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Ancient sacrificial rites

We often see many ancient people's wedding ceremonies on TV, and we are very curious. In fact, the memorial service is the climax of the wedding. In traditional wedding customs, it is very important for the bride and groom to worship. What should ancient people pay attention to when paying homage? Then I'll introduce you to the various procedures of meeting the bride.

Ancient sacrificial rites

On the wedding day, after the man's sedan chair is issued, the best man will arrange a place to pay homage in the man's hall.

When the sedan chair stopped in front of the main hall, the maid of honor invited by the man stood in front of the sedan chair and the ceremony began. On the incense table, cigarettes are lingering, red candles have a high fever, and relatives, friends and functional personnel are in their positions.

Who are the best men? Like? And then what? Tong Zan? The identity of the appearance, began to praise.

The bride and groom began to worship the bride according to the praise ceremony.

The procedure of the ceremony is as follows:

Zan: The groom is in place (standing in front of the sedan chair)

Tong Zan: Lift the sedan chair and the couple will get up.

Praise: the groom bows (handing over the bride)

Zan: The bride and groom are in place (before the incense table)

Play music and shoot.

Tong Zan: The bride and groom put incense sticks (to the shrine and ancestral tablet).

Zan: kneel down and offer incense. Light candles, burn incense, burn incense, crawl, stand up and stand back.

Tong Zan: Kneel down, kowtow, kowtow again, kowtow three times, and you will be happy.

So, is it tradition? Three worships, one worships heaven and earth, two worships parents, and the husband and wife worship each other? Finally? Introduce the bridal chamber? . This is the end of the ceremony.

The seventh traditional marriage custom? wedding feast

On the day before the traditional wedding, the man's home has been decorated with lanterns, and its layout is roughly as follows:

Main room:

1, a pair of couplets in front of the door, plus a horizontal batch.

There is a square lantern hanging high in the middle of the hall, and the four sides of the lantern are painted respectively? Husband and wife and Ming? 、? Guanyin to send a child? 、? Champions and? 、? Family entertainment? Patterns, etc.

3. A pair of huge red candles on the incense table.

4. Both sides? Opposite seat? Stick it on the wall? Accompany right? A photo.

5. After that? Gold wall? Post? What is the position of heaven and earth? Six big characters, written straight from top to bottom. The writing of these six words is particular: the sky should be flat, that is? God? The two horizontal lines of the word should be written flat and not bent; The ground should be wide, right? Land? Write wider words, not too narrow; You can't talk, can you? Jun? The text should be completely enclosed, and no gaps should be left; Close your eyes and don't close your eyes, that is, write traditional? Honey? Word, on the right? Goodbye? Words can't be put on it? Eyes? The last line of the word is completely sealed; No offense: tradition? Teacher? Write one apostrophe less.

New house:

1. Put a pair of couplets on both sides of the door frame and add a horizontal batch (horizontal batch generally writes? Husband and wife and Ming? Four words);

2. Put a big red double happiness on the door;

3. Hanging lanterns in the middle of the new house;

4. Paper-cut big red double happiness characters are posted on the window, and paper-cut butterfly patterns are posted on the four corners;

5. Put couplets on both sides of the window;

6. Hanging calligraphy and painting around the wall

Kitchen: a pair of couplets at the front door, horizontal batch, red on the door? Hi? Words.

Others: posted on all room doors? Hi? One word.

After seeing the bride, the bride sat in the new house for a while and never came out. The groom will go out of the new house to meet the guests. If guests are invited in a hotel or hotel, both husband and wife must go out to meet the guests and propose a toast to them.

What is it called to arrange seats according to the seniority of the guests at the wedding banquet? Treat? , or? Diners? . The principle of seating arrangement is to respect the upper and lower, respect the right and respect the left. Guests are sorted from high to low according to age, identity and status.

Please put the chairman in the middle of the room. Big kiss? Sitting in the first seat on the right, the groom's father or uncle will sit in the first seat on the left, and the rest will sit according to their seniority.

In addition to the main seat in the main hall, a second distinguished seat was placed in the new house. The bride's mother was invited to sit first, accompanied by the groom's mother or aunt. The seats of other seats should also be arranged in order.

After arranging the seats, the best man announced that the banquet would be held with music and firecrackers. The groom will first propose a toast to the Chief Executive and say a few words of thanks. Then, the first course was served in the kitchen to push the wedding banquet to a climax.

All tables and drinks should be the same, only? Male relatives? And then what? Sister? Generally speaking, there must be a steamed elbow at the banquet. Besides, the groom should always wait at the table, because? Honey? Pour wine, send hot towels, etc. To show respect.

The matchmaker has already left before the wedding reception is over, so what? Run away? . Don't go, media wash? Some people will wipe their faces to the bottom of the pot. After the wedding reception, dear? Go to the back room to have a rest, eat some snacks and say some polite words accompanied by the man's elders. When the handyman sweeps the floor, the elders have to get up and leave. What do you want when you get up? Send? Clothes, shoes and socks, and red envelopes. ? Send a big kiss? It's another lively scene. All decent men in the family will be sent to the door and set off firecrackers to show their respect. The groom and his parents should send the guests to the village entrance.