Does anyone know the traditional Japanese wedding customs?

Japanese traditional wedding ceremonies can be roughly divided into four types: the first god, the church, the first Buddha, and the ancestors.

God's wedding ceremony began in Muromachi era in Japan, which was the most popular wedding ceremony for military attache families at that time. There are many manners. At the wedding, both men and women need to brew 339 glasses of wine before they can swear to love each other for life and grow old together! Therefore, the most important procedure in the whole wedding is to drink these 339 cups of toast! When a guest pours wine for the groom, he must drink it three times per glass. Then exchange glasses and pour wine for both sides. During the whole wedding reception, we kept toasting each other, and the whole process of toasting meant the process of men and women getting married. Until today, this kind of wedding is still sought after by young Japanese couples!

At the pre-Buddha wedding, both men and women read the engagement in front of the Buddha statue and reported to their ancestors that they had been married for a hundred years and lived together forever. At the wedding, a kind of white paper called "paper hanging" was cut into thin notes, and then the table was wrapped around the branches of Bisiki. This is a traditional custom, which means bringing back the souls of deceased relatives and protecting their safety forever! At the wedding, the jade string ceremony must be presided over by someone close to both men and women!

Prenuptial ceremony is held in front of a specific god, not bound by the religious beliefs of both men and women, just signing an engagement in front of relatives and friends! Then read the engagement letter aloud together and read out your love for each other. The whole process only takes 10 to 15 minutes.

Church-style weddings began after the Meiji Restoration and are divided into several types according to different Christian sects. In principle, only believers can hold weddings in churches, especially Catholic parties. This requirement is even stricter! But recently, even if you are not a believer, as long as you receive simple training in the church, you can enter the sacred church like a believer and make a lifelong agreement with your beloved in a solemn atmosphere.

"Before marrying God" is not a traditional ceremony in all dynasties, but it is mistaken for a traditional ceremony. The whole ceremony was held ceremoniously with the official of God as the center. However, it seems that relying on official efforts alone is not enough. Based on this, some people try to switch to "church marriage" and find that there is an inexplicable emotion in their hearts during the whole ceremony, which is also the reason why the trend of "worshipping God before marriage" has declined in recent years.

◎ Pre-marriage process is as follows:

1. participant admission: participant admission.

2. Admission of the bride and groom: The bride and groom enter in turn.

3. Repair: Wash your body and mind with water before summoning the gods.

4. Congratulations: God's officials hold a prayer of offering sacrifices to God.

5. Three-offering ceremony: the bride and groom propose a toast three times, each time with three cups and one * * * nine times.

6. Vows: Say the wedding vows of the bride and groom.

7. Finger wheel exchange: put the ring into the ring finger of the opponent's left hand.

8. Offering jade skewers: The branches of the small Erythrina tree wrapped in white cotton paper are offered to the gods.

9. Family toast: All relatives and friends toast and respect each other.

10.exit

(Note 1) If the whole marriage history of Japan is taken as an example, the so-called "self-curtilage style" is a common way in Japan before the "front curtilage style", which can be said to be the predecessor of the later "front curtilage style". There are two characteristics: 1. At the groom's house, a simple ceremony is held, with the matchmaker as the master of ceremonies. 2. Drink three offerings of wine as proof of marriage. The ceremony will be held in the shrine room of the man's home to worship ancestors or gods. The process is simple.

(Note 2) Although the trend is slight now, it is still popular among these four kinds, but it is slightly smaller than when it was first popular.