What are the customs of Shanxi people? Thank you, and God bless you.

The marriage of Shuozhou people in Shanxi folk customs, like other places, is generally the words of a matchmaker and the fate of parents. Although times have changed and customs have changed, on the whole, they still follow old habits, especially in rural areas, and important etiquette procedures have not changed so far. Generally, there are four steps: blind date, engagement, marriage and returning to China. Blind date: the matchmaker proposes marriage for both men and women, and introduces the situation of both parties, such as age, zodiac, date of birth, personality, appearance, family economic situation, parents, etc. The two families weighed the conditions, called everyone to discuss, and if they planned to get married, the man took the matchmaker to visit the woman's house. The two sides agreed to make an appointment, and then invited the woman to the man's house to sit up and take notice. The one you like will stay at the man's house for dinner, and the marriage will be negotiated silently. Leave if you don't like it. Engagement: The matchmaker negotiated many times between men and women to determine the bride price and dowry, the woman exchanged her children's birthdays, set an auspicious wedding date, and the man gave her a "box" and part of the bride price, and held a banquet to celebrate. The next day, the woman hosted a banquet for the man. After that, they got a marriage certificate one day, and some of them traveled abroad. After marriage, men and women give each other some clothes, which is called changing summer or winter. Marriage: One month before the wedding, a bride price is given, commonly known as "tea". The man asked the matchmaker to send the clothes (underwear) and "water ceremony" (rice, noodles and meat) worn by the "bride" to the woman's home and told her the wedding date. After that, the close relatives of both men and women invite the future bride and groom home for dinner, which is called "having a happy meal". The day before the wedding, all relatives and friends came, commonly known as "treat", and some invited "drummers" to entertain, so it was also called "Angu". In the evening, men and women eat "flip cakes" in their own homes. On the wedding day, men and women fry oil cakes early in the morning, which is called. Generally speaking, the man's uncle and nephew gets married. The groom will bring the bride a red ribbon called "tie the knot"; Take a bottle and put an onion in it, which is called "after taking root"; A piece of pork or mutton with five tendons is called "keeping the mother's meat" and "celebrating the five parties". When the wedding comes back, the man should bring back two of the ribs to show the harmony between husband and wife after marriage. This is called "inseparable bones and muscles". The woman provides tea, candy, cakes, etc. to entertain the guests attending the wedding. The bride puts on the clothes brought by the man (usually red cotton-padded clothes and trousers), and after saying goodbye to her parents, her sister gets into the sedan chair (car). Some of her peers gave new ones, opened the box, and people accompanied by "Tang He" (also known as the reunion dinner) entered the man's house at a pre-selected time. After arriving at the husband's house, the bride, led by her relatives, walked onto the "red carpet" and entered the new house to "cook tea" and eat "admission meal" for the "lotus pond". At noon, the bride and groom worship the heavens and the earth, and the banquet is called "sitting at the table". During the dinner, the bride and groom should toast the guests, salute them and know their size. In the evening, the bride and groom's brother-in-law presided over the wedding ceremony, commonly known as "pouring the pot", and let the bride and groom say tongue twisters, solve riddles on the lanterns and tell jokes and make fun of each other. After that, the couple ate the opposite meal until late at night. The next morning, the bride and groom bowed to their relatives and friends and said "bye" (in some places, it was held after worshipping heaven and earth), and the worshiped party presented gifts to congratulate them. Returning home: Generally, on the second day after the wedding, the woman's family sends people and cars to invite the bride and groom to return home, and holds a banquet for the bride and groom and their relatives and friends. During the dinner, they toasted the guests, saluted them, recognized their size and came back that night or the next day. On the fourth day after marriage, a woman follows her husband to visit relatives in the province, which is called "born on the moon" or "born in April and June". In recent years, with the progress of society and the development of the times, the marriage customs in Shuozhou have also undergone great changes, and the etiquette is simple. The funeral etiquette in ancient Shuozhou is extremely complicated, which can be generally divided into small episodes, large episodes, burning paper, sending lights, mourning, mourning and resurrection. After death, some people wear shroud, break window paper, support door panels, stop in Houhang, kill "upside-down chickens", burn paper, lamps and incense as sacrifices under their heads, and their children wail aloud. This is a small collection. Then post a "disaster" and hang a "notice paper" outside the street gate to inform the village. The younger generation and the dutiful son wear them to the host's home to pay their respects. The next night, the body was moved into the coffin, commonly known as "folding." The body was covered with red cloth, the coffin lid was unlocked, and the coffin was parked in the hall, with offerings and ever-burning lamps. Relatives, friends, clansmen and neighbors all went to Lingqian to burn paper to express their condolences.

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