entrusted, he goes to the girl's family to negotiate a marriage and checks on the girl's family's intentions, which is commonly known as "proposing a marriage". After the woman's family expresses their intention to marry, the man and woman ask a fortune teller to calculate their birthdays and horoscopes. If the eight characters match, the bride's family will select a date and invite close relatives to visit the groom's family to see the family situation and the appearance and character of the person getting married. This is commonly known as "looking at the family". After the couple agrees, the groom's family will select an auspicious day and exchange the birthdays and horoscopes of the parties with the bride's family, which is commonly known as "fa horoscopes", which is considered a formal engagement. On this day, the man's family usually invites close relatives of both men and women to attend and hold a banquet.
Reporting the date is "requesting the date". First, the man prepares gifts and asks a matchmaker to go to the woman's family to "seek happiness" and propose a wedding date. After the woman's family approves, he selects an auspicious day, prepares wine and refreshments, and formally proposes the wedding date, which is called "announcement of the date." The date registration is usually done half a year before the marriage so that the bride's family can purchase the dowry.
Guo Li means that on the day before the wedding, the groom’s family gives the bride dresses, jewelry, and cosmetics so that the bride can dress up, as well as wine, cakes, etc., so that the bride’s family can entertain guests. At the same time, the woman gives the man a large dowry such as a bed, a cabinet, etc. to take back. On this day, the bride grooms herself, combs her hair, wears flowers, wears new clothes, and entertains relatives and friends. In the evening, a "farewell ceremony" is held, a banquet is specially held for the daughter, and the daughter's close relatives and friends are invited to accompany her, which is called "farewell wine". During the banquet, relatives and friends give farewell words, and the parents tell them how to live in the world. The banquet is over When the girl comes to the room to "cry for marriage", she actually cries and sings. In the old days, there was "Wedding Song".
Welcoming the bride refers to the day of marriage, when the matchmaker leads the groom and the bridesmaids (usually girls). The groomsmen went to the bride's house to welcome the bride. In the old days, the groom would welcome the bride in a sedan chair, and the rich would also bring a band and a guard of honor.
In the 1960s and 1970s, bicycles were popular for weddings, and after the 1980s, cars were popular for weddings. The bride's family closes the door tightly before the bride-to-be arrives, hoping to "open the door to make a profit", and then opens the door after bargaining to "promote the bride". The person who accompanies the bride to her wedding is called "bringing off the bride", and the one accompanying the bride is called "the bride-in-law." "Shangqin" is the most important person, and the man must ask someone of his or her equal to accompany him. When the bride arrives at the groom's house, she is led by the bridesmaid to worship the groom in front of the incense table. In the old days, worship in the hall was very particular. There were rituals such as worshiping heaven and earth, worshiping ancestors, worshiping parents, and husband and wife worshiping each other. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the ceremony was changed to a formal ceremony, or the wedding ceremony was held in the evening. On the wedding night, it is customary to make a fuss.
On the morning after the wedding, the newlyweds "sift tea" (egg tea) to pay homage to their parents, elders, relatives, friends and hundreds of guests. The recipients must pay money, which is called "tea money". After breakfast, the groom and the bride go to the home of the parents-in-law to visit and meet relatives and friends of the bride's family, which is called "return". The Yue family holds a banquet to entertain the bridegroom, but does not stay overnight. It is customary for the bridegroom to keep the room empty for the first month of the wedding. The wedding ended when the couple went home that day.
Sedan: The materials required for the sedan are both light and durable. Camphor, catalpa, ginkgo and other woods are generally used. Most of the carvings are "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea", "Qilin Sends a Child", "Hehe Two Immortals", " Festive and auspicious themes such as "Golden Dragon and Colorful Phoenix" and "Brows with Joy". The production process of the sedan chair is very complicated, using decorative techniques such as relief, openwork, gold, silver, and vermilion lacquer. It is exquisite and gorgeous, just like a Buddhist altar made of gold.
This sedan, called Dragon and Phoenix Sedan, is made of camphor and other wood. It is 2.6 meters high, 1.1 meters wide and 1.3 meters deep. 18 dragons and 18 dragons of different shapes are carved on the body of the sedan. In addition to the phoenix, there are also various patterns and characters that symbolize auspiciousness, such as lifelike unicorns delivering children, fairies wishing birthdays. Jiang Shengbiao also bought 10,000 yuan worth of 24K gold and platinum from the Nanjing Gold and Platinum Factory, and pasted it on the fences, panels, and columns of the sedan, making the entire sedan look golden and magnificent.
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