Why do you need to hold a chicken when you get married in the countryside to welcome the bride and groom?

This is a custom of marriage, because it is thought that holding a chicken has an auspicious meaning and is a good wish for the marriage, wishing the couple a hundred years of good luck. Of course, in addition to the custom of holding the chicken, there are many other customs, such as eating dumplings, crossing the fire bowl, touching oranges, sprinkling some red dates and peanuts on the bed, and so on.

Marriage is a big event in a lifetime, and there are many different customs in different parts of the country, some of which have been passed down for a long time, but no matter what the custom, it is a blessing to the new couple, and the two parties to the marriage hope that the future of the marriage life is full and smooth, and the older generation also hope that their children and grandchildren will be happy in marriage. Many rural wedding will hold chicken, first of all because the chicken is the harmonic? Many rural wedding ceremony will hold chicken, first of all, because the chicken is the harmonic sound is?

Many rural couples hold chickens in their arms when they get married, first because the sound of the chicken is "ji", which means "good luck" and a blessing to the couple, and second because the chicken is punctual, which implies that it is a beautiful and auspicious occasion.

There are other customs that have been passed down for a long time, such as putting jujubes, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds and so on on the bed, which means? in the hope that the future of married life will be beautiful. When getting married, mothers also feed their daughters soup dumplings, which also symbolizes a full circle, all good wishes. There is also the woman to the man's home, in front of the house, you need to cross a fire pot, across the fire pot, it means that the bad luck will be removed from their body, the next life will also be smooth. And when entering the door of the house, the bride should also remember not to step on the threshold.

Of course, in addition to the customs in the wedding, there are also many customs in life that we need to pay attention to. Like the Chinese New Year when the word "Fu" (福字), should be pasted upside down, ? The Chinese character for "福" is upside down. The symbolism of this is that it is the first time that a person has been in the world. The most important thing to remember is that it's a good idea to have a good time. Everything goes well.