Traditional Vietnamese Weddings Episodes 1 and 2

Wedding customs in Vietnam. The wedding planned by Yantai wedding began. The bride is wearing a thin pink shawl and a Vietnamese national costume-brocade ode. The orange pattern is hand-embroidered on the silver powder background, and white brocade bell bottoms are put inside, which sets off her petite figure very beautifully. The emcee officiated at the wedding ceremony on the stage, which was nothing more than an overview of the bride and groom and some impromptu speeches. Strangely, there was no sign of the groom at the scene. Adu explained that Vietnamese people get married for two days. The day before, at the groom's house, both the bride and groom had to attend. The next day was held at the bride's house, and the groom did not attend. This is completely different from the custom of "Huimen Liquor" in China. It's nothing. The rules of the tributary people in this country are even weirder. The man should be adopted before marriage. First, young people's relatives and friends will propose marriage. If the woman's parents agree, agree on the number of years for the man to adopt the woman. It used to be 8 years to 12 years, but now it is shortened to 3 or 4 years.

A Cui's wedding banquet dishes are mainly cold dishes, which are very different from those in China. The wedding banquet in China is mainly cooking. In addition, Vietnamese people like to eat all kinds of peanuts, even fruits, which they think tastes the best. During the dinner, a snack was square, decorated with all kinds of candied silk, translucent, smelly, moderately sweet and fragrant with glutinous rice. Adu told me that this snack has added several unique spices from Vietnam. French perfume is made of spices made in Vietnam as an important element, and there is a proud look on her face when she speaks.

On the way back to Xianshan Industrial Park, I asked Director Nguyen of Vietnam why the wedding in Vietnam was held at noon. Director Ruan explained that the couple must get married before sunset, otherwise it would be unlucky. More interestingly, in some villages in northern Vietnam, girls spend the last night with their old lovers on the eve of their wedding as a farewell to the past. This practice is accepted by the local people's moral concept. After that, the two will not contact each other again, and the woman should be completely loyal to her husband.

It's about 20 kilometers from Hanoi to Xianshan Industrial Zone. From time to time, I saw a dozen temporary blue greenhouses on the street. Director Ruan said that these are wedding greenhouses, and the weekend is a big street scene. These wedding greenhouses occupy sidewalks, and the traffic control department basically ignores them, and the attitude of neighbors is also very tolerant. Vietnamese people get married at a much younger age than China people. Generally, women are 20 years old, and men are almost married at the age of 22. The Vietnamese government stipulates that a couple can have two children, so the population of Vietnam has soared in recent years, reaching over 80 million.

While working in Vietnam, the author attended the wedding of Hanoi girl A Cui. It turns out that the wedding customs in Vietnam are both similar to those in China, and some are strange and exquisite that have never been heard before.

According to the regulations, the groom will not appear at the wedding.

Vietnam works six days a week, so most weddings are arranged on Sunday. On a weekend morning, the author was invited to attend a wedding held at Cui's home in Hanoi. The emcee introduced me into the temporary wedding shed. I looked around, and the wedding tent was made of steel pipes and navy blue cloth. On the front is the rostrum with a purple velvet curtain. On the silver background, the red Chinese character "Double Happiness" is written. In the middle, Arabic numerals indicate the specific time of the wedding, and evergreen trees and white pigeons are dotted next to it, which sets off a strong festive atmosphere. There is a big color TV on the right of the podium, followed by a set of stereos, all made in China. There is a funny program with Vietnamese characteristics on TV, which is quite like a farce in Shanghai. The guests sitting by watching it laugh from time to time. Different from the big round table in China, the wedding banquet uses long tables, with 6 guests sitting around each table and 30 tables.

Adu introduced the author to everyone. As soon as the bride's mother heard that I was from China, she rushed to meet me, grinning from ear to ear. Adu told me that it is a special honor to have foreigners attend the wedding. I asked him privately if there is a custom of giving gifts in Vietnam. After getting a positive answer, I quickly took out my money and asked him to send it, for fear of losing the courtesy of China people.