How to hold a Korean wedding

Korean weddings are special because the groom has to accept a big table. The big table is a banquet specially prepared for the bride or groom when the Korean people hold a wedding. There are all kinds of food on the big table, the most striking of which is the cooked rooster with red pepper in its mouth, which symbolizes your son's early birth. At this time, accompanied by the best man and family representatives, the groom sat at the big table, drank three glasses of wine filled by the best man, and then had dinner. According to the marriage custom in Korea, there are three eggs in the groom's meal, which gives him a good wish to have children and live a happy life. After the groom accepts the big table, the bride and groom bid farewell to the bride's parents and will return to the groom's house. At this point, the performances in Times Square are all over.

Discuss marriage

First, the matchmaker proposed to both men and women. If both families are satisfied, the man's parents will give the "wedding invitation" to the woman's parents. After receiving the "proposal", the woman's parents replied to the "proposal" through the matchmaker. When the man's parents deliver the "wedding invitation" to the woman's parents, they attach a "four-column list". The so-called "four-poster table" refers to the four contents of "year, month, day and hour" when a boy is born. The woman's parents check the "four pillars" of both men and women. If they think it is appropriate, they will confirm their engagement. Otherwise, they will cancel the marriage. The wedding date is fixed, and both men and women are interested in "crown ceremony" and "ceremony" In the past, Korean boys would braid their hair and hold a ceremony before getting married. They tie their braids into a bun and wear crowns to show their manhood. This is the so-called "coronation ceremony". The so-called "ceremony" is to tie a girl's hair into a bun and fork it with a hairpin through a certain ceremony.

The most solemn ceremony

The big gifts include the groom's "first trip" and the interest trip wedding. The groom's temporary stay from home to the bride's home is called "the first trip". On the wedding day, the groom wears a "gauze hat crown belt" and holds a big folding fan or "parasol" (a rectangular red cloth with small sticks tied on both sides. Folding fans and parasols are both positive. ) Ride to the woman's house for the wedding. Accompanied by the groom are "distinguished guests" and "Yanfu". The "guest of honor" is hosted by his father or uncle. When you go to the bride's house, you should bring a "marriage certificate", which contains materials and a "marriage certificate" for the bride. After the groom and his party arrived at the temporary stop, they took a short rest and prepared to attend the wedding. The wedding was held at the bride's house. First, the "faithful husband" submits a "marriage letter" to the bride's family. The harem lifted the skirt with both hands and brought it into the house for other harems to watch the gifts inside. Then, "Yanfu" presented the wooden goose wrapped in colorful cloth to the bride's home to show her undying love. The groom stepped on the cloth and slowly walked into the yard of the bride's house. The bride's family put the wooden goose on the trampoline or small table, and the groom gently pushed it three times with a fan, and then stood at the wedding table. At this time, with the help of two bridesmaids, the bride slowly walked out of the room and stood opposite the groom. On this day, the bride's dress is "big hair" on her head, "cluster head" on her head, "hair band" hanging on her hairpin, hanging on both sides of her chest and wearing a long skirt. The bride and groom stand opposite each other across the wedding table and hold worship and wedding ceremonies under the auspices of the master of ceremonies. The so-called worship ceremony is a kind of bowing ceremony between the bride and groom. The wedding ceremony is that the bride and groom each pour a glass of wine and drink each other. After the wedding, the groom went into the new house to accept the "big table" (wedding table). Before getting on the kang, stand in the outhouse and push the wooden goose into the kang. The "big table" is full of all kinds of delicious food, the most conspicuous of which is a whole rooster with red pepper in its mouth. After the tables are set on the "big table", the bride's family first hands the "list" to the groom. The so-called "list" is a piece of paper with simple poems, which requires the groom to write poems and correct them, so as to test the groom's intelligence. If the groom can't agree, the "guest of honor" can also agree. Before eating the dishes on the "big table", the groom first proposes to give some of each dish to his parents and relatives, which is called a "gift package". After that, the groom and the people sitting together ate the food at the "big table". In addition to the "big dining table", give the groom another dining table. There are three peeled boiled eggs in the groom's rice bowl. If the groom can't finish it, he must leave 1-2 for the bride. The same is true for the bride to eat after receiving "at the table" at the groom's house.

When you enter the bridal chamber at night, pick out 1-2 fruit dishes on the "big table" and make supper for the bride and groom. After dinner, the groom untied the bride's "cluster head", "big hair" and belt. Then, put out two candles with both hands at the same time and sleep on the pillow.

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The post-ceremony includes "going back" and "going again". The groom holds a wedding at the bride's house, stays for 3 days, and goes back to her mother's house with the bride, which is called "Yugui". At this time, the groom is still riding a horse and the bride is sitting in a sedan chair. When the groom's parents and close relatives hold a "family dinner" at his house the next day, the bride should bring them some gifts. The person who accompanies the bride is called the "guest of honor", usually the father or uncle of the bride. When the bride arrives at the groom's house, there is no wedding, only a "big table". The food on the "big table" should be taken back to her family intact and given to her parents and relatives. The next morning, the bride will kiss the kitchen and make a fire to cook to show her cooking skills. After dinner, a "family banquet" is held, with the parents and other relatives of the bride and groom sitting on one side and the bride sitting on the other. Under the guidance of the bride and groom's wife, the bride toasted her father-in-law, mother-in-law and other relatives, and presented gifts such as cloth and socks. "Farewell" means that the groom will accompany the bride back to her parents' home to visit her parents-in-law after living in the bride's home for 3 days. At this time, the boys in the village will "torture" the groom, hang him up and beat his feet with wooden sticks to ask the bride's parents for food and drink. After staying at the bride's house for 1-2 days, I went back to the groom's house with the bride. At this point, the marriage is completely over.