The customs and traditions of the Miao people's marriage

The Hmong marriage ceremony is very solemn, in January before the wedding, the woman began to cry for marriage, unmarried girls in the village, every night will gather to accompany the cry, sister-in-laws persuade also cry, collectively referred to as the "cry for marriage", is actually singing the marriage song. Three days before the wedding, the man sends meat, wine and bride price to the woman's home. The woman will invite guests, uncle, uncle and friends and relatives to congratulate her. This is the culmination of the "crying marriage".

The day before the wedding is called "Ikebana Day" on which the woman's family guests gather, and the man must send a welcoming party to the woman's home on Ikebana Day. The welcome team consists of young 7 ----11 people in odd numbers. The leading man is called "marrying big brother", the woman is called "marrying mother-in-law" in addition to following a group of drummers [band]. Welcome team to the woman's home outside the cottage, that is, firecrackers, the woman closed the door, must wait to marry the big brother to send on the door gift of red envelopes, say some marriage polite words, before being allowed to enter the door, the welcome team to sit down and drink wine. The girls in the village of the women's side of the wedding guests will be persuaded to drink, will be welcoming guests drunk, the girls also persuade the wine, dishes, tea, food and other waiting for an opportunity to meet the bride face touch wipe pot bottom black, touching the marriage of people who have become a big flower face, the name of the "hit the poop", or with the dregs of beans and nettle leaves on the marriage of people besieged, beat the marriage of people all over the body is dregs; Nettle leaf stings to marry the hot and spicy pain, called "hit the pro" "hit the hair", both the more pro, the more hit the more hair. To the female side to stay out of the elderly to stop before stopping. Then, at night, young men and women can sing songs to each other, all night long. Marriage day is called "the day", the day dawn, began to send relatives, by the female party to send relatives back to the bride from the front door out of the new shoes into the door outside the sedan chair, carried to the male family. If on the way to meet with other cottage marriage procession, then the first to bypass from a high place. To the male home outside the door by marrying the big brother back bride from the door on the fire pit, then the bride and groom line chapel, the male side is a feast for three days, thank friends and relatives, etc., after three morning groom accompanied the bride back to the bride's home to visit her family to stay a few days.