What are the customs in Hefei wedding?

In the Hefei area of Anhui Province, some ancient customs are still preserved in weddings. On the night before the wedding, the man's family will invite all the people in the clan to a banquet, and then the groom will pay respect to the ancestors, parents and elders, after the worship, the bridegroom will be the head of the bridegroom's welcome team will sound the gongs and drums, and march to the bride's home.

When the procession arrives at the woman's house, the woman's family routinely closes the door and asks the groom to set off firecrackers, which is known as "urging the door to firecrackers," and the family and friends of the woman's family ask the groom for "Qimenqian," which is the reward money for opening the door, and then ask the groom to ask the groom again and again, and the groom will then follow them into the house.

The woman's family will set up a feast for the groom that night, and she will drink with her friends and relatives. Before holding the feast, the groom should first bow to the guests, but also to see the female head of the family, kowtow ji counted, that night the groom will stay in the Yue family The next morning (that is, the wedding day), the groom's entourage to welcome the bride in front of the door of the woman's home, firecrackers, known as the "urge to make up", the bride makeup is complete, will set off to the men's home with the groom.

When she leaves the house, the bride will cry loudly to show that she does not want to leave her parents, and her family will also cry to say goodbye. The groom's brothers or closest relatives see her off in a process known as "sending off the bride".

The new couple came to the door of the man's home, the man's family will ask the two children of the woman, the groom and the bride's shoes will be exchanged, because the "shoes" and "Kai" homophonic, so this move has "grow old together" symbol. Groom into the door of the male family, friends and relatives will read auspicious phrases, hand to the ground peanuts, jujubes and other fruits, called "sprinkle happy fruit". Afterwards, the worship of heaven and earth, cross worship, drink wine and other wedding rituals, and other regions are similar.