The traditional wedding customs and etiquette in Leiyang are complex and rich in regional color. In feudal society, when a man married a woman, it was important to marry from the same household. "Aunt-cousin marriage" and "uncle-cousin marriage" were common. Men and women with the same surname in the same village generally did not marry. Only in Guanyin Pavilion in Fengquan Township and Baisha in Luodu Township, men and women of the same race are allowed to intermarry after three generations.
Marriage must follow the orders of parents and the advice of matchmakers. Before the marriage, the matchmaker arranges the marriage. The man and the woman do not meet each other. The woman only writes the Nian Geng and gives it to the man. If the man thinks that the "horoscope" does not have a "grave", he will ask the original media to send a red notice to the woman and give the woman silver yuan or clothing materials. , called "engagement". Commonly known as "Chuangeng". Since then, during festivals, the man must send gifts such as clothes and fruit bags to the woman, which is commonly known as "festival giving". The man chooses a good and auspicious day, and then asks the matchmaker to send the "auspicious red note" together with red envelopes, candies and other gifts to the woman's home, which is commonly known as "reporting the day." When welcoming the bride, the man "gets married" and gives the woman 18 kinds of gifts such as pork, rice, fish, etc., and seals red envelopes, ranging from 128 to 42 red envelopes. The man hires a wedding sedan, with red couplets pasted on the sedan door, the man's upper couplet, the woman's lower couplet, and the four words "lucky star shines high" on the top of the sedan. There is one male and one hen in the sedan. The rooster belongs to the bearer and the hen belongs to the girl's family. It is commonly known as the "Li Niang Chicken". When welcoming a bride, an honor guard and a gong and drum team must be organized. There are 24 honor guards, holding high feet in their hands, leading the way with lanterns, flags, tent umbrellas, etc., and the gongs and drums team at the back. When the woman's "promise" took place, the newlywed mother and daughter cried loudly, and the other women watched as they wept. The bride wears green clothes and trousers, and a green gauze covering her face before getting into the sedan chair. Her younger brother accompanies the sedan chair. When the sedan arrives at the door of the groom's side, the bride takes off her green clothes and trousers, wears a green veil, and wears a bright red auspicious dress. When the bride arrives at the groom's house, she will blow off firecrackers, and the court official will kill the chicken that stops her and spread salt, rice and grain to ward off evil spirits. A rice sieve, mirror, ruler and scissors are hung at the head of the door to ward off evil spirits. When the bride gets off the sedan, the mother-in-law holding the scissors will turn around the bride three times, carry the bride out of the sedan, and hold up an umbrella to cover herself from the sky. When she arrives at the main hall, the groom will be draped in red silk. Parents and elders,
Finally, the husband and wife bow to each other, commonly known as "worshiping in the hall". Then send the bride and groom into the bridal chamber and have a glass of wine together. Mr. Zongbo sprinkled red dates into the red tent and sang praises to the east, south, west, north and middle. Those who see off relatives in the girl's family are called "honored guests", and the boy's family holds a banquet in which ginger and green onions are avoided. During the banquet, there are dedicated people to take charge of towels, tea, cigarettes and wine. Before the guests return, some places resume banquets with more food and wine, which is commonly known as "eating the banquet". Some people like to eat "barring wine", which varies from place to place. After the banquet, the groom pays homage to his father-in-law and his elders. The father-in-law must give red envelopes in return, which is commonly known as "worshiping grass". Then, the guests will be sent back home with some playing and playing, and the guests will be rewarded with silver coins in return. In the evening, both men and women, old and young, can enter the bridal chamber, drink bridal tea and have fun, which is called "no distinction is made between big and small for three days". Pregnant women and menstruating women are prohibited from entering the bridal chamber. Finally, I lit firecrackers to send me off to bed. The next morning, the bride hands her mother-in-law a "red" handkerchief to prove she is a virgin. Seven days later, the groom accompanies the bride back to her natal home, commonly known as "returning to the home".
After the founding of New China, the Marriage Law was implemented, men and women were able to marry independently, and weddings were simplified. In the 1980s, ancient customs returned in etiquette, while new customs such as traveling and getting married appeared.