Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional customs - Marriage invitation

Marriage invitation

1, vertical format, from right to left: the first line write "marriage invitation" four words, write the middle;

2, the second line of a paragraph, write "I would like to set the year, month and day for the marriage of the day, the bride make-up and wash should be oriented to the party, pick up and drop off the pro-suitable with the fate of the avoidance of the phases. "

3, and finally write "bow". Of course, you can also design borders, patterns and couplets.

Generally tri-fold style, better quality paper, slightly harder texture.

Expanded:

Traditionally, wedding invitations are usually sent to friends and family in the name of the man's parents' parents. Nowadays, some couples also choose to fund the wedding themselves, or both families jointly, so the names on the wedding stickers are getting richer.

Sending the day is also known as "watching the day", "welcoming the day", "sending good", "under the marriage post". Before the founding of the Qingdao area folk this custom. Sending the day is a form of asking the woman to agree to the date of the marriage, which is chosen by the man's family. Generally, the man's family chooses an auspicious date for the wedding, and the matchmaker goes to the woman's family to ask for the woman's "eight characters".

The woman's home is the book of red paper, handed over to the matchmaker to bring back to the male family. The man's family accordingly asked to choose the auspicious month and day of the marriage, so-called "good look". "Good to see" is mainly to find out "line married month" auspicious day and "God of joy" is located in the direction, but also calculated to meet the bride, send the bride on the taboo on the phases of the people.