Wedding Ceremony: The engagement process of ancient people turned out to be like this.

The ancients paid more attention to engagement than we do now. From the complicated etiquette and engagement items, we can see how much they attach importance to engagement. In ancient times, the social phenomenon that men were superior to women made marriage much easier. The bride basically has no right to decide her own marriage, so the more dowry a man gives, the more he can marry the bride. So, what preparations do they need to make for their engagement, and what are the process steps?

1. Engagement fee

Engagement money is what we now call bride price money, which can be wrapped in red paper in ancient times. The amount of engagement fee is not only in pairs, but also in pairs.

2. Bride money

There were many dowries in ancient times, including brocade, livestock, fish, dried fruits, grain and seafood. Food is the most important thing for the people, and food and clothing are the foundation of people's livelihood. People who have these things at home are naturally not poor, so they can rest assured that their daughters will be married off.

Joining step

From engagement to marriage in ancient times, it can be divided into "three books and six gifts". The "three books" are letters of appointment, gifts and invitations, and the "six gifts" are gifts, names, blessings, gifts, invitations and weddings.

Nacai: Nacai also means "proposal". When men were interested in women in ancient times, they needed to prepare some meeting gifts, let the matchmaker send the gifts to the woman's home, and tell her parents what they thought and ask for fulfillment.

Seeking a name: seeking a name is to ask the woman's name and date of birth, with the aim of calculating whether the eight characters match. Counting the date of birth before marriage is a marriage custom that has continued to this day, and people attached great importance to it in ancient times.

Najib: Najib is a good sign. After the matchmaker asks the woman's name, if their personalities match, please ask the matchmaker to bring a small gift to tell her parents to prove that the marriage is a bit settled.

Conscription: The bride price should be started. With the consent of both men and women, the man can formally send gifts, wedding cakes, sacrifices, etc. As a gift from the alliance. You can arrange the wedding from here ~

Date of invitation: The date of invitation refers to the date when the marriage is required. After seeing the suitable wedding date for both parties, the man can inform the woman's parents for advice. That is, we are choosing a good day now ~

Kissing: As the name implies, kissing means that when the wedding date is fixed, the groom will personally ride a horse, bring a guard of honor and carry a big sedan chair to marry his new wife. I believe everyone has seen a lot of this link in TV series!

I wonder if the prospective couple have learned it? Although the etiquette of engagement seems troublesome, it can also be seen that it is very polite and respects the woman's family. Our modern wedding process is nothing more than parents' engagement, bride price to be given and auspicious day to count!

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