The whole process of an ordinary wedding in the Qing Dynasty:
Worship: The man must worship the ancestors of heaven and earth the day before the wedding and inform him that a marriage is going to take place.
Anqing Rite: According to the eight characters, the house seat is facing...worship the mother's bed.
Sacrifice ancestors on the wedding day: The man should worship his ancestors before going out to get married.
Welcome to the bride: Even numbers are preferred, and multiples of six are the best.
Burning firecrackers: The wedding car should set off firecrackers along the way to celebrate.
Eating Sisters' Table: The bride must have a meal with her family before departure to express farewell and everyone should say auspicious words.
Invite the groom: When the ceremonial car arrives at the bride’s house, a boy is waiting for the groom with a tea tray. After getting off the car, the groom gives the boy a red envelope as a gift before entering the bride’s house.
Pleasing: After the groom meets and greets the bride’s family, he should hold a bouquet to the bride to be married. At this time, the bride’s sisters or friends should deliberately interfere with the groom’s request and give him a 999 yuan red envelope. Ceremony seals a deal, which means longevity.
Hijab: After the groom gives the bouquet, he puts down the bride's veil and pulls it out of the hall.
Farewell: The groom and the bride offer incense to worship their ancestors, the bride bows to her parents to say goodbye, and the groom bows.
Going out: The bride is escorted away by a lucky female elder holding a bamboo screen or a black umbrella, and enters the limo.
Licensing car: A bamboo tree should be hung from root to leaf, with radish hanging on the root, which means there is a beginning and an end. Behind the limo is a Bagua bamboo decoration painted in red ink.
Fan presentation: Before the bride gets into the ceremonial car, a boy with an auspicious sign in her life will hold a fan and place it on the tea tray to give the bride a red envelope gift.
Don’t say goodbye: When everyone is leaving the woman’s house, they must never say goodbye to the woman’s family.
Splashing water: After the bride gets into the ceremonial car, the bride’s parents will throw a bowl of water, rice and white rice to the bride, which represents that the daughter has thrown the water, and wishes her success in everything, food and clothing. .
Throwing the fan: After the ceremonial car starts, the bride throws the fan out of the window to abandon her bad temper. After throwing the fan, she should cry a few times and cover the back of the limo with a bamboo sieve to symbolize prosperity. The wedding procession starts with a bamboo sieve, with green bamboo roots and leaves attached, and a piece of pork tied at the end of the bamboo to ward off the evil white tiger.
Firecrackers: Firecrackers are fired all the way. When the car arrives at the groom’s house, family members should light firecrackers.
Touching oranges: A child holding two oranges greets the newlyweds. The bride touches the oranges lightly and gives a red envelope as a gift.
Leading the Bride: When the bride gets off the ceremonial car, a lucky elder from the groom’s side holds a bamboo sieve on the bride’s head and supports the bride into the hall.
Avoid stepping on the threshold: The threshold represents the facade, so newcomers should cross the threshold. After the bride enters the hall, she has to step over the brazier and step on the tiles.
Tea ceremony: introduce the bride to the elders in the family.
Worship to heaven and earth: The newlyweds first bow to heaven and earth, and second to the high hall. The husband and wife bow to each other before entering the bridal chamber.
Enter the bridal chamber: The bed is covered with a bamboo screen, and a bronze mirror is placed on the table to calm the shock. The newlyweds sit together on a bench with the groom's trousers pre-padded, saying that they are of the same mind and wishing for a happy future. male. Then the groom lifts the bride's veil, drinks wine and eats sweet soup together, symbolizing the early birth of a child.
Don’t sit on the new bed: On the wedding day, no one is allowed to sit on the new bed.
Wedding viewing banquet: banquet guests and hold a viewing ceremony at the same time.
Send guests off: After the wedding banquet, the newlyweds stand at the door carrying wedding candies to see off guests.
Eating tea: The groom’s married relatives and friends drink the bride’s sweet tea, say auspicious words and give red envelopes. Making trouble in the bridal chamber.
(This article was edited and compiled by the History University Hall)