For everyone, getting married is a very important thing. Therefore, when we get married, we all want to be grand and nice. This process also involves some local customs. Now let us learn about the customs of Rugao people when they get married.
In the old society, Rugao Chinese marriage customs were boring and superstitious.
Supporting marriage is also known as matchmaking and matchmaking. People call it the Great Guest and the Old Moon.
The parents of both parties visit each other privately, focusing on understanding each other’s temperament, physical condition, family economic status, etc.
The matchmaker accompanied the man to see the woman with this character and said he wanted to see her husband. Most women don't stand up and peek.
Watch the matchmaker accompany the woman’s mother, aunt and others to watch the man’s house, where the woman likes to eat at the man’s house. Otherwise, feel free to leave.
Packing is also called creating verbal metaphors and making toilet paper stickers. Write the woman's birthday on the papyrus, add a blank papyrus to indicate a pair, then cover it with red paper, fold it into a square paper bag with mouths on all sides, and send it to the man's house, held by the matchmaker, and pressed on the holy On the right side of the cabinet is at the foot of the incense burner. Within three days, if there are broken dishes, broken bowls, loud noises at night, or children arguing, it is considered unlucky, and the invitation will be withdrawn and the proposal will be suspended.
Fortune telling After the wedding, if the man's family is peaceful, ask for a fortune teller, get married, and see whether the male and female horoscopes are consistent or conflicting.
After the marriage is negotiated through the mediation of a matchmaker, the man gives the woman gold and silver jewelry, gifts or high-end clothes. The woman is often very demanding, asking for money and gifts.
Engagement is also known as making a decision and making a small post. On an auspicious day, the matchmaker accompanies the man to the woman's home to exchange the post-ceremony and dragon and phoenix pillars. After the engagement, the marriage relationship between the parties is confirmed. The man's family will give gifts during every new year and festival, and the woman will give appropriate gifts in return. The next day, I took my unmarried son-in-law out for dinner during the festival and agreed on a happy day.
The bride will carry her dowry to her husband when she returns home 1 to 3 days before the wedding. She is proud of this. The dowry list is given to the mistress of the male matchmaker.
The American family of Bed Makers invites a couple with three generations living together, a harmonious family, and harmonious zodiac signs, called Flower and Mrs. Fu, to help make beds, assist relatives, and deliver the house. A few days ago, Mrs. Fu sewed sheets and opened the curtains for the newlyweds. She was putting up window grilles in the new house, which was a double happiness. When making the bed, put some dried fruits such as red dates in the quilt for your children to touch.
On the wedding day, the man brings deacons, musicians, sedans or cars to marry the bride. Went to see the woman's house in a sedan chair, shot guns and played music, and had red date tea and rice dumplings with the woman's house. The groom goes to the hall to worship his ancestors, then releases the geese and presents flowers and a red crown to the woman. On the first day, the bride takes a bath, lies still and eats solid food. After the sedan enters the door, she gets up and dresses herself up. When the groom arrives at the door, he bows three times to the bride and says welcome. When the sedan chair is moving, cannons are fired and music is played.
There are drums and music, bright lights and candles for worshiping men in sedan chairs. The sedan was placed in the center of the main room, the parents-in-law sat outside, the makeup artist opened the curtain of the sedan, and then Mrs. Fu took the bride out. Sing and worship heaven and earth in turn, ancestors, elders, and newcomers worship each other. After meeting, the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber.
There are seats in the bridal chamber, some of which are accompanied by bridesmaids. The bride and groom drink each other's cups, the groom comes back to pay the guests, and the bride sits on a stool in front of the bed. This is called sitting on wealth. There are guests viewing the new house, accompanied by female guests, and toasting with brown sugar tea.
The room was given by Mrs. Fu and her mother, a makeup artist, and they used si
The bride cooked for the three days of the wedding.
Most of them come back in three days, and some come back in a full moon. The woman hosted a banquet for her new son-in-law. In the afternoon, before the sun goes down, when the bride returns from her mother's home, people put sugar in the tin teapot as a way to honor their parents-in-law and other elders.
On the full moon of the first month of marriage, the woman’s brother came to welcome the guests in the morning and entertained them. The bride can don’t visit her neighbors. When she was under the moon. Otherwise, it is considered unlucky. Hairy feet as she comes in. If you have anything special to do, you should place a fire fork on the threshold where the bride crosses, meaning to burn her feet to avoid taboos.
The male family invites the female family and relatives to dinner, and the male and female relatives recognize each other. Friends: The bride spends her first birthday at her husband's home. Her family must send birthday gifts, which are called friends, and the husband's American family celebrates with wine.