Three books and six rituals, must understand

Wedding customs of the three books and six rituals

Old Han wedding smoke custom etiquette

Three books: the traditional Chinese etiquette of marriage, including the book of appointment, the book of rites and the book of welcoming the bride. Later generations, when talking about marriage, often the six rituals and three books together with the use of the three books are "book of appointment", "book of rites", "book of welcome".

The six rites: the old Han wedding rituals. Refers to the six rituals in the process of marriage from the marriage proposal to the completion of the marriage. That is: Nacai, ask the name, Naji, Naji, please period, pro welcome. Nacai that is, the man's family asked the matchmaker to go to the woman's home to propose marriage, the woman's home promised to discuss the marriage, the man's home to prepare gifts to go to the marriage proposal.

Modern wedding customs

ー, matchmaking

Folk wedding, basically inherited the customary legacy of the Southern Song wedding. In the old days, men and women were married to a very strong feudal color, medium and above the family have to ask the matchmaker, called "wear wedding". The male family chose a day to prepare gifts to invite the female family, the two relatives to meet, such as the female side of the desired, that is, a gold hairpin inserted in the crown bun, called "hairpin" if not as good as the desired, it is sent to the colorful satin two, so-called "pressure shock".

Second, engagement

Formal marriage before a ceremony, the ancient name "缔烟", also known as "传红 "engagement this day, the two families are hanging lanterns and colorful, the hall for the two Immortals and Harmony God horse, lit red candles, invite friends and relatives to eat the betrothal wine.

Three, line recruitment

After the engagement, the male family to line recruitment, the ancient name "Na levy", now commonly known as "bride price", "wealth gift". According to the male family, to send gold and silver, silk and satin-based, the female family employed will also have to answer gifts, known as "back to the plate".

Four, hair trousseau wedding date to determine the day before the trousseau, commonly known as "hair dowry". In the old days, the rich family dowry is very thick, dowry first in the home layout display what table in the first, what is in the back, there is a certain format. To the male family must be displayed in the same way, the front of the dowry, must be a bucket for children and grandchildren, the bucket containing red eggs, a package of happy fruit.

Five, marrying

The wedding day, commonly known as "worship". Early one afternoon, the sedan chair pick up to the male family hall, the evening, a hundred candles burning lights called "bright sedan chair". The female side of the early day should also be prepared to invite the bride, known as the "resignation of the family feast", commonly known as "do not kiss the wine".

Six, three Chao Hui Lang

that is, the new relatives on the door, that is, the female relatives on the male side to go, the old days to be held on the third day of marriage. Now the man is used to the second day to invite the woman's parents and siblings to the door. In the old days, there are three ways to eat tea and other rituals, and now eat a meal on the door of the new relatives wine. Three days after the wedding, the groom and the bride together back to the bride's home, to see the parents-in-law commonly known as "double back to the Lang".