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Do you know the specific details of the six rites in the three books and six rites?

Three Books and Six Rites

Three Books: Book of Appointment, Book of Rites, and Book of Welcome

Six Rites: Na Cai, Ask for a Name, Na Ji, Na Zheng, Invitation, and Kissing

Na Cai: A matchmaker is entrusted with a token by a man or a woman to matchmake a match with another family, and if there is an intention to exchange tokens, it will be called Na Cai. Poor people's nachai also have men and women themselves to exchange tokens, there are men and women unilaterally send tokens, such as handkerchiefs, bracelets, embroidered balls ......

Ask for the name: ask for the name is the male elders in writing to ask for the name of the female party, the eight characters of the birth date, used to divining its fortune, such as the male party is a nobleman also need to be the female birth mother's name, the eight characters, ensure that the first lineage, in order to seek a door. The woman's mother's name and birth date are also needed to ensure that the woman is a direct descendant of the woman, so as to ensure that she is a good match. By the matchmaker to the hands of the female elders, the elders of both sides of the general two in-laws truthfully a question and answer, and sign, this is a very important link can not be sloppy.

Naji: the matchmaker brought back to ask the name of the letter, if the male parents are satisfied, and divined the auspicious omen, heralding the male party agreed, the male party to a formal instrument of marriage to the female party - that is, three books in the book of engagement. There are also divination results to the matchmaker to send to the hands of the female parents, such as the female parents after the satisfaction of the parents, basically half of it.

Nazheng: The coal man brings back a message from the woman's parents, and the man prepares the bride-price, listing the bride-price in a formal document - the book of rites in the three books - and hands it over to the matchmaker to be sent to the woman's side. Female elders received the book of gifts, generally by female family members, according to the book of gifts list read out on the spot, in fact, is the inventory, such as the bride price is read more than a full house applause. Bride price less generally casually over the eyes on it. Na zhengli is often the poor family's Kan. If the man is a rich man, the Nasrid staff team is not losing the welcome team.

Please period: the matchmaker to bring back the news, such as the woman accepted the bride price, the marriage is basically set, the male elders choose a good day, with the formal paperwork, the red pen book invitation to the matchmaker, that is, the future of the book of welcome. Sent to the woman's parents to see, the woman's parents are satisfied with the signature, to the son-in-law to the auspicious day of the book as proof. Matchmaker to bring back the book invitation --- three books in the book of welcome

Personal welcome: the morning of the auspicious day groom with a book of welcome, wearing red flowers, with the bridegroom to welcome the team, running to the female side of the vast, poor people are also subjected to this ritual distress. Son-in-law for the first time to see the parents-in-law kneeling salute, handing over the book of welcome, the father-in-law took the book of welcome to make sure that there is no mistake, the bride wearing a cover by sisters or aunt, aunt Adults out to the father-in-law, the father-in-law hand over the extra horse harnessed by the side of a team in person, inevitably some nagging, parents nagging, the new couple said goodbye to their parents. Three books and six rites of passage, even after the ceremony.

The three books and six rituals are generally more important to the woman, only the man is a rich family will be more concerned about the three books and six rituals. Poor people are generally not so troublesome, should be exempted. In particular, the fourth rite ---- of levies, and the sixth rite of kissing ceremony.