The custom of pulling out water bottles in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province

People in Ningbo have the custom of getting married. The night before the wedding, the groom wants to sleep with a boy, whose name is "water bottle pulling".

Why is it called "take out the water bottle"? "Ba" is a dialect of Ningbo people, which means "implementation"; "Water bottle", that is, "urinal". Because the boy will be driven away the next night, that is, the bride and groom's wedding night, it is called "pulling out the water bottle". Sleeping together means that the groom will bid farewell to being single, and also hopes that the newlyweds can have a baby as soon as possible.

There is also a privilege of "pulling out the water bottle", that is, on the wedding day, after the wedding reception, when the bride and groom enter the bridal chamber, they can stay on the wedding bed, and then the lion speaks, and the bride and groom can meet his requirements before giving up the bed for the bride. Of course, all this is usually done under the guidance of adults, one is to create some lively atmosphere, and the other is that adults can also take more candy and cigarettes.