At the Chinese wedding, Na Cai asks for a name, and Ji Na Na will personally invite you to welcome him.

In ancient times, the marriage process was called "Six Rites", which refers to six steps: receiving gifts, asking names, accepting gifts, inviting guests and welcoming them.

The so-called "receiving gifts" means that the man invites the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's house. According to the ancient ceremony, before the man receives the gift, he will invite the matchmaker to the woman's house to explore the news, and the woman's house will agree to receive the gift. When picking, you must use geese, which means that the matchmaker will propose marriage to the woman. Zheng Xuan's explanation is that "wild geese are lovers, and yin and yang are in harmony". In the Tang Dynasty, Jia said in more detail: "The geese fall in the south, and the ice plate is in the north. The husband is Yang and the woman is Yin. Those who use geese today also take the meaning of the couple and take marriage as the basis. Goose is very high, so it is difficult to catch this thing. Because getting the goose delayed the wedding event, it was obviously not cost-effective, so everyone made do and agreed to use the goose as a substitute. This change is absolutely beneficial to gay men. Even if you marry a few hundred and eighty wives, it will not be a problem. It is a big deal to open a farm!

After "accepting talents", there is "asking the name", that is, the matchmaker asks the woman's name, age and constellation, and tells fortune through divination to see whether the men and women will meet each other and whether there are other places that are not suitable for marriage. "Asking the name" is also called "Guo Xiao Tie" or "Guo Ba Zi".

"Ask the name" is followed by "Naji". The man's parents give their son's birthday to the matchmaker and then bring it to the woman. This is "too close" and "book exchange", also known as "all-in-one book", which actually means engagement.

The next "that meeting" is the most affordable for the woman's family, which probably means giving a bride price and has distinctive characteristics of the times. In ancient times, it was for silk, and later it was for gold and silver. Decades ago, the bride price was about the number of rounds and feet. The three popular commodities are "bicycles, sewing machines, watches", "refrigerators, color TVs, washing machines" and so on. Now that the material is abundant, people's demands are varied. It's best to change them into RMB directly. From ancient times to the present, no matter what the bride price becomes, an eternal truth is that no matter how much the little son-in-law gives, the old father-in-law is willing to "accept". The more he gives, the sweeter he smiles!

When the life of the little son-in-law was not satisfactory, the wedding of both parties began to be officially put on the agenda. The so-called "invitation period" is actually the time when the two sides agreed to hold a wedding reception, and "welcoming the bride" is to marry the bride and come to the door. On the wedding day, the little son-in-law will jump up and down, and the red envelopes will be in a mess so that the bride can finally go home.