How did the Tu people get married?

Weddings in Turkey are generally divided into marriage proposal, engagement, gift giving, wedding, banquet and other procedures. The ceremony was grand and warm, singing and dancing all the way.

Proposal: Whether it is free love or parents' decision, the man's parents should find a matchmaker to propose to the woman's family. Matchmakers are mostly men. Generally speaking, the matchmaker should invite famous elders in the village, or people who have relatives and friends with the woman's family, so as to facilitate discussion. When proposing marriage, the matchmaker should prepare a pair of steamed buns and rolls, as well as two bottles of wine, and then send them to the woman's house. When the woman's parents agreed to get married, they accepted the gift and warmly entertained the matchmaker. Otherwise, return the gift to the matchmaker.

Blind date: After the woman's family agrees, please ask parents and invite the father or uncle of the man's family to discuss blind date with the matchmaker. Men need to bring two packs of Fuzhuan tea, three bottles of wine, a hada and two steamed buns as eating and drinking gifts. She also gave her father a bag of tea and her mother a robe. At the same time, the bride's family began to deliberately ask for a lot of money and gifts in the discussion. At this time, the matchmaker and the father or uncle of the man's family often propose a toast to the elder of the woman's family, which is well put, thus reducing the money and gift money to the most appropriate degree.

After engagement, the man's family asked the matchmaker to give gifts to the woman's family in batches. However, the main dowry should be paid three months before the wedding so that women can sew clothes, etc. Gifts are divided into dry gifts, clothes and jewelry, and money. Women choose and sew their own clothes. According to Turkish tradition, the son-in-law will not go to the woman's house before marriage. Now on holidays, I will not only go, but also give gifts to my husband's family.

Jiri Election: Turks usually get married in the first month of each year. About a month ago, this man held the first ceremony to choose an auspicious day. Turks call the wedding banquet "Burning Man's Day" and the auspicious day of the ecliptic "Holding the Burning Man's Day". This is the first banquet. On auspicious days, the first person to attend the banquet is his wife's father, uncle or brother. Men also invite people to parties. Together with the matchmaker, about seven or eight people prayed to God to choose an auspicious day.

Wedding: The day before the wedding, this is the wedding reception of the woman's family. Turks call it a maze. The woman's family, relatives, friends and neighbors all gave gifts. The woman's family holds a banquet and a dowry, and publicly explains the dowry given by the man, how many clothes to sew, the dowry of the woman's family and so on. At this time, the girl wants to cry for her marriage. Crying is euphemistic and touching. She thanked the mountain gods, local owners, villagers, parents, brothers and sisters for their kindness and deep friendship.