Changde marriage custom

Report to Japan, that is, "please make an appointment." First, the man prepared a gift and asked the matchmaker to go to the woman's house to "seek happiness" and propose a wedding date. After the woman's family approved it, he chose an auspicious day to prepare wine and tea, and formally proposed the wedding date, which was called "reporting the day". The daily newspaper is usually carried out half a year before marriage, so that the woman's family can buy dowry.

Gifts refer to dresses, jewelry and cosmetics that the man gives to the woman the day before the wedding, so that the bride can dress up; They also brought wine, cakes and so on. For female families to entertain guests. At the same time, the woman will bring back big dowry such as bed and cupboard to the man. On this day, the bride opens her face, combs her hair, wears flowers and new clothes, and entertains relatives and friends. In the evening, a "farewell ceremony" is held, and a banquet is held for the daughter, accompanied by close relatives and friends, which is called "farewell wine". During the dinner, relatives and friends exchanged parting messages, and their parents told them the way out. When the banquet broke up, the woman went to the room to "cry and marry", but in fact she was crying and singing. In the old society, there was a song of weeping marriage.

Wedding ceremony refers to the wedding day, the bride and groom, bridesmaids (usually girls) and other wedding ceremony personnel led by the matchmaker to the woman's home to meet the bride. In the old days, the man greeted his wife with a sedan chair, and the rich also brought bands and rituals. From 1960s to 1970s, bicycles were popular in wedding ceremonies, and cars were popular in wedding ceremonies after 1980s. The bride's house is closed before the arrival of the wedding staff, and she wants to "open the door to benefit the market". After bargaining, she opened the door to marriage. Accompanying the bride to get married is called "seeing the bride off", and the person accompanying her is called "being a relative". The "upper relative" is the biggest, and the man must be accompanied by a peer. The bride goes to the man's house, led by the bridesmaid and the groom, and pays homage in front of the incense table. In the past, it was very particular to worship the church. Li Sheng Li, worship heaven and earth, worship ancestors, worship parents, worship husband and wife. After the founding of New China, people changed to salute or hold weddings at night. On the wedding night, there is the custom of making love.

The morning after the wedding, the newlyweds "sifted tea" (egg tea) to meet their parents, elders, relatives and friends and hundreds of guests. Tea worshippers have to pay back the money, which is called "tea worships money". After breakfast, the bride and groom go to their parents' home to visit relatives and friends. This is called "returning". The Yue family gave a banquet in honor of the groom, but did not stay overnight. It is customary to stay in the house for a month after the wedding. When the couple came home that day, the wedding was over.