What are the wedding customs in Chongqing?

Weeping marriage is a traditional art of Tujia nationality with a long history. Tujia girls began to learn to cry and marry at the age of twelve or thirteen. It is said that girls who don't cry can't get married, which was relatively closed and backward in the past.

When Tujia girls are dissatisfied with the arranged marriage, they will produce all kinds of crying words to complain and complain. Now Tujia people are as free as other nationalities in marriage and love, and the phenomenon of crying marriage has gradually emerged and developed into a rich cultural phenomenon.

Step 2 make trouble in the bridal chamber

Making trouble in the bridal chamber is a wedding custom that has existed since ancient times. In Chongqing, having fun in a bridal chamber sometimes plays tricks on new people.

In Tongliang County, Chongqing, not only the newlyweds were fooled, but also the parents of the groom. They have the custom of carrying baskets, sitting on shoulders, drawing faces, dusting the bottom of pots, pretending to be beggars, tying red ropes and carrying bamboo poles. At the end of the day, the couple will be disturbed until they take out red envelopes one by one.

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A couple from the main city of Chongqing held a local traditional wedding in Wushan over the weekend, recreating the ceremony of "Mengshan". Mengshan's ceremony uses themes and scenes to interpret Wushan's traditional marriage customs. Facing Nvshen Peak, the couples attending the ceremony made a vow of eternal unity with each other, and also expressed their pursuit of the traditional concept of love.

On February 2, 65438, at the wedding ceremony, the groom, accompanied by relatives and friends, performed a dance called "Down the River Man" at the bride's house, expressing his simple and brave feelings and loyalty to love. The bride bowed to her parents, got into the sedan chair, left her family and completed the wedding ceremony.

On February 3, 65438, with the blessing of relatives and friends, the couple took a love boat to Qingshi, walked along the road by the river, crossed Caimen and arrived at the Qingshi River to worship Taiwan. The couple lit incense sticks to worship the goddess, prayed to goddess peak and completed the ceremony of "Mountain Alliance".

People's Network-Newcomers hold a "Mengshan" ceremony in Wushan traditional wedding customs.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chongqing Culture