What are the customs and procedures of marriage in Anhui

Summary: The province of Anhui is divided into several different cultural regions due to historical and geographical factors. The eastern part of Anhui belongs to Huaiyang and Jinling culture area due to historical and geographical factors. The central Anhui region represented by Hefei belongs to the Jianghuai culture Huai right area. The rest of southern Anhui is a blend of Jianghuai and Gan cultures. Naturally, people in different areas of Anhui have different wedding culture and customs, the following article for you to inventory the wedding culture and customs of various regions of Anhui, now and Xiaobian come to understand it! Anhui wedding customs process which

One, Hefei, Anhui

1, the bride on the station cake, friends and relatives oral recitation of auspicious sentences.

2, pick up the bride before departure need to prepare the doorway money (packages of 5 yuan, 10 yuan dozens of envelopes as well as a few 100, red envelopes, etc.). After the groom entered the door there is a small ritual, with flowers or to the bride to wear shoes and so on. Worship parents "change", generally to tea instead of parents need to give a red envelope, generally 1001, there are a few 10001, implying that the one in a million.

3, the bride is a lot of older or younger brother, cousin, cousin, cousin, etc. (back before you have to give the red packet) back out of the house, there are grooms hold out. Get on the car to put the cake on the ground, the bride's feet on the cake, and then sit in the car (some places to take a cake back to the man's home, signifying "high to go high"). Bride into the door of the man's home, friends and relatives will be reciting auspicious phrases, hand to the ground peanuts, jujubes and other fruits, called "sprinkle happy fruit".

Second, Wuhu

1, the boy holding a plate waiting for the groom, the bride's head inserted into the rice.

2, the man before going out to meet the bride, should first worship ancestors. Gift car to the woman's home, there will be a boy with a tea tray waiting groom, then the groom off, give the boy red packets to answer gifts, and then enter the woman's home. The bride's head should be inserted into the ears of rice and red flowers, the groom to the bouquet, after the matchmaker will bride out of the hall. After the bride on the limousine, the female parents should be a basin of face wash water to throw out, on behalf of the daughter has been thrown out of the water, and wish the daughter success.

3, after the gift car to, by the matchmaker with two orange children to meet the new couple, the bride should lightly touch the orange, and then give red packets to answer the gift. These two oranges should be left until the evening for the bride to peel personally, meaning that can attract "longevity". When the bride enters the hall, she should cross the fire pit and step on the broken tiles. Crossing the fire bowl means removing evil spirits, and stepping on the broken tiles is a metaphor for "past times as broken as tiles. On the day of the wedding, no one is allowed to sit on the new bed, and the bride is not allowed to lie down, so as not to be sick in bed all year round.

Three, Bengbu

1, the happy period to pick to pay attention to, the bride car feet on the cake.

2, happy period to avoid both parents birth month and birthday. Set after the taboo change, because in the old days there is a life-long said. Early in the morning on the day of the wedding, the male family to the woman under the gift, following the old "water gift" custom. Gifts are also similar, some of them to large bread, canned food instead of the old gift of steamed bread, pork, etc.. Some do not water gift, because the female family in the daughter back to the door to entertain friends and relatives or host a banquet in the hotel, agreed to let the male side of the money.

3, the general male under the gift to the female family, will bring back the bride dowry. To and from both sides with firecrackers to welcome. Male family under the gift to bring back the bride's dowry, that is, the car to meet the bride. Bride in the car under the feet of two clouds of cake, meaning "step by step", along the old wedding "new people do not walk the old road" custom.

Four, Ma On Shan

1, the new man back to the door to eat a meal, the elders of the mother's family door to meet.

2, before the wedding, the bride's family to find a parents alive and well children and husband and wife of the old man to help sew a bed of wedding quilt as a dowry, implying that the bride can later become a happy woman.

3, the day before the wedding, the groom's brother to sleep in the wedding bed in the new room for one night, the name is "pressure on the bed", meaning good luck. In addition to paste _ word, but also in the wedding bed sprinkled with cinnamon, jujubes, lotus seeds, peanuts, meaning that the new couple "early birth". And can not be randomly sprinkled, to be sprinkled in the bed seam, quilt, pillow, the new couple to find the longer the more auspicious. Bride three days back to the door, that is, from the wedding day counting from the third day, the new people to go back to the bride's mother's home to eat a meal, before going home to the bride's mother's family elders in front of the house to receive the home, go home to eat to go out before the sun goes down, so that the wedding even if the wedding is really finished.

Five, Anqing

1, the bride shoes on the shoes again, find a boy pressed off the bed.

See the home, the female parents and relatives to the male family to see the environment of the male family and so on. The man also invites relatives from his own family over, usually the father and mother's immediate family members to attend. The day of the next report is the day when the marriage is finalized.

2, when the wedding, the bride is not allowed to get her feet off the ground before she receives the door, even if she has to walk, she has to wear another pair of shoes on top of her shoes. Bride before going to the in-laws, are to be groomed, lying in bed, waiting for the groom to come over to pick up. When the bride gets into the car, the bride's brother or father usually carries her to the car. On the groom's side, a fire pit is prepared for the bride to cross over. The old maids who receive the bride are usually two in number and are required to be Quanfu people. In addition, the new bed should have a Quanfu person to press through the bed, or find a young boy to press down the bed first.

Six, Cebu

1, the man is ready to get on the car gift, the woman's mouth with rice grains.

Matchmakers after the line, after some days the woman will go with her family to the man's home "to see the gateway", the so-called "gateway" that is to see the man's family conditions and economic situation, to see the gateway to the day, the man's family will give the woman some meet gift, the man's family will give the woman some meet gift. Generally speaking, the male party to give a gift is ten thousand and one yuan, meaning one in a million. The marriage is thus concluded! Engagement bride price can be discussed in advance and each other, generally 6 cigarettes, 6 boxes of wine, 6 roosters, if the man is generous, then you can give double the bride price, in the gift at the same time the man will give the woman bride price money, the next gift but also to buy sweets, clothes, etc. to the woman.

2, when the wedding, the woman will generally propose to get on the car gift 4000 - 6000 yuan, before getting on the car the woman's family will give the girl pressure waist money, the girl will be sitting in the front door of the main house, waiting for the man to the woman to put on the head of the shoes, the woman's aunt will also give the woman to comb her hair, and the woman will also be in the mouth containing At the same time, the woman has to hold grains of rice in her mouth to symbolize many children. On the day of the wedding, the man's family brings a child holding a red rooster to meet the bride.

Seven, Huangshan

1, two silk threads to open the face, the newcomer to eat red eggs.

Old society, Huizhou marriage strictly follow the order of parents, matchmakers. Generally there are nine procedures: matchmaking, line recruitment, please period, moving line marriage, open face, welcome the bride, worship, make trouble in the room, back to the door. Nowadays, marriages are free love and families are happy. Although many marriage procedures are simplified, but the traditional customs still continue.

2, the day of the bride, by the aunt or uncle with two threads of the bride's forehead hair twisted away, known as the "open face", also known as "pulling the face". After the groom enters the house, he looks for the bride. The bride's family was busy greeting guests, eggs, noodles, trays, tea one by one on the tray, four-color gift: red cake, sugar, peanuts, melon seeds, heralding the newcomer red hot, sweet, blossoms and fruit, many children and grandchildren, in-laws came to eat a lot of taste, mouth and mouth. After the newlyweds have eaten the red eggs and longevity noodles, they kneel down to worship their parents and express their gratitude for their upbringing. The bride's brother put the bride on the back of the male side of the preparation of the wedding "car" on the male side of the home to worship, the cave. The third day after the wedding, the groom accompanied the bride back to worship parents, called "back to the door".

Eight, six Ann

1, the bride to eat the family meal, do not wear a veil in the mother's home.

2, the previous custom, the male party first proposal of "books" together with clothing, food and other "bride price" to the matchmaker to send the woman, Jinzhai have sent ink onions (meaning "smart"), pine and cypress branches. Jinzhai have sent pen ink onion (meaning "smart"), pine and cypress branches (meaning "old age" meaning); the female party and then send back to the male party to allow the marriage of the "book child". This is called "engagement". At this point, if there is no special reason, the marriage is considered to be finalized.

3, before the wedding, the man with a specific wedding date attached to the proposal to ask the matchmaker to the woman's home to seek advice, called "start matchmaking". If the woman has no objections, the wedding date will be set, and the size of the woman's clothes to be married by the matchmaker to the man. On the day of the wedding, the man prepares new clothes and gifts, which are sent to the woman's home by the matchmaker at the rate of the welcoming staff. In the old days, it was customary not to wear a sari from the mother's house when getting married, but to use all the new clothes from the mother-in-law's house.

4, the bride before leaving home, and brother and sister-in-law with food in a bowl of round, vermicelli, said to eat "family meal", after the brother, brother back into the car (Shouxian sister, sister-in-law previously assisted into the sedan chair).

9, Bozhou

1, the four corners of the bed to put jujubes, the bride's waist red belt.

2, to invite 4 matchmaking red, to give the matchmaking red candy. Both men and women should have 4 guests each, guests should send handkerchiefs. The wedding car should be old to tie. If there are many cars, it can only be an even number, to bring the woman's clothes with peanuts ah and so on. The corners of the newlywed's bed should be placed with jujube, peanut, cinnamon and lotus seed. The day the woman wore a wedding dress on the waist to tie a red sash, to pick up the bride back and forth to avoid going the same way, out of the bride's home do not drive in the direction of the west, as far as possible around the road.

Ten, Fuyang

1, firecrackers for the makeup, the bride and groom shoes to change.

2, the night before the wedding, the man's family to feast in the clan, and then the groom to worship ancestors, parents and elders, worship, to the groom as the head of the bridegroom team will be heading to the bride's home. The bridegroom's family arrives at the door of the woman's home, the woman's family routinely closes the door, and the groom is asked to set off firecrackers, which is called "urging the door to firecrackers", and the family and friends of the woman's family ask the groom for "money to open the door". That night, the woman's family will set up a feast to entertain the groom, and friends and relatives *** drink, the groom will stay in the evening in-laws.

3, the next morning (i.e., the wedding day), the groom's entourage in front of the woman's home firecrackers, known as the "urge to make up", the bride finished make-up, will set off with the groom to the male family. On the way out, the bride cries loudly to express her unwillingness to leave her parents, and her family members also cry to express their farewell. When the bride and groom arrive at the door of the man's house, the man's family will ask two women with both children to exchange the shoes of the bride and groom, because "shoes" and "kai" have the same sound, so this act has the "old age" symbol of "white heads 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 "spreading happy fruit".

Eleven, Chuzhou

1, the day before the wedding uncle to congratulate the bride walked in the red bag.

2, the marriage of the girl, to be married 10 days before the wedding "buckle rice" (reduce the amount of rice). A few days before the wedding, the female family will be accompanied by dowry sent to the man's home, in order to decorate the new house. The day before the wedding, uncle to congratulate, to raise the number of firecrackers (firecrackers). Previously, on the day of the wedding, the male family prepared a sedan chair, hired a band, with gifts, by the full happiness of the children press sedan chair, to the female family to receive the bride. The gift must have a full altar of wine and even meat, wine for the "throw mother wine", meat for the "away from the mother meat".

3, the bride out of the feet can not track the ground. Receive the bride woman with piggyback bags (i.e., red cloth bags or sacks) two in the ground to take turns turning the floor as a carpet, the bride by the bridesmaids to walk on the red cloth bags, the bag people while wheeling and reciting congratulatory words, such as "piggyback bags to pass the pockets, a bag to pass the hundreds of generations," which can be said to be the successor (bags, generation of harmonics). Inside the cave sheets, boxes, drawers with peanuts, jujubes, cinnamon, meant to give birth to a son.

Twelve, Huaibei

1, the wedding bed withdrawn on all kinds of fruit, the bride can not lie during the day.

2, before the wedding, by the good fortune woman is responsible for making the bed, the mattress, bed sheets and the dragon and phoenix quilt, etc. on the bed, and withdraw all kinds of fruit, such as jujubes, cinnamon, lychee dried, red and green beans and Li is. No one is allowed to enter the new room or touch the new bed until the couple enters the room on the wedding night.

3, in front of the woman's home, there should be a boy holding a tea tray waiting for the arrival of the groom's car, the groom got off the car, should be rewarded boy red packet gift, and then enter the woman's home. Before departure, the bride and her parents and siblings to eat together, parting soon, the bride is usually sad face, we say some auspicious words. In the bride's gift car just started, the female parents should be sprinkled in the back of the car bowl of water, a bowl of white rice, water on behalf of the daughter has been thrown out of the water, and all the future never interfere, white rice is to wish the daughter to have food, clothing, and success in all things. During the daytime on the wedding day, the bride cannot lie down, or she may be sick in bed all year round.

Thirteen, Chizhou

1, the cradle gift with tobacco and alcohol, dowry quilt to be put in the cake.

2. At the time of engagement, the man will invite relatives from both sides to a banquet. The couple will change their language at the banquet, and the man's parents will give the woman money for the change of language at the banquet. Recognition of relatives, the man will be ready to go all the gifts to the woman's relatives to run through. It is the so-called "Cradle Gift", in which there are cigarettes, wine, meat, sugar, cake, cinnamon, lychee and other items. At this time, it is the woman's relatives will give red packets to the man as a return gift, the man will also receive the woman's parents to give the change of heart fee.

3, to the time of the wedding, need to be put in advance in the female dowry quilt cake (meaning step by step), jujube, cinnamon, lotus seeds, peanuts, red eggs (meaning early birth), red envelopes (for the person who laid the quilt). The woman needs to buy a grate for the bride's grooming (meaning a smooth future), and a spittoon (called a bucket of children and grandchildren, meaning a full house of children and grandchildren). Before the bride gets on the car, she has to step on the cake to get on the car, which means step by step.

Fourteen, Xuancheng

1, the bride on board the sister wearing shoes, children and grandchildren in the bucket to put good luck.

2, the groom to pick up the door, the bride's home to prepare a bowl of noodles and two eggs, the bride and groom to each other to eat. The bridegroom will carry the bride on the car, the new shoes under a red cloth, sister to the bride to wear shoes after rewarding the sister shoe money. Women's dowry, no matter how rich or poor are less toilet (called the bucket of children and grandchildren), bucket and large, medium and small three garden wooden plate (commonly known as the "three yuan", meaning "three yuan and the first") as well as refined men and women of two pairs of single shoes (most of the bride's own hands in the past), called the "The same shoes", with the meaning of "together with (shoes) to old age". Inside the bucket of children and grandchildren, there are jujubes, peanuts, 100 cakes and red-dyed chickens (eggs), etc., to take the "early birth" of the omen.

Fifteen, Tongling

1, the male gift to return half, the bride married mother and daughter crying.

2, men and women engaged, every Spring Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, the male party to the female father, mother gift, has been sent to the marriage. Gifts are generally cigarettes, wine, pastries, etc., and be sure to make up the double digits. Some people, the first time the male party to send the festival to send noodles, square piece of cake, etc., the female party will return half of these gifts, to show that "always come and go", "high to high to go". All girls get married mother and daughter to cry, "the more you cry, the more hair". Bride crying, expressed their attachment to their parents' gratitude; mother crying, expressed the old generation to the next generation as a good daughter-in-law and wife and mother's expectations.

Sixteen, Huainan

1, happy pots should be wrapped in red cloth, personally handed to the mother-in-law hand.

2, three days before the wedding, men and women are not able to meet, the first night of the wedding to a boy to press the bed to sleep (to all three generations). The day of the wedding, the man himself to pick up the bride, to bring a new set of clothes and new shoes, (inside and outside each one), to bring a four-fold gift (the original is 2 boxes of wine, half a slice of pork, 2 carp, 2 boxes of pastries (canned goods)) is now money.

3, the bride before the wedding are required to prepare a happy pot, also known as the Juhi treasure pot, there is the meaning of sending joy to invite auspicious. Do dowry joy basin should be wrapped in red cloth, by the mother's family of unmarried women to the mother-in-law's home, and then personally handed to the mother-in-law. When the mother-in-law receives the basin, it proves that she has formally accepted her daughter-in-law. Some items with good meanings are also placed in the wedding basin, such as peanuts, jujubes, lotus seeds, and cinnamon balls to symbolize an early birth; and green onions and mingzi to bless the future birth of a smart child, and so on. At the wedding, find a boy to hold the old goose, on behalf of the birth of a son.