What are the Chinese wedding customs, wedding China, wedding, originally in China?

1. Wedding, originally a "faint ceremony" in China, is one of the quintessences of Han traditional culture and an important part of Chinese culture. The ancients thought dusk was auspicious, so they would marry at dusk; For this reason, the traditional Chinese wedding dress of husband and wife is called "faint ceremony". Among the five rites, the faint ceremony is a gift, which is the second milestone in life after the crown ceremony of men or the gift of women

2. The three stages of wedding:

Prenuptial ceremony, that is, "engagement"

Formal wedding, that is, the ceremony of "getting married" or "getting married", which means the combination of husband and wife

Postnuptial ceremony, is

2. Three Books and Six Gifts:

Three Books:

Three Books: Letter of Appointment, Letter of Gift and Letter of Wedding Reception:

Letter of Appointment

The letter of engagement is an engagement book, which was handed over by the man to the woman at the time of "Naji".

gift book

a gift book is a book used for "collecting gifts" (giving gifts), and the types and quantities of gifts will be listed in detail in the gift book.

wedding book

as the name implies, a wedding book is a book for marrying a bride, that is, it is used for "wedding".

Six Rites:

Nacai

is also called "Caixuan", which is equivalent to "proposing marriage" and "matchmaking" in later generations. It means that the man has made a decision after careful consideration.

"Wen Gong Jia Li" says: "Accept the gift of choosing, and the so-called promise in this world." In ancient times, it was simple and simple. According to the book "Yi Li Shi Hun Li", the meeting ceremony held by the literati class, which is called "Zhi" or "Zhi", only used geese. It was supposed to be a pheasant, but pheasants are not easy to be captured alive, and most of them are dead pheasants. It is not suitable for marriage, and the wedding is a major event in life, so the licensed couple has to wear and use clothes beyond their status.

3. Common etiquette:

Asking a name

Asking a name means that a man asks a woman about her daughter's name and birthdates. If a woman accepts a man's proposal, she will give her daughter's name and time horoscope to the man, and put it in front of the gods or ancestors to predict good or bad luck. If it is auspicious, she will decide to marry her daughter.

Naji

Naji, that is, it is a bit like the engagement of westerners. At this time, the marriage has actually been preliminarily agreed.

levy

levy, that is, a gift; "Na" means to hire money, while "Zheng" means "Cheng", which means that a man can only get married after receiving a dowry. When giving a big gift, the man's family will ask two or four female relatives (who must be full of happiness) to make an appointment with the matchmaker and bring the bride price, gift money and bride price to the woman's home; After completing the ceremony of conscription, the engagement was formally established.

invitation

invitation means "choosing an auspicious day" to get married. The man's family will choose an auspicious day for marriage, and then prepare a wedding date book and gifts for the woman's family. After the woman's family accepts the gift and agrees, the wedding date can be determined.

Kissing

Kissing is also called kissing, that is, on the wedding day, the groom will go to the bride's house with the matchmaker and relatives and friends to marry the bride. Before going to the woman's house, the groom will pay a visit to the ancestral temple of the woman's house, and then take the bride back to the man's house in a sedan chair. Newcomers will hold a ceremony to worship the heavens, the earth and their ancestors in the men's house, and then send them to the bridal chamber.