What do you mean by invitation?

Invitation is one of the six wedding ceremonies in China, commonly known as "sending the sun" or "rising the sun". Invitation ceremony refers to the process of choosing auspicious day as the wedding day. In the past, it was usually decided by the man's family, and then a date was set to prepare new books and gifts to be sent to the woman's family, which was not accepted and agreed by the family.

Pay attention to the year, month and day when inviting guests. In ancient times, it was very important to choose which year to get married. You can't get married without beginning of spring, because the annual meeting without beginning of spring is considered as the year of widowhood, and widowhood marriage is absolutely forbidden, which is disrespectful to the woman. And in ancient times, it was impossible for men and women to get married at exactly the same age, such as twelve and twenty-four.