The ancient folk wedding of the Mongolian people within the Mongolian wedding customs features

1. Ancient Folk Wedding of the Mongols:

Marriage Customs: The Mongols usually start talking about marriage in August of the Golden Autumn. The parents of the young man entrusted trusted relatives, choose a good day to bring their son to the girl's home to look at the marriage. The girl and her parents will accept the offer of khata and a plate of cake if they like the boy, and the matter is settled. Winter is a good day to hold a wedding, the two sides selected days, the groom's family in the evening to the girl's home to pick up the marriage, so the wedding has begun, a strong national style, interesting and various wedding programs are staged continuously, until the East white; to receive the new team only on horseback, with the team to send the bridegroom's home to go together. Not far from the bridegroom's home to send the bridegroom's team to stop, welcome the bridegroom's team to the home together with the bridegroom's parents and relatives to come to meet a second time. After the mother-in-law lifts the head of the daughter-in-law, the bride and groom kowtow to their parents, the celebrant, and relatives and make a toast. The crowd will also excitedly sing and dance to the toast, with joy rippling across the grasslands.

Courting: Before a young man or woman is betrothed, the man has to court the woman. Before the founding of New China, it was usually the parents of the man or the commissioned matchmaker who went to the woman's home to ask for her hand in marriage, and if the woman's family agreed, she could be betrothed. According to the traditional Mongolian marriage custom, the man has to ask the woman's family for marriage many times in order to get the promise of the woman's family. The Secret History of Mongolia" volume records: also speed that put a bald child led his son Temujin (i.e. Genghis Khan) to the de Xue Chan family to ask for marriage. De Xue Chan said: "Ask a few times more, before giving ah, will be honored; less ask a few times, on the promise of ah, to be despised." Later, a Mongolian proverb was formed: "If you ask for more, you will be honored; if you ask for less, you will be belittled." After the agreement to seek marriage, the male party to bring khata, milk wine and sheep five fork or the whole goat to the woman's home "set". Female family invited friends and relatives to drink with the guests, said the formal betrothal.

Bride: young men and women betrothed by the man's home to the woman's home gifts, also known as bride price. Bride price of how much by the male family's economic situation. Agricultural areas more gold and silver jewelry, cabinets, clothing for the bride price; pastoral areas often cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock for the bride price. Herdsmen regard "nine" as an auspicious number, bride price to "nine" as a starting point, from "one nine" to "nine nine", up to Not more than eighty-one head, take "nine" for the meaning of longevity. If the poor herdsmen do not have nine number of livestock bride price, you can also choose the odd number of less than nine, to three, five, seven head of livestock as bride price, but never choose the even number.

Dowry: the dowry is a gift from the woman's family to her daughter. The Mongolian people are very particular about the dowry. How much the man sends to the bride price, the woman should be accompanied by a corresponding amount of dowry. Usually, the woman's dowry is more than the man's gift to the woman's family. Therefore, there is a Mongolian saying: "If you can afford to marry a daughter-in-law, you can't afford to hire a girl."

Choice of auspicious day: one of the Mongolian wedding customs. It is also known as choosing a happy day. Before the liberation of the two sexes, after the betrothal, first of all to ask the lama divination, choose the auspicious day, to determine the date of marriage. After choosing the auspicious date, the male family sent a matchmaker and friends and relatives with gifts such as khata, wine, candy, etc., to the female family, with their parents to discuss marriage matters. After the negotiations, the two families began to prepare for the wedding. Generally, they clean the wedding room, or build a new yurt, slaughter cows and sheep, prepare the bride price, dowry and other wedding supplies, and notify friends and relatives of both sides to come and congratulate the wedding.

Seeking the name of the bride: one of the procedures of the Mongolian marriage. Asking for the bride's name is also known as asking for the seal. It is an interesting theater activity. Married in the female family to stay the night, to be set up in the bride's boudoir sheep five fork or the whole sheep feast, also known as the name of the feast. The groom and the bridegroom, the bride and her brother and sister-in-law, sisters, all peers, to participate in this feast. At the banquet, everyone teased the groom, forcing him to kneel or half kneeling, asking for the bride's milk name or milk name. The bride is too shy to say anything, or deliberately does not answer. The bride's sister-in-law and sisters also do not answer, intentionally delaying the time. At this point, the male celebrant and the woman's sister-in-law to answer each other, and sing songs, until the woman said the real name of the breast, the name of the feast is over. Ask the name of the geng, in fact, is an intellectual competition, as a way to express the Mongolian young men and women's wisdom and intelligence.

Marriage: In the past, the Mongolian marriage is very grand, and retains the traditional marriage customs of male to female home to sleep and marry. Marriage is usually the day before the wedding day. Groom in the joyful atmosphere, wearing a colorful Mongolian robe, waist tie colorful belt, head round top red tasseled hat, foot high leather boots, wearing bow and arrow. The best man is also dressed in festive attire. Together on horseback, carrying a colorful car and gifts, to the woman's home to marry. When the bridegroom arrives at the woman's home, he first goes around the yurt for a week and presents the woman's home with one "Bumper Sheep" and other gifts. Then, the bridegroom and his best man hold the khat and wine in their hands, and make a toast to the bride's parents and elders one by one and perform the prostration ceremony. After the ceremony, the bridegroom and bride's family into the meal. In the evening, and set up sheep five fork feast. And hold the traditional ceremony of asking for the name of the geng. The next morning, when the bridegroom set off, the bride by the uncle or aunt to hold on the colorful car. The groom will ride around the bride riding the colorful car three times. Then, the bridegroom and the bridegroom take off together.

Diao hat: also known as grab hat. In the past, the Mongols in the marriage on the way, marrying and sending the bride to the horse, chasing each other, all want to be the first to home, to become the winner. To this end, both sides on the way to Tiuhat competition. Usually the bridegroom to find ways to marry the hat to snatch over, pick on the whip, or thrown to the ground, forcing the groom to get off the horse to pick, in order to affect the line speed. The bridegroom to cover each other, and not let the bridegroom to snatch the hat. Along the way, you chase me, play with each other, with a rich atmosphere of grassland life.

Wedding: Mongolians pay much attention to the wedding ceremony, although different regions, the form of each difference, but are very grand, lively. General pastoral wedding customs are: when the marriage back to the male family, the bride and groom do not go down the car and horse, the first three circles around the yurt. Then, the bride and groom, the bride and groom through the two piles of fire, to accept the God of fire dust washing. It indicates the purity of love and the prosperity of the new life. After the bride and groom enter the yurt, the first worship Buddha sacrificial stove, and then see their parents and friends and relatives. After the ceremony, the bride's hair is combed by the combing forehead. After the grooming and dressing, wait for the start of the wedding banquet. Wedding banquet is usually set up sheep back or the whole sheep seat, a variety of milk food, candy everything. Wedding banquet, the groom silver pot, the bride held a silver bowl, to the elders, friends and relatives, one by one, offering Hada, toast. The boys raised silver cups, openly drink; girls accompanied by the Ma Touqin, singing. Wedding banquets often continue for two or three days, friends and relatives before they leave. And the female party to send the bride to stay with the bride to stay one to three days. Sometimes, the bride's mother also sent relatives, to live more than ten days. Separation, mothers and daughters embrace, weeping, expressed reluctance to part.

Fire worship: an important ceremony in the Mongolian wedding. Although the form of fire worship varies from place to place, it is indispensable in a wedding. But in the wedding are indispensable content. Bride married to the groom's home, the first to hold a fire ceremony, the bride and groom from the two piles of fire between the two pass through, accept the baptism of fire, so that their love is more pure, unswerving, life is full of happiness, and grow old together. Dulbert Mongolian fire worship ceremony is unique. When the bride into the in-laws, the yard was based on a pile of fire, the groom and the bride to the fire together to sprinkle milk wine, and kneeling kowtow. Standing on the side of the master of ceremonies recited the "fire hymn": the holy lord Genghis Khan found the flint, Hahoelem mother Mrs. preserved the fire, with white khaddar, milk wine offerings, the fire of the nation from ancient times to the present day. Invite the bride and groom to pray! The sacred fire is the witness of your marriage! Invite the bride and groom to bow down! The Buddha's light passes on for you.

2. Characteristics of Inner Mongolian Marriage Customs:

More begging is expensive, less begging is cheap

Mongolian marriage customs start from the begging of marriage, the man has to beg the woman's family many times in order to get the promise of the woman's family, and there is a Mongolian marriage proverb that says: "More begging is expensive, less begging is cheap." After the marriage agreement, the male party to bring the khata, milk wine and sheep to the female family "hired", the female family invited friends and relatives to drink with the guests, said the formal betrothal.

Mongolian engagement gifts

If the Mongolian young man saw which girl, before the engagement, to entrust the matchmaker with a symbol of harmony, sweetness, prosperity, such as sugar, tea, gum, wrapped in a piece of white handkerchiefs to go before the matchmaking, if the woman accepts, the marriage can be carried out. Subsequently, the man's parents and I have to bring the hata, milk wine, sugar and other gifts to propose, usually several times to be engaged. After the woman accepts the betrothal, the man has to send three times to the woman wine, such as the woman will be all three times to accept the wine to drink, the marriage will be finalized. When close to the wedding date, the male party to the female party to send a gift, usually boiled a whole sheep, and wine, tea, Hada. The female side of the gift giver hospitality, both sides of the toast, the mouth of the auspicious phrases, the song to celebrate.

The groom is tested by breaking the neck of the sheep

Ordos Mongolian groom as well as welcoming the bride's family arrived at the bride's home, will always be the woman's family as the guest of honor hospitality, everyone together and eat and drink and sing and dance, very lively, at this time, the male celebrant will quietly leave the banquet to lead the groom to the bride's room. After they sat down on the guest seat, the accompanying women will serve up a boiled sheep's neck to entertain the bridegroom, and asked the bridegroom to break the sheep's neck from the center, to test the bridegroom's strength size. In order to tease the bridegroom, the escorts would have already inserted a red willow stick or an iron rod into the bone marrow of the sheep's neck skillfully. If the groom is instructed in advance, he will recognize the mystery and take out the willow stick or iron rod and easily break the sheep's neck. Some grooms do not know the secret, so they make a lot of effort, sweating all over, like a dog biting a turtle, anxious and ashamed. The bridesmaids took advantage of the opportunity to use very spicy and mean, but not malicious language sarcasm, make fun of the groom.

Marriage on the way to the first

Marriage on the way, in accordance with custom, each other want to get home first, men and women chasing each other to tease. Sometimes, the woman's relatives to send the bridegroom's hat, pick on the whip, or thrown on the ground, the bridegroom could not, had to dismount and pick the hat, which delayed the time. Sometimes, the smart men also have a way, not far from the groom's home to set up a table, hospitality to send relatives, the female side of the hospitality is difficult to refuse, had to dismount and drink, the male side of the opportunity to take advantage of the first to home. The way so that the horse galloped, you catch up with me, the atmosphere is warm.

Not worship heaven and earth worship fire

The day of the marriage, by the male side to kill the chicken divination selected. On that day, the girl's parents sent her to the groom's house together with the introducer. The groom's family prepares wine and meat for the reception. After the bride arrived with the groom to hold the knife to kill a chicken, to see the chicken liver lines show how auspicious, such as inauspicious by the bride and groom to kill another one, to be killed to the chicken liver appeared auspicious lines until. Next, the bride and groom held a drinking ceremony, each person in front of a bowl of wine, bowl edge smeared with ghee, they first drink a mouthful of wine, and then drink a cup of wine. Bride and groom drink the cup of wine, but also *** with the hospitality of the introducer and all the guests. Then both guests, as well as relatives and friends to congratulate together constantly drinking, singing and dancing until all night.