What are the specific contents of the wedding customs in Ji 'an, Jiangxi?

Before liberation, local people in Jinggangshan and Hakkas practiced arranged marriage, and the first marriage was entirely the orders of their parents and the words of a matchmaker. The rich can have three wives and four concubines, and the poor are monogamous. Some poor families are afraid that their children will not marry when they grow up. When their children are seven or eight years old, they are allowed to get married. The man took the woman home to raise her, and then got married on their auspicious day of adulthood. This is called "child bride". Some families are poor or old and difficult to marry, and the man goes to the woman's son-in-law, commonly known as the door. In some places, local residents get married through adoption. Before liberation, local people in Jinggangshan and Hakkas practiced arranged marriage, and the first marriage was entirely the orders of their parents and the words of a matchmaker. The rich can have three wives and four concubines, and the poor are monogamous. Some poor families are afraid that their children will not marry when they grow up. When their children are seven or eight years old, they are allowed to get married, and the man takes the woman home to raise her. When they are adults, they choose an auspicious day to get married. This means that men marry women. There are three main procedures: first, engagement. "Child brides" for men and women. Some families are poor or old and difficult to marry, and the man goes to the woman's son-in-law, commonly known as the door. In some places, local residents get married through adoption.

At a certain age, parents ask for matchmaking through the media. After the two sides are interested, write down their birthdays (commonly known as "eight characters") and ask the fortune teller to match the "eight characters". If the "eight characters" match, both parents secretly inquire about each other's family background and character, and both sides are satisfied before deciding on marriage. Second, hire. After the two parties get married, the man sends the bride price and the selected wedding date to the woman's house, which is called "clapping". The two sides reached an agreement on the amount of bride price. The poor only give symbolic bride price, while the rich give generous bride price, including chicken, duck, wine, meat, cloth, cash and gold and silver jewelry. Third, the wedding ceremony. For the purpose of marrying the bride, both men and women hold a banquet for their relatives and friends, saying "to kiss" and "to marry a woman". The man, regardless of wealth, has a sedan chair and takes back the bride with suona and drum music.

When women get married, they have the habit of crying, commonly known as "crying daughter-in-law". Four or two days before the woman enters the door, she should be accompanied by a female companion, and the bride sings a wedding song to show her attachment to her parents, relatives and villagers. Those who don't cry will be considered "hungry to marry".

After liberation, the marriage law was implemented, with equality between men and women, freedom of marriage, monogamy and prohibition of bigamy, concubinage and child bride. When a man and a woman reach the legal age of marriage, when their love is mature, they will go through the registration formalities with the local government, that is, establish the relationship between husband and wife. When getting married, from 1950s to 1970s, the etiquette was very simple. Some people would hold tea, candy or simple banquets for friends and relatives who came to congratulate them. Some hold collective weddings: in recent years, the man has to buy furniture and entertain relatives and friends to celebrate. The bride's dowry includes washing machines, color TVs, refrigerators and other items. To meet relatives, cars are used in cities and towns, and cars are used in rural areas.