Wedding etiquette in Tang dynasty

Opening scissors, also known as "winning the lottery", means that the man informs the woman of the wedding date one month before the wedding, which is called "sending the day". The man's house will send the woman's colorful cloth and clothes to her house, which is called "dowry". And ask a blessed woman with two children to cut clothes for the girl, which is called "cutting"

"Wedding": "Faint ceremony, order to collect, use goose (later changed to goose)"

Step 2 ask the name

In other words, the man sent a matchmaker to the woman's house to ask her name and birthday. After getting Geng Tie back, Buji folded his character.

3. Najib

After asking the name and matching the eight characters, the man informs the woman of the good omen of marriage and presents her engagement. This is etiquette. In ancient times, Naji also offered a goose feast.

4. Expropriation (Nacheng/Nabi)

This is the well-known bride price.

5. Date of invitation

The two sides discussed setting a wedding date.

6. kiss

In the past, the groom didn't go to the woman's house. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the groom was asked to go to the woman's house.

Make trouble in the bridal chamber (briefly list some customs of making trouble in the bridal chamber)

(1) sagu beans? Millet and beans were planted in ancient times. After the economic development, peanuts and longan were planted. In modern times, sweets, dates and cigarettes are planted.

2 cross the brazier? Italy is booming.

(3) delivering the package? On the wedding day, the bride asked "never touch the ground" and put it on the ground with a cloth bag after the groom crossed the brazier from home. The bags that the bride walked on moved to the front one by one, conveying the meaning that the homonym of "bag" and "generation" was passed down from generation to generation.

(4) Eating jiaozi is more interesting. Only the bride eats what the groom doesn't. This jiaozi is not a ripe bride. Someone asked her, "Were you born? (Jiaozi was born) The bride said "born". Take the homonym of "having children" for good luck.

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Conditions of marriage in Tang Dynasty:

1, parents' life, matchmaker's words

2, the same surname is not married.

3. Marriage age

The marriage age of ancient men was 20 years old, that is, the year of "weak crown", also known as "crown ceremony". When ancient men reached the age of 20, family elders and respected people put on a cloth hat, which was called "crown". It means that men have grown up and will be treated as adults in public places. Family gatherings can be attended with adults, which means that you can take responsibility and get married.

Women get married earlier than men, at the age of 15, which means "harmony". When a woman reaches the age of 15, she must untie her braids, comb her hair in a bun and put on a hairpin. This is called "sewing".

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