What are the taboos of traditional Chinese weddings

What are the taboos of traditional Chinese weddings

In Chinese folklore, the first and most important event in life. The good or bad of a lifetime marriage has a vital impact on the happiness of the couple. Therefore, there are a lot of taboos for couples to get married. For example, in ancient China, there was a taboo against marrying someone with the same surname, and Chinese wedding taboos are also very strict. Here are some common Chinese wedding taboos. Of course, many of these old rituals are not recommended in modern times, so take this as a suggestion!

The bride's clothes avoid having pockets - take away the bride's family fortune

1, raw flowers are easy to wither, so the wedding taboo, only even the flowers and pomegranates are not prohibited. Because the former red petals open from the heart of the leaf, the shape can be a metaphor for the intercalary woman married, sincere waiting for a husband, the latter means that many children and grandchildren.

2, the bride's clothes do not have pockets, so as not to take away the family fortune.

3, after the bed to the night before the wedding, the groom-to-be should not sleep alone in the new bed, to find a minor boy, and the groom to sleep in the new bed. Otherwise, it is commonly said that "if you are stuck in an empty bed, you will not die inibs, but you will also die a certain way," which is considered a bad omen.

4. On the day of the wedding, when the bride leaves the house, the aunts and sisters-in-law should be shunned, and cannot be seen off. Because 'aunt' and 'lonely' homophonic, and "sister-in-law" and "sweep" homophonic, both inauspicious.

When the bride leaves her mother's home, everyone should cry as fast as possible

5, the day of the wedding, the bride leaves her mother's home, everyone should cry as fast as possible, "cry hair cry hair, do not cry not hair," do not cry, but rather taboo.

6, three days after the wedding, the bride and groom back to the door, must be rushed back to the husband's home before sunset, can not stay overnight. In case there is a special reason can not go home, couples should also sleep separately, so as to avoid the bride's honeymoon blood, hit the mother's family so that the mother's family bad luck.

7, on the way to the wedding, if the sedan chair and the sedan chair meet, called the "joy rush", will bring bad luck. The solution is so necessary to each other firecrackers, or both sides of the matchmaker to prepare for the exchange of flowers, which is called the exchange of flowers.

8, pregnant women and those with filial piety can not witness the new couple out of the door or through the door, and can not touch the new couple's clothes and all the items in the new room.

No tears after the door to the man's home

9, the groom to the woman's home to pick up the bride, the bride may leave the bride's home or in the over-excitement of the tears of joy, which is very common and not a problem (and even a good thing to leave the "head" of the women's home). However, when you go to the man's house, you can't shed tears.

10, the bride on the wedding day to avoid wearing "old shoes". All wedding shoes, embroidered shoes and evening shoes should be all new. If you are afraid to prevent the new shoes hard and uncomfortable, it is appropriate to higher-quality soft leather, the size may be pre-loose a little bit and add a thick cushion, but also should not wear too high heels.

11, the bride to be careful, do not step on the groom's shoes, there will be shy husband.

12, the bride into the door of the man's home, avoid footsteps on the threshold, should be to cross over. r /> 13, if the "climb head" married couples, that is, the groom's older brother, the newcomer must be unmarried brother under the crotch of the pants through, to show that "offended", before you can go out. If the "crawling head" is the sister, because some people will feel in the female skirt through will be "undeveloped", so it will be changed to send a skirt to the unmarried sister, commonly known as "great aunt skirt". Unmarried brothers and sisters can not witness the new couple out of the door or through the door, should be temporarily avoided to the location of the higher places, such as to the upper floors.