How much is a wedding gift in Chengyang, Qingdao?

Modern people seek to streamline everything, the etiquette of engagement and marriage is not as complicated as the traditional. Basically, modern people sometimes in order to save trouble, has been changed to many of the gifts instead of the red envelope can be, that is, in the red envelope bag, written on behalf of the name of the gift, in this way, can be omitted unnecessary purchases, but also can save a lot of time. Is not a good method, the new people can refer to the use of their own discretion.

1. Engagement belongs to the woman's etiquette, the following is a simpler general etiquette, this article is for reference only, please new people according to the actual situation or elders account, local customs, discretionary increase or omission. Before the man went out, please prepare a sufficient number of red packet gifts, the amount of money to an even number can be, for example: two hundred dollars, six hundred dollars, one thousand two.

2. On the day of the engagement, the man will present the "wedding gifts" in two, six or twelve mahogany boxes (mahogany boxes are usually borrowed from a wedding cake store), with a total of six, ten or twelve people (be sure to use an even number!). After loading the car, fire the cannon and set off to the woman's house.

The man's caravan to the woman's home about 100 meters before the start of the cannon, the woman should also be fired to meet.

3. Matchmakers get off first, followed by the rest of the car, and finally the groom can get off, sent by the woman's brother or younger generation (male) to open the door to the groom to wash his hands, wipe his face, the groom to the younger generation of the gift of red envelopes.

4. The male party personnel will be hired gifts to the female party to carry gifts of personnel, and then one after another into the female party home. The female elders greeted the male relatives and friends in accordance with the eldest and youngest seated, the groom-to-be at the end of the seat. The matchmaker formally introduces the relatives and friends of both sides, first introducing the male relatives and friends to the female side, and then introducing the female relatives and friends to the male side.

5. After the women's relatives and friends have arranged the gifts, the matchmaker will hand over to the women's parents the points of the big hire and small hire, gold jewelry and gifts. The woman's friends and relatives will receive the gifts and display offerings on the table of the shrine in preparation for the worship of the woman's ancestors.

6. The bride-to-be holds a tea tray in both hands, assisted by a blessed woman (or female elders), to the male relatives and friends one by one after serving tea.

7. male relatives and friends will be sweet tea, the bride came out to collect tea cups, male personnel need to be placed on the tea tray with the tea cups and red envelopes, this is the pressure of tea ou. After serving tea, followed by the main event of wearing an engagement ring! The ring will be tied with a red thread and ready to wear in.

8. The woman prepared high chair, low chair each one, the bride-to-be into the seat, face to the living room door, outward and sit, two feet on the low chair.

9. The bride-to-be extends her right hand, the groom takes the ring in his right hand and puts it on the middle finger of the bride's right hand, the groom extends his left hand, the bride takes the ring in her right hand and puts it on the middle finger of the groom's left hand. When wearing the ring, you can slightly bend the finger, do not let the ring easy to wear, on behalf of the will not be easy to be pressed to the bottom Oh!

10. The groom-to-be will give the bride-to-be a red envelope gift.

11. After wearing the engagement ring, the matchmaker took the groom-to-be, the woman's parents, relatives and friends in order to change their names, one by one, and the bride-to-be to the male elders, parents, relatives and friends in order to change their names, one by one, and the bride-to-be to the elders, parents, relatives and friends in order to change their names, one by one, and the bride-to-be to the elders, parents, relatives and friends in order to change their names, one by one.

12. The bride-to-be's mother's uncle is invited to light candles and incense, and the woman is to give her mother's uncle a candle-lighting ceremony, and the bride-to-be and the bridegroom and the woman's parents are to pay homage to the woman's ancestors together.

13. The bridegroom will return a certain part of the bride-price goods (the two sides can communicate beforehand), together with the return gift into the mahogany box, returned to the male relatives and friends.

14. When the engagement ceremony is over, the woman brings out soup dumplings or snacks to entertain the man's relatives and friends, and then goes to the restaurant to prepare a banquet to entertain the man and the woman's relatives and friends.

15. At the end of the meal, the parents of the male party give a gift to press the table, the male party must leave as soon as possible before the end of the banquet, and do not say "goodbye", because saying goodbye means that there may be a future complication or the risk of remarriage.

16. At the end of the banquet, the woman will give the wedding cake to her friends and relatives as a notification of the engagement. The bride must remember not to eat the wedding cakes that have been worshipped. Livestock gifts (a bottle of wine, a hand-washing chicken), half a pig (or ham 18, 36), six or 12 gifts to the woman, red packet gift, matchmaker gift

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The reception for the male guests

Six or twelve gifts back to the groom (shoes, belts, wallets ....

Matchmaker's Gift

Traditional engagement gifts usually consist of a large bride price, a small bride price, and rice incense as a gift cake, in addition to other general gifts to show the solemnity of the engagement. Gifts from the man to the woman are: clothes, purses, watches, bracelets, earrings, headdresses, shoes, belts, cosmetics, etc. .... The gifts from the woman to the man are: tie, suit material, socks, watch, cufflinks, tie clip, leather shoes, belt, wallet, hat, shirt .... etc.

The description of the representative of each gift:

Fuyuan (cinnamon balls, longan dry): this is to bless the prosperity of the children and grandchildren, there are complete and many blessings, the significance of passing on from one generation to the next, and so on.

Cooked livestock gift: fish, meat, wine, and a child chicken each, this is to start a family (and chicken homophonic), good luck, and expect to be a good wife and mother.

Incense Cannon and Candle Ceremony: Incense, Cannon and Candle (Dragon and Phoenix Candle) are used to honor the ancestors, to bless each other, and to add joy and other meanings.

Four-color candy: melon candy, orange cake, rock candy, candy, representing this marriage is sweet and happy.

Dou Er Mi: 12 pounds of glutinous rice, three pounds and two taels of sugar, this is the material for making red dumplings, with the meaning of reunion, beauty and contentment.

The noodle thread: symbolizes the meaning of a long and happy marriage, a long life, and the prolongation of children and grandchildren.

Shangtoubu: Gifts exchanged between men and women, with six gifts for men and twelve to sixteen gifts for women, all of which are necessary for daily life, representing joy and the meaning of good fortune and longevity.

Wine: Twenty-four bottles of wine, representing the twenty-four seasons of the year are smooth and safe, and love is as pure and strong as wine.

Half-pig: half of raw pork or ham (eighteen or thirty-six strips), representing a fruitful and sincere tribute.