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Let's learn about the marriage custom culture of Bai nationality.

Every nation has its own marriage customs, just as Bai culture has its own unique marriage customs. Bai people's marriage customs have unique local characteristics and ethnic customs, which are not only interesting, but also contain profound cultural connotations. The Bai nationality, which has a history of hundreds of years, still maintains its original ecological cultural customs. This is a precious culture and we should protect it.

The Bai nationality maintains a monogamous marriage system and does not intermarry with the same surname. Engagement should be measured by birthday, and the bride price is heavy. When the bride arrives at the man's house, she wants to "go back to the West", that is, two people holding torches walk around the bride, which is also called "returning to the horse". The bride and groom worship in front of the hall, and the bride should worship bitter tea, sweet tea and wine in turn, which means that there is sweetness in life. The next day, the newlyweds came home, and the woman's parents sent livestock and poultry. I will go back to that man's home that day.

Young men and women of Bai nationality in Dali area are relatively free before marriage, and marriage is mostly decided by themselves. Generally, you can find a partner to become a bosom friend through "duet", and then go through several stages: matchmaking, engagement, welcome and marriage. Parents and matchmakers of both men and women go to the woman's house to propose marriage. When the woman's father agrees to be engaged, the man should choose an auspicious day to send wine and chicken to the woman's house for a bride price, and the bride price must be "six characters". Three catties and six ounces of tea, six catties and six bottles of wine and six catties and six ounces of sugar mean "blessed". The woman's family treats each other with "three teas", which is also called "raising chickens and drinking gifts".

Before liberation, clan leaders were mostly controlled by landlords and township heads, who regarded patriarchal clan system as a tool to maintain feudal order and consolidate feudal landlord economy. Before liberation, the Bai nationality practiced the system of inheritance of men's property. Women have no right to inherit property. As the saying goes, "One hen can't make three sacrifices", which fully reflects the humble position of Bai women in the old society. Bai marriage is basically monogamous, except for the same surname and the same clan, whether within the nation or with other nationalities. Bijiang Bai cousins can also get married and gamble. In Haidong and Jianchuan areas of Dali, uncles and aunts have the priority to get married. Most marriages in various places are arranged by parents and arranged by matchmakers.

You have to take the "eight characters" test and give a generous gift when you get engaged. Early marriage was popular in the past, and there was also the habit of child bride. The self-improvement of Jianchuan and Haidong areas in Dali decreased after their engagement. Every holiday (mainly Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Winter Solstice Festival), the man must give gifts to the woman on time until he gets married. In the middle, if the man stops giving gifts, or the woman refuses to accept them, it means breaking off the engagement. This spirit of receiving gifts is essentially a feudal marriage of buying and selling. In the central area of Dali, in addition to giving a big gift before marriage (commonly known as "marriage money"), a sheep is also given to the woman's "master" (the patron saint of the village).

On the wedding day, the bride will cry goodbye to her parents, brothers and sisters, carry them to the men's door in a sedan chair, and then the bride's brother will carry them back to the new house. On the way, many onlookers will take the fragrance of rice flowers away from the bride and try to pinch the bride all over to express the meaning of "blessing" and "good luck". As soon as the bride entered the bridal chamber, the trapped Lang pulled the pepper into the brazier again, which made the smell in the room choking and the bride and groom coughed relatively.