What is the Japanese royal wedding like? Is there anything special?

Japan is a country surrounded by oceans. The long-term struggle with nature has made them have a strong and tenacious character, which once influenced the Japanese concept of marriage customs. The Japanese royal family is one of the oldest royal families in Asia, and the supreme leader calls it the "Emperor". However, since World War II, the emperor has only been a symbol of the country, and Japan has completely become a constitutional monarchy. However, the custom of royal wedding has not changed, and it still continues the style of ancient Heian period, such as "accepting gifts", "informing the date" and "providing meals" ... The complicated procedures also reveal the Japanese's reverence for tradition.

First of all, Japanese weddings are often famous for their seriousness and tradition. Even people who work in frontier fields such as science and technology mostly abide by the tradition of their ancestors, wear kimonos, worship God and worship Gaotang, and finally hold a very warm banquet. In fact, Japanese royal weddings are much more complicated in scale and procedure than folk weddings, including some ceremonies only used by the royal family, such as chrysanthemum badges and twelve kimonos, but the general rules were determined before 1000 years ago, which is also called "peace ceremony".

Secondly, the wedding ceremony in Heian period has China characteristics, and some processes are almost the same as those in Han weddings, such as "receiving gifts" and "informing the date"; Nacai, like China, is a process in which the man asks the woman's name and birthday. The wedding date is the same as China's "invitation day", which is also commonly known as "sending day". The man's family submitted the designated wedding date to the woman through documents, and the woman agreed to get married as promised.

Thirdly, the notification of the Japanese royal family is more complicated and requires officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to perform their duties on their behalf. The documents are also extremely luxurious, and the pens are sealed with gold foil. Wooden cases containing documents should be engraved with chrysanthemum patterns symbolizing the royal family.

Then, if the Japanese royal family marries a daughter, the ceremony will be a little simpler. For example, in 2005, the in-laws in Qingzi got married, and the man's brother used two fresh snappers, three bottles of sake and two pieces of silk as a bride price, and entered the palace to ask for an engagement.

Finally, after the preliminary ceremony, it is a formal wedding, but the formal wedding usually lasts for several days. The royal ceremony was held on the first day, which was an important "wedding announcement instrument" for the Japanese royal wedding. The bride should wear the traditional twelve kimono, report the marriage to the ancestors and gods, pray for the blessings of the ancestors and say goodbye at the same time. In the afternoon, a "meeting ceremony" will be held in the palace. Generally, the bride (princess)/groom (prince) wants to meet the emperor and queen, and a formal marriage will only be considered after being promised.