The process from matchmaking to marriage in rural areas

From matchmaking to marriage in rural areas is divided into five processes: matchmaking, looking at people's households, betrothal, marriage to see the day, the official wedding wedding to get married.

Many places in the countryside are very popular matchmaking, matchmakers as intermediaries, to help you introduce your boyfriend or girlfriend, often the success of the matchmaking, marriage will be faster, the following to give you a specific introduction to the rural from matchmaking to marriage process.

Matchmaking: In rural areas, the general age of about 20 years old, if you do not go to school, there will be a "matchmaker" door "matchmaking". "Matchmaking" is the "matchmaker" according to the preliminary understanding of the situation of men and women, that the two sides together is very suitable, "matchmaker" will be introduced to both men and women in the other party's personal character, The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal on your own.

Seeing the family: After the introduction of the "matchmaker", men and women also feel appropriate, the woman will go to the man's home to "see the family". Rural traditional marriage customs and culture in the "see people household" is a bit like the current blind date. "Seeing people households" generally have to choose a lucky day according to the birthdate of both men and women for the official "seeing people households" day.

Engaged: after "see people households", men and women if there is no opinion, the birthdate is also up, both parents and relatives and friends do not have the opinion to publish, then, by the "matchmaker" testify to the date will be far from fixed to determine the official! "Engagement", "engagement" day should also be based on the men's and women's birth characters to choose a lucky day to determine a formal "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day, "engagement" day. On the day of the "engagement" and "see people households" the same, the man will also be warm hospitality, when the woman returned home and "see people households" the same, the man will also give the woman's family red packets and gifts, the woman's relatives will also have red packets and gifts, the woman's relatives will also have red packets and gifts, the woman's relatives will also have red packets and gifts. The woman's relatives will also have red packets and gifts.

Marriage to see the day: to determine the formal "engagement", the families of men and women through a period of time to understand, the man will ask the woman to set a good day to get married. In general, "look at the day" by the male initiative, the man will ask the special person or more understanding of the wedding day to look at the day of the man and woman according to the eight characters of the birth of the two sides to choose an auspicious day. After the selection, with red paper written on the wedding day, prepared gifts from the "matchmaker" sent to the woman. If the woman has no objection, the "matchmaker" will also officially tell the man, the day to determine the two families will start the wedding preparations.

Marriage: In rural areas, the families of both men and women will hold a three-day banquet, which is very lively. On the first day, the closest people will come, the second day for the "main wine", the woman the next morning for the "main seat", the man the next day at noon for the "main seat", the "main wine", the "main wine", the "main wine", the "main wine", the "main wine", the "main wine" and the "main wine". The "main banquet" of the "Shoso" is the one with the largest number of dishes, and is the most lively part of the wedding. Marriage "wine" day, the man accompanied by relatives and friends will bring gifts sent to the woman's home to welcome the bride, the woman will take the dowry by the closest people escorted all the way to the man's home, not far from the arrival of the man's home, the man will arrange for relatives to hold the bride into the new room, this process is commonly known as "sending the bride" and "holding the bride". This process is commonly known as "sending relatives" and "holding relatives". Banquet on the third day, after breakfast, will be carried out "thank the matchmaker" ceremony, thanks to the "matchmaker" matchmaking, the formation of a formal family, and then the bride with the groom back to the bride's home, called "back to the door! The bride then takes the groom back to the bride's home, which is called "returning to the door". Banquet on the third day of the end of the dinner, guests scattered away, the wedding banquet is considered to be the end of the bride and groom marriage and family life officially began.