Why Chinese wedding across the saddle

The significance of Chinese wedding across the saddle:

Ancient wedding customs. Popular in the Han region, especially in the Tang and Song for the prevalence of later generations along. That is, the bride was married to the husband's family, at the time of entry, must be in the view of the saddle symbolically ride. "Saddle" "An" the same sound, take its "peace" long meaning. To the Northern Song Dynasty, there is a son-in-law to sit in the saddle of custom, modern times, tend to be consistent, in the bride into the door, the first cross the saddle, and then boarding hall salute.

Saddle "and" An "homophonic, take its" peace "long meaning. More on the threshold of the bridal chamber, said the bride across the saddle, a lifetime of peace. When the bride's front foot stepped into the threshold, the back foot lift has not yet fallen when, at this time by the parents, under the children of the whole person to the saddle off, just in line with the "strong women do not marry two husbands, a good horse does not match the double saddle," the meaning of.