The process of marriage customs

China's ancient "six rites", now some regions also have this custom, the six rites that is, nacai, ask the name, naji, naji, please date, kiss welcome. In fact, the wedding customs agreed upon by the folk in various regions are not entirely limited by these six rites, which simplify the process of matchmaking and betrothal, for example, by incorporating the invitation period (agreeing on the date of the wedding) into the naji (gift delivery for the betrothal). The fm radio (the bride and groom drink the cup of wine together), the cave-in and the "return" after the wedding were given more importance.

In the ancient times, the man placed a post, the basic steps of the post are: the man's family through the hands of the matchmaker to obtain the woman's birth date, placed in the home of a place with the meaning of divination, such as pressed under the incense burner or placed in front of the statue of God, etc., and placed for three days, if the people in the family are safe in the three days, that means that this marriage has obtained the consent of the gods, the success of the divination. If an accident occurs during these three days, even if a bowl is broken, the birth date and eight characters should be returned to the woman, and the marriage will not work. Some places are to get the woman's eight characters, ask the diviner to compare, if the man and woman eight characters are compatible, then the marriage is completed. Modern people mostly use the second, especially parents for their children matchmaking. The eight characters of this pass, the man only under the post. Post with red paper to the man and woman's name, birth date and eight characters written side by side, sent to the woman's home. When the woman's family receives the post, she agrees to the marriage. The purpose of taking the eight characters and the post is to "inquire about the will of heaven", and this marriage custom indicates the concept of "marriage is determined by heaven".

At the wedding stage, the dowry prepared by the woman is usually a pair of sets of bedding, clothes, cupboards, etc. On the day of the wedding, the bride and groom are married. On the wedding day, the bride and groom in the morning before the wedding, in their respective homes to "on the head", that is, the selection of the blessed old man for the combing of hair, while saying some auspicious words.

The bride will have to open the face that the whole eyebrow light face. In Hui'an area, the groom on the head, to comb his head of the old man to pull a boy's hand, with a comb, lice grates, respectively, in the groom's head combed three times, the mouth read: "three under the comb under the lice grates, birth of children and grandchildren, a large array of".

The new room in the bucket on the wedding day to let a boy drowning. On the new bed to sprinkle jujubes, peanuts, cinnamon, lotus seeds and other auspicious fruits, on behalf of the "early birth" of the good wishes.

When the groom led the sedan chair to the door of the man's home, some local customs to the mother-in-law to pull the daughter-in-law to walk across the yard in the sacks paved road, behind the sacks to be passed to the front to be stepped on, which is called the seed (Zong) succession. (To be). Some to avoid evil spirits, to cross the fire pit.

When the husband and wife worship, the host of the mouth loudly recite the toast, some places to intersperse the eating of children and grandchildren biscuits, drink and harmony soup, etc..