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What are the requirements for engagement?

1, family sacrifice

Before leaving for the woman's home to recruit talents, the man held a ceremony of ancestor worship at home. At this time, he offered Nacai's "box cakes" or big cakes to his ancestors, and told them that he was going to a virgin's house to take a job and asked them to bless the marriage.

2. Red envelopes

Before departure, the tribute officer should not only manage the number of people, cars and bride price, but also remind the groom to prepare more red envelopes. For example, the uncle who came to open the groom's car door, the "pressing table" and the six accompanying relatives all need to prepare the bride's ceremony, the bride's new friend who washed the water and the gift of the matchmaker.

3. Inspection date

Talking about marriage in rural areas: a step towards marriage. When young men and women get to know each other, tell their parents and ask the media to communicate. The man gives the bride a bride price and then sets a wedding date.

Extended data

Engagement custom:

1, housekeeping

One of the marriage customs of Han nationality is an important procedure of rural marriage negotiation. Also called housekeeping rounds. Popular in most counties and townships in Guangxi. At that time, the woman and two girls named "Auntie", accompanied by more than 10 relatives and friends, went to both men's and women's homes to visit relatives. The man gave a banquet to entertain.

2. Stealing relatives in a dark room

The marriage custom of Han nationality is popular in the county of Guidong. In the downtown mountainous area, after the bride cried and got married for two days and two nights, she hid in a dark room with her girlfriends early in the morning on the day of crossing the door. After the men and women arrived, the bride's brother and the young men in the pro-Willie broke into the house. The female companion threw sand and waved bamboo branches to resist. The robber tried to drag his girlfriend out of the door to eliminate interference.

Matters needing attention in engagement ceremony:

1. Before engagement, the man needs to buy something for the woman.

2. Women should give men something.

3. Engagement gifts will pick the amount of some auspicious idioms, such as: Long life, Wan Li.

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