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How to organize a Chinese wedding to pay homage?

People answer (***3) pay new compatible "worship hall", also known as "worship heaven and earth", is a very important ceremony in the wedding. Interestingly, "worship" is not part of the ancient "three books and six rituals" in the rituals.  "The marriage custom of "Baitang" became very popular after the Song Dynasty, after which the woman officially became a member of the man's family.  "During the ceremony, the officiating master of ceremonies will say loudly: "Bow to heaven and earth, bow to the high hall, bow to the husband and wife, and enter the bridal chamber together."  In fact, worshiping heaven and earth represents honoring the gods of heaven and earth; while worshiping the high hall is a reflection of filial piety; as for the couple's worship, it represents the couple's respect for each other. To a certain extent, conjugal worship was one of the few times in ancient times when women could be of the same taste as men.

On the day of the wedding, after the man's family sends out the sedan chair, the bridesmaid has to set up the place for worship in the man's house.

When the sedan chair stops in front of the door of the house and the bridesmaids invited by the man stand in front of the sedan chair, the ceremony has begun. On the incense burner, incense smoke, red candles burning, friends and relatives, the staff in place.

The two bridesmaids appeared in the capacity of "guide" and "through the praise" respectively, and began to praise the ceremony.

The bride and groom begin to pay homage according to the hymns of the citation and the passover.

The procedure of the ceremony is as follows:

Introduction: the bridegroom comes to the position (standing in front of the sedan chair)

Tongzang: the sedan chair is opened and the bride and groom get up.

Introduction of praise: the groom took a bow (arching his hand to invite the bride)

Introduction of praise: the bride and groom in place (to the incense case) music and sounding of cannons

Through the praise: the bride and groom (to the gods and ancestors) into the incense and candles

Introduction of praise: kneeling, offering incense and candles. Bright candles, burning incense, incense, prostrate, Xing, flat and reset.

Tongzan: kneeling, kowtow, kowtow again, kowtow three times, Xing.

Just step on the threshold: to cross the threshold.

Crossing the fire bowl and stepping on the tiles: when the bride enters the hall, she has to cross the fire bowl and step on the tiles.

Bai Tang:The way of wedding is commonly known as Bai Tang, which is to lead the bride and groom to the center hall by the best man and the best aunt, and hang the three-star picture, or the lion picture, or the phoenix picture. The bride and groom first worship heaven and earth, the second worship ancestors, and then to each other, drink fm radio, commonly known as the cup of wine. And then by the matchmaker (emcee) to the relatives of the elders sing see worship, the bride and groom kneeling, the elders were saluted to give see the South Tin (i.e., gift money).