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Marriage customs of ancient Han nationality. It is very popular in many parts of the country. The first ceremony was held in the Six Rites. The man wanted to marry the woman, so he sent the media to her home to propose marriage.

After preliminary discussion, if the woman is interested, the man will send a matchmaker to formally propose to her and bring a certain gift, so it is called. Guna's gift only uses geese. Nassau is the beginning of the whole marriage process. The ceremony after Nassau's death is basically a weekly event, and there are other rules about gifts.

"Naicai" is followed by "Ask the name", and the matchmaker asks the woman's name, year and "eight characters".

Extended data:

Nana has been raising geese since the Han Dynasty. Of course, geese are still the most important. Luxury is getting better and better, and Nasri's identity is different. There are 30 kinds of Baiguanna. Sheep, herbs and deer are symbolic and express their wishes in auspicious forms.

The symbolic coupling with glue, lacquer, acacia bell, pipa and phoenix has a beautiful meaning; Or use the virtues of every object to inspire couples, such as Pucci, Selaginella, relics, beasts, fish, geese, Jiuzi and so on.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was stipulated that the custom of dowry was the same from the emperor to Jiupin, and the standard was: goose. One sheep, one in the wine cellar.

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