What is the engagement custom in Longwan District of Wenzhou?

1. Both parents meet to discuss the engagement.

Mainly to determine the yellow calendar and the bride price of the man, depending on the economic conditions of both sides. The gift money received will be returned according to the woman's financial conditions. If the woman's condition is good, accept all the gift money directly and buy a car for the man.

Step 2 choose a date

Generally, in Wenzhou, the date of birth of both men and women should be obtained from experts in Zhouyi, who will give you several permutations and combinations for you to choose from. It is suggested to choose the engagement date later, because there are many things to prepare or you will be in a hurry. The wedding date can be closer to the engagement date, so that this tired period will not drag on for too long.

Then the engagement date doesn't have to be on weekends or holidays, but it's better to get married on weekends or holidays.

3. Set an engagement party and a wedding banquet.

In Wenzhou, engagement wine and wedding wine are jointly organized by men and women, so the number of tables should be at least 20. Therefore, the engagement wine should be ordered three months in advance and the wedding wine should be ordered one year in advance, so as to choose a hotel that everyone is satisfied with.

4. Add the projects they need to participate in.

The man gave her a set of gold ornaments, including earrings, bracelets, anklets, necklaces, a pair of rings and a diamond ring. Nowadays, many young people don't like to wear gold ornaments, so except for rings and diamond rings, everything else can be replaced with gold bricks that are easier to preserve.

Candy-loving: including a pair of sugar, gold and apricot. Sugar apricot is made by dyeing white sugar red, frying it into thick juice, pressing it into pomegranate shape with a mold and cooling it. This is a major feature of Wenzhou engagement ceremony, which you can't see anywhere else. Wenzhou wedding candy is divided into different sizes, and the man is responsible for all the wedding candy that the woman needs, including the red envelope in the wedding candy.

5. engagement day

Parents, relatives and friends of both sides held a banquet in a hotel to get engaged. In the afternoon, the man drove to the woman's house to greet her and her parents. After arriving at the hotel, give tea to both parents, toast relatives and friends, and witness love.

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Matters needing attention in engagement:

1, select the location

Choose to meet at home and feel like a guest, with one party as the main and the other as the guest. Of course, it will be more intimate when dining, and there will be no interference from outsiders when talking. It is a very private place. Restaurants For social places like restaurants, it is recommended to choose private rooms that are convenient for conversation. Of course, there are also requirements for the overall environment and dishes of the restaurant.

This traditional way of communication in China-food culture emphasizes eating and chatting. In such a place, the two sides have equal status and there is no distinction between subject and object.

2. Cosmetic dressing

Man's article: Never wear long hair or a shawl with a sloppy beard. The most important thing is to leave a sense of security for the other parents, so that they can trust their daughter to such a man. Then, you have succeeded more than half. Men should pay more attention to details, and their nails must be clean and free from dirt. Leather shoes must be polished.

Girl's article: long hair shawl, kind and moving, attention to detail, perfection, dignified dress, giving people an extra impression, such as nails should not be painted with too many colors, makeup should not be too strong, and some light makeup can be appropriately put on. Don't dress too ostentatiously or exposed.

3, dignified clothing

Proper clothes will add a lot to your first impression. Parents: The first meeting between parents, of course, in addition to the prospective couple leaving a good impression on each other's parents, the image of parents is also particularly important. Mother's proper curly hair, father's reading glasses and amiable smile can leave a good impression on each other, which is not only conducive to the communication when we meet for the first time, but also convenient for getting along in the future.