What does the emperor mean by marrying his daughter?

The wedding ceremony in ancient China can be divided into six stages: winning lots, asking names, taking concubines, accepting levies, clearing the collar and even welcoming the bride, which is also the content of the wedding ceremony recorded in the Book of Rites.

Japanese royal weddings originated in ancient China, so they are very close to many weddings in ancient China. This time, Princess Kiyoko's wedding will also be inseparable from many traditional ceremonies in Japan. "The instrument of accepting color" is the first course of the whole wedding, including "exchanging bride price" and subsequent ceremonies such as "the instrument of announcing date", "raising ceremony" and "the instrument of entering the first place".

"Winning the lottery" is short for engagement ceremony, but this engagement is already the whole of the royal wedding. Quote China's term, which means "giving a big gift".

At that time, Haruhiko Kuroda will send representatives to visit the royal family in the Japanese Imperial Palace at the ceremony of exchanging bride price, and will also submit a report to the Palace Hall to convey the news that Haruhiko Kuroda and Princess Kiko have agreed to get married. Of course, the messenger will also bring some traditional holiday items, such as Japanese rice wine, snapper and silk, as dowry.

According to tradition, the Japanese emperor's family will meet with representatives of Kuroda, and then representatives of royal officials will pay a return visit to the Kuroda family. Since Kuroda's father has passed away, he and his mother will go directly to the palace to meet the Japanese Emperor and his wife later.