What is the engagement custom in Gongyi, Zhengzhou?

(A) Folklore

marriage customs

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was mostly based on correct family and life experiences. The implementation of arranged marriage, in accordance with the "parents' orders, the words of the matchmaker. "According to the zodiac, there is no hurry to get engaged. Then, the man chose the ancient "post" to tell the matchmaker. The man's zodiac sign is written on the Geng post and given to the woman. After the woman's zodiac is written, give it to the man. After the exchange, each party holds a piece of paper as a voucher, which is called engagement. Both men and women get married at the age of 17. Let the man choose an auspicious day first. Then tell the matchmaker to present the dragon and phoenix to Qi, prepare the dowry through the woman, and then the man will get married in a sedan chair. The night before yesterday, the usher and groom practiced the "Nine Knocks" ceremony or the "Twenty-four Knocks" ceremony in front of the ancestral tablet. The next morning, after dinner, the cannon sounded in front, followed by drum music, followed by people who "lured gifts" and "sandwiched blankets". The groom got into the sedan chair and went to the woman's house to get married. After dinner, the groom put on silk and flowers, rode on horseback, and the bride got into the sedan chair. Then, several women's people saw off the guests and passed through the street. Friends and relatives in the village set up a "congratulations table" to celebrate. When I got home, I got off the sedan chair facing the Western God, and two women helped the bride get on the saddle and spread the money. The bride and groom worship heaven and earth in the palace, and the man carries the wheat bucket into the bridal chamber. The next day, the bride, led by her elders, went to her parents' house to recognize her relatives. Three days later, the husband and wife went to their parents' house to "recognize their relatives."