Ancient people paid great attention to ceremony when they got married, so what were the wedding ceremonies of ancient people?

Many people think that the wedding ceremony is complicated, but they don't know that the traditional wedding process in ancient China is more complicated. There are great differences between ancient weddings and modern weddings. To sum up, China ancient people's wedding ceremony has the following processes. ?

Uncle San

Refers to the documents exchanged in the process of betrothal gifts, so these three books include letters of appointment, gifts and welcome letters.

Six rites

It refers to a series of procedures from finding relatives to matchmaking to winning prizes, and the same is true when getting married. Because the ancients paid more attention to "parents' orders and matchmakers' words", matchmakers were indispensable figures in ancient marriages. These six ceremonies included winning the lottery, asking names, Naji, recruiting relatives, inviting parties and welcoming relatives. Among them, the invitation day is an auspicious day, and it is best to have two months and two days for such a big wedding, so the ancients would not choose such days as March, June and November.

Anchuang

This step is required to be completed before the wedding, which means laying festive bedding, sheets and so on. On an auspicious day, spread all kinds of dried fruits on a new bed, which means that you can have children early. Moreover, people who make beds should choose "all-happy people". Such a person must have a harmonious family, so it will bring a happy married life to both husband and wife.

(of relatives and friends) teasing the newlyweds on their wedding night.

In the eyes of the ancients, newcomers don't make trouble, and the older they get, the more they make trouble. Therefore, making trouble in the bridal chamber is an activity that only brothers of the same age can carry out. Moreover, this activity can make couples very happy after marriage.

dowry

How much dowry a woman gives her daughter will determine her position in her husband's family. In ancient times, the dowry was sent to her husband's family before the wedding.

It makes me addicted.

Because men in ancient times also had hair, both men and women would ask special women to comb their hair in their own homes and say auspicious words while combing.

Holding a red umbrella

This is the activity on the wedding day. Brides can only leave their families with the help of sisters or bridesmaids. Outside, she needs a red umbrella on her head. In the eyes of the ancients, this means "flourishing leaves". ?

From this point of view, the difference between ancient wedding and modern wedding is very big. Therefore, it is lucky to live in modern society, otherwise such complicated and tedious rituals in ancient times are really painful.