Ancient Chinese Wedding "Six Rituals"

The six rites of passage are Nacai, asking for the name, Naji, Naji, please period, and kiss welcome.

1, Nacai: ancient Han marriage customs. Popular in many parts of the country. The first of the "six rites". The man wants to marry the woman, the man's family sent matchmakers to the woman's family to propose marriage, send gifts to propose marriage.

2, ask the name: the male family after the nativity ceremony, and then asked the matchmaker to ask the female name and birth year and month and hour, so that the male family divining, to decide to marry or not, how good or bad luck. Or thought that the name is the man sent envoys to ask the woman's birth mother's family name, in order to distinguish between the first and the concubine. Later, the scope of the questioning of the name was extended to the discussion of the family, position, property and even appearance, health and other aspects. Ask the name must also carry gifts, usually with geese.

3, Naji: the third of the six rites. It is the man who asks for the name, after the eight characters, will be divining the auspicious signs of marriage to inform the woman, and send a gift to indicate that the etiquette of the engagement. In ancient times, Naji also need to perform the ceremony of laying geese.

4, Na levy: ancient Han marriage customs. Popular in many parts of the country. "Six gifts" in the fourth gift. Also known as "Na Cheng". That is, the male family Naji to the female family to send bride price.

5, please period: commonly known as sending the day or day of mention, one of the Chinese marriage rituals, the six rites of five. That is, the male family to choose a good time to get married, with red paper writing male and female birth date (please period ritual book), by the matchmaker to the female family, and the female master to discuss the date of marriage.

6, meet the bride: commonly known as "meet the bride". The new son-in-law personally to the bride's home to meet the bride's ceremony. Usually the male family will notify the female family of the wedding date, to the wedding day, the bridegroom to meet the bride in person to the female family, but also sent by the male family to meet the bride team to meet the bride, the groom waiting at home.

Expanded:

New Style Weddings

Gradually, a set of new wedding customs was formed in the early 20th century. a new set of wedding customs, namely civilized marriage. Newlyweds broke through the shackles of parents' orders, matchmakers' words, the wedding ceremony seeks to simplify the wedding ceremony, the witnesses read the certificate prepared by the auditorium, the representatives of the parties on behalf of the eulogy, the bridegroom read the admonition, the guests sang the civilized wedding song or music, etc., to worship heaven and earth, the cave, and other feudal superstitious customs have also been eliminated one by one.

With the growing importance people attach to marriage, a set of agreed etiquette has gradually been developed for the completion of the marriage relationship, which is often referred to as the "six rites", including the six steps of natsui, asking for the name, naji, nazhou, please period, and kiss welcome.

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