The White Wedding in Dali, Yunnan Province, China in English

Bai wedding have been broadly speaking, in part to the wedding Bai not only can enjoy Bai Famous specialties of food, food, clothing, and all peoples have suffered a rare sense unique Bai marriages are monogamous. In the past, marriages were mostly arranged by parents, and the man had to pay an expensive bride price and spend a lot of money on the wedding ceremony. Nowadays, although there are great improvements with the development of the times, there are still traditional and ancient customs and traditions. Bai marriage monogamy. in the past, many parents are arranged by marriage, the man agreed to pay for expensive wedding dowry, it takes a lot of money now with age. although there are much improved, but i still have a tradition of ancient customs and amorous feelings. men and women who have fallen in love freely or have been introduced to each other, after the betrothal to determine the relationship, when the marriage is held, the man has to be on the day of the wedding (i.e., before the wedding day), ask someone to take a ride with him. Before the wedding day, the man should ask someone to build a good colorful shed. And in the marriage of the day before the evening, to invite the township village will sing the opera to sing opera (commonly known as bench opera, that is, a person to play the piano, several people play different roles to sing people or invite people to sing with congratulations congratulatory words blow blow cavity (i.e., accompanied by oboe), Dabenxian and other tunes. men and women after free courtship and the introduction, it is engaged, in relationship. introduction, it is engaged, in relationship to be married, the man to rejoice at the wedding day ( ) before i take a decorated marquee. the marriage is like the night before, to invite the village will sing to act cute to the star (commonly known as play, a man to play the violin, a few people play different roles, or singing person who sang with congratulations on the words blow blow blow blow). with congratulations on the words blow blow cavity (with the suona and the private band) until the tune. people while eating, drinking, tasting the host set out the fruit, tea. The wine, and sing and sing at night, the people, old and young, male and female, eat a bowl of round snacks to show in advance to celebrate the great reunion.People eat, drink, try the set of fruit and tea. the wine, and sing and sing at night, the people, old and young, male and female, eat a bowl of round snacks to show in advance to celebrate the great reunion. the wine, and sing and sing at night, the people, old and young, male and female, eat a bowl of a whole, to celebrate the one in advance. "The next day, is like, from morning to the feast when the guests start a taste of food and wine and a bowl of tea. start a taste of food and wine and cider after eating, when the bridegroom with their neighbours on a company of the suona and on playing the "dragon", a table for a table for guests and to propose a meal. for a table for guests and to propose a toast, and this method to kneel down my offer, only the rhine (a plate or bowl of tea) an offer. welcome the bridegroom, there are places where the bridegroom does not go to welcome the bridegroom, accompanied by the bridegroom, accompanied by the woman in the In some places, the bridegroom does not go, but the bridegroom's companion, the companion woman in the matchmaker, led by the sound of suona, go to meet the bride. When the suona player arrives at the door of the woman's house, he has to play cheerful and enthusiastic music such as "Bee Crossing the River", "Swinging the Procession" and "Welcoming the Marriage" six times before the woman's family consists of several elderly relatives of both sexes. Families, in some places, the groom greet with their neighbors, with women in the match maker led to the voices of the zurna to greet her. The bride's house by force of the suona hand at playing the bees across the river, with the families of tune, "" "for gay music and a dozen times, the bride's family only a few old men and women. 's family only a few old men and women in relation to the number of people out into the door. the orientation However, interestingly, there are places where the person welcoming the bride is just about to step through the door, and is stopped by a few old people from the woman's family, with a few couplets (i.e., couplets) or ask a few unexpected questions and other phrases, such as: "Where did you come from?" "What did you see on the way?" But, interestingly, in some places the families of the people had to step into the gate was of the family stopped a few old man, with the bridegroom and his wife, and the bridegroom was not able to answer the questions, so the people called this custom "road test". But, interestingly, in some places the families of the people had to step into the gate was of the family stopped a few old man, with a few twin (楹联), or make a few unexpected problems of such statements, such as : "do you come from?" "the road they met?" let the matchmaker, or the people the custom called "the road test. This question and answer not only to be nimble, but also to talk about the decision, the answer and have fun, seem very learned. If which party does not react at once; often cause a burst of bright and full of joy, joy, pleasant laughter. Some places to meet the bridegroom must go, the same encounter "road test", people say "test aunts" or "test groom". The question and answer should not only brainwave, and must never, on the trigger and with a very learned. if a response which are often caused gales; lively and full of gladness, the joyful, happy laughter. the joyful, happy laughter. some families, the same time the bridegroom shall go into the road test and the people "sir" or "the groom. welcoming people into the door, the woman's family then by four or six young boys one by one to offer them bitter tea, sweet tea and sugar tea. Then the matchmaker (or groom) to the female parents, brother and sister-in-law, elders worship, toast, the female parents to the matchmaker children draped in a red color. At this time the new bride (bride) to cry loudly, people call this cry "crying marriage". Greet people into the door, and family of four or six small boy in their hard to let the tea, tea, sugar tea. Sugar tea. Greet people into the door, and family of four or six small boy in their hard to let the tea, tea, sugar tea. and then the matchmaker (or groom) to her family, and worship brother and sister-in-law elders, toast and was regarded with suspicion by her parents for matchmaker. in the splendors of the new bride married women. splendors of the new bride married women now ( ) to cry aloud, it is called "married" she cried. generally is the first to cry parents, and then cry brother and sister-in-law, brother and sister-in-law, elders, female companion, which cry not only while crying, but also while crying and singing into paragraphs into paragraphs of parental upbringing of thought, brother and sister-in-law. The love of brother and sister, the friendship of partners, elders care and love, the future of their own do not know how to live, etc., if encountered in-laws and sister-in-laws will take advantage of this time to also take the opportunity to cry, with the tune of crying and singing out of their own heart of injustice, and then go out with the people who welcome the family. It is usually cry, cry with parents and sister and the elders, brother and sister-in-law. companion, it cried and cried, only one side into a long time to sing up, the parents of brother and sister-in-law. sister, a partner of friendship, love. sister, a partner of friendship, love and care for elders of his own don't know how to live in the future, if not 🙂 took it for crying, stop crying by singing out of their heart, and then with the families of people leaving. On the way to the groom's family, others place the bride by sedan or a horse, in the joyful, stirring sound of oboe music. bride by sedan or a horse, in bright and melody of the journey. the music 唢迎亲的队伍还没回到男方家，早已有男方家的长辈在门口相迎。 As soon as people enter the door, the new bride will go upstairs to be groomed and dressed, surrounded by her bridesmaids and the male elders. In the bride grooming, in the downstairs from the stairway to the new room must pass through, has been waiting for people ready to point to the bride, it is said that the bride's custom is in order to dip the joy of the bride to stay down. families of the team has not returned to the house, she already has a man of the elders at the welcome. People came in, the new daughter-in-law the bridesmaid and the elders of the people upstairs to the toilet. downstairs from the new house, tu had long been waiting for the preparation of the people, it is said that this custom is to the bride with gladness and passed down. down. To the bride was dressed and ready to get married there, two ten-year-old boys held up torches lit with pine pine, in the sound of people's joy and happiness, from the stairway to the bridal chamber, followed by the new daughter-in-law in the two bridesmaids surrounded by people competing to pinch the bride's moves and giggles in the stride into the bridal chamber. ready to get married there, two ten years the little boy held up by shomei the people, from the joy joy sound ran to the wedding, with the bride in two of the bridesmaids, dismounting at the people fell off the bride and in stride with the sound ran into the wedding. There was a saddle on the doorway of the bridal chamber, and a sieve hung over the door, and a mirror resting within it, and a bow resting on the mirror. The bow has three arrows scattered side by side to shoot forward. These auspicious objects are to congratulate the couple's future life hard work, courage. Symbol of happiness. A few moments after the new daughter-in-law enters the bridal chamber, the ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth and father and mother begins.Wedding on the threshold of a saddle, the door on a sieve, in a mirror, mirror on and there was a bow, side by side on a scatter shot forward to the arrow. forward to the arrow. the mascot was on a new couple lived industry and courage. the bride in the wedding. after a moment, to worship the father and mother held worship ceremony. held worship heaven and earth ceremony. In some places, the ceremony of worshiping heaven and earth and parents was held before entering the bridal chamber. Some place a pair of new couple into the bridal chamber, the funny thing is that the two people are coincidentally scrambling to sit on the pillow, it is said that whoever sits on the pillow first, who will be in charge in the future, however, this is just for the funny to add a point of joy, often female first male, and that is also practiced and in line with the traditional custom of male domination, female domination. some is in the wedding will be held before worship ceremony, parents. some place is in the wedding will be held before worship ceremony, parents. Some is in the wedding will be held before worship ceremony, parents. some place where a couple to the bedroom, wit is both fallen against a pillow, who will sit on the pillow, who wears the trousers, but this is to add one with joy. but this is to add one with joy and often is the first man, that is part and consistent with the lord, the women in traditional habits. However, at this time I wonder who is in the pot of warm and symbol of prosperity in the charcoal fire good chili noodles played a miraculous effect, spicy straight choke the groom, the bride tears, choking from time to time to eliminate snot, yawn, amusing out of the people in the cave into the laughter endlessly, so that the cave room overflowing with a kind of unique joy. however, i wonder who are warm and garnished and charcoal fire was a symbol of the chilli itself can have symbol of the chilli itself can have a face like magic, spirits and to the bride and groom with tears and snot away from time to time, yawned, out and into wedding people laugh, and put wedding with a unique gladness. After a burst of laughter, spicy choking over, couples drink cross-cup wine, to show respect for each other, forever, love white head. In the evening, in some places, the new daughter-in-law is accompanied by the female elders and bridesmaids and the male family elders and women to eat "fine witch seat" (i.e., the bride's seat). a gay, and after a hot drink for drink, and by came near to you, forever A gay, and after a hot drink for drink, and by came near to you, forever will tie concentriily grace white evening, his head. some places for the bride by the elders and the bridesmaids, and the elders of women in the number of people in After the land together with "of oz" (the table. the bride), some places in a burst of joyful sound of spouting nazi, began to hold "except for the worship" (i.e., to pay respect to relatives) ceremony, "except for the worship" is by the new daughter-in-law to pay respect to the bride, "except for the worship" is by the new daughter-in-law to pay respect to the bride. "is by the new daughter-in-law to worship the male elders, by her a worship of the people will get her hand-processed production of a pair of cloth shoes, the upper generation of people took the shoes, more or less to give her a few dollars or a little gift. Finally by the bride of the next generation, neighborhood children worship the bride, each will get a happy money or a gift. table, in some places in the mist of spray of blood, began to hold "in addition to worship him," ( ) worship ceremony Table, in some places in the mist of spray of blood, began to hold "in addition to worship him," ( ) worship ceremony, "the visiting" the bride and the elders, she worship of people will get her work to make a pair of shoes, upper generation took his shoes, much to give her a few dollars or a little gift. finally, the bride and the neighborhood kids all next generation worship the bride, everyone will get a copy of the money or a gift. at this time the old man smiles, the young man's heart is in a blaze of glory, the onlookers often in the At this time, the old people are smiling, the young people are happy, and the onlookers often burst out in a burst of joyful laughter at the sound of the suona; this adds a lot of joy and a hot atmosphere to the wedding. To "in addition to the worship" end, the young people will be crowded into the bridal chamber, while tasting the new daughter-in-law from the mother's family brought the fruit, while in the sound of playful laughter began to carry out the fun activities of the bridal chamber. the old man slipped and the small man manner, and the audience in the suona the outbreak of happy laughter; the wedding was a lot of fun and hot air. in addition to "worship" ended, and crowding the bedroom, sipping her bride by The field, the voices began to laugh at a wedding. the humorous joke