I am going to marry in Shandong soon. Is there any custom of getting engaged in Shandong?

As the saying goes, men should get married and women should get married. Getting married is a big deal, but getting engaged before marriage is also a big deal, because it can show the importance that both men and women attach to this marriage. What are the engagement customs in Shandong Province?

Liangshan hero in Shandong is a living business card in Shandong. So what should a generous man in Shandong Province do if he is engaged? The first thing is to prepare a bride price for the woman. This bride price includes physical objects and cash, and the physical objects are generally six categories, that is, the whole line of six pounds of meat; Different kinds of six bags of cakes with a pound; Six bags of a catty of sugar; Two bottles of white wine, two bottles of red wine, two bottles of health wine and six bottles of * * *; Six bags of 22 fans; Six yellow croakers of the same weight.

Three gold items are indispensable for engagement, namely necklace, earrings and ring. Some men are engaged in hardware, namely necklaces, earrings, rings, bracelets and anklets. The man should prepare a wedding bed for marriage, and before marriage, he should invite the woman who will have children to his house to make the bed and put it away. After making the bed, sprinkle lotus seeds, peanuts, dates and lilies on the bed, which means that the couple can have babies early and get along well for a hundred years.

The engagement ceremony is usually held in a hotel, and the man should find a suitable hotel reservation. In case something goes wrong. The woman should also prepare her own dowry. Some women's parents prepared a dowry for her when she was very young. After this day, all you need is simple preparation. The bride's parents should determine their dowry according to the bride price of the man, usually electrical appliances and household items.

There are some things that both men and women should prepare. For example, the man should buy the woman two sets of clothes from head to toe, including a belt, a bag, shoes and socks, a set of cosmetics and a set of jewelry (different from the hardware at the time of engagement). And the woman also wants to buy a suit (including hat, tie, belt, shoes and socks) for the man from head to toe in return.

Because there is a change of mouth on the day of engagement, parents of both men and women should prepare their own change of mouth fees. After the MC announces this link, both men and women should offer tea to their elders respectively and call them on their behalf. At this time, the elders will give red envelopes to the newcomers respectively.