Ancient wedding process in detail

Ancient wedding process from the matchmaking to the proposal of marriage and betrothal, to prepare the "three books and six rites" (three books: the book of appointment, the book of rites, the book of welcome; six rites: Nacai, ask for the name, Naji, Naji, please period, to meet the bride) to complete the above steps can be worshiped to become a bride, and finally there is a He Lang wine link.

1, matchmaking

In ancient times, if you look at which girl, will not be the same as the modern door to pursue, but to find an experienced matchmaker for you to go to the girl's home matchmaking, if the girl is also good for you will say to the parents, "the big event of a lifetime depends on the parents to do", and if the girl is not very happy with the male partner will say to the parents. The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal of money to pay for the services you need.

2, proposed marriage

The old saying goes: "Marriage is the order of the parents, the words of matchmakers". Therefore, before the new people get married, the man must first go to the woman's home to propose marriage, when the two sides exchanged children's birthdays, after a series of complex calculations, determined that the man and woman are suitable for marriage, and the door is right, then you can begin to discuss the marriage.

3, betrothal

When the man to the woman's family to propose marriage, determined that men and women are suitable for marriage, then the two families can enter the betrothal link. In the betrothal link, the man to the woman's home to send "over the book" that is the proof of betrothal, commonly known as "red and green book paper", and the woman needs to give the man to send a "reply post" for recognition, commonly known as the "Wen Ding". "Wen Ding". At the time of the betrothal, in addition to the written betrothal, the two sides also need to discuss the auspicious date of marriage, for the new people to get a good luck.

4, three books and six rites

The two sides are more satisfied with the situation, the man will begin to prepare the three books and six rites, of which the three books refer to: the book of appointment (proof of betrothal, in the six rites of the Naji when the woman), the book of rites (the equivalent of the current list of dowry), the book of welcome (the equivalent of the current marriage certificate, proving that the girl has been married to the man).

The six rites, on the other hand, refer to Na Cai (the man has to send nearly 30 kinds of gifts to the woman), Qiao Ming (matching the yearly geng and eight characters of the man and the woman), Na Ji (posting the geng in front of the god for instructions), Na Zheng (the dowry and bride price), Zhi Xiang (fixing an auspicious date for the marriage), and Xin Ying (receiving the bride).

5, worship

When the sedan chair to the husband's home entrance, the sedan chair little lady needs to welcome the bride out of the sedan chair. Then go to the main hall of the wedding hall to start the tedious ceremony. Worship ceremony a *** divided into three parts, respectively, worship heaven and earth, worship parents, worship husband and wife. And all these ceremonies require the new people to kneel on the ground to kowtow in a serious way, rather than just bowing face to face as is the case today.

6, He Lang wine

Bai Tang night, the male family for the good day of the main banquet wine, called "He Lang wine. He Lang wine, the bride must be in turn from table to table to the elders and guests one by one of the wine, this time it is necessary to note that the bride in the pouring of wine to everyone, the wine is required to pour full, but must not be spilled.