Marriage custom in Wanzai County, Jiangxi Province?

There were many marriage customs in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. After seeking relatives from the media and obtaining the woman's "eight characters" (at birth), please ask the "fortune teller" to sign the eight characters. If there is no "punch card", the matchmaker will send the list of gifts proposed by the woman to the man. If there is no objection, it is called "engagement" (commonly known as "overdetermined") to refute Geng Xu's decision to cut shoes one day. On the wedding day, both men and women will hold a grand banquet for their guests. After the breakfast banquet, the woman first sends out the betrothal gifts (gifts, boxes and cabinets), then the sedan chair, then the matchmaker sits on the shed chair, and then blows the colorful bamboo, lanterns, flag gongs and umbrellas to the men's hall. The bride is led out of the sedan chair by the bridesmaid, introduced into the new house, and brought a bowl of eggs by the chef, which is called "sitting in the bowl". After that, the bride sat by the bed and took the "bowl". Soon after, the bride and groom were led into the hall to offer tea. Worship heaven and earth first, ancestors first, parents' hall again, husband and wife worship each other, and elders again. All worshippers must be rewarded, which is called "money worship". During the dinner, the bride, accompanied by the bride's leadership, sat in the first place to hold a banquet (commonly known as sitting on the floor). After dinner, my uncle lights candles in the hall first, and then drinks a toast, which is called "praising candles"; When I entered the bridal chamber, I cheered, guessed the fist order, and drank wine called "hitting the new house." At the same time, the bride serves tea in the hall and kitchen (including salted ginger, dried mung bean, dried Toona sinensis, kumquat and so on). ), known as "new tea". In the middle of the night, the elders (usually uncles) cheer in front of the bed and sprinkle beans and rice grains. This is the so-called "Zhang Sha". Then the bride and groom can go to bed.

After the founding of New China, marriage autonomy and equality between men and women were practiced. After the promulgation of the Marriage Law, feudal ethics and the system of buying and selling marriage were abolished. There are few big marriages, neither talking about gifts, fish, nor banquets. As long as both men and women know each other, have the same feelings in thoughts, feelings, life and tastes, and are willing to form a husband and wife, in line with the provisions of the marriage law, the unit where they work will issue a letter of introduction to marriage, go to the hospital for physical examination, and then go through the marriage registration formalities with the township (town) people's government and get a marriage certificate, they can get married. 1952 "March 8th" Women's Day, the first collective wedding was held in Chengxiang District, presided over by the leaders of the county party committee and attended by 9 couples. Since 1980s, after marriage registration, many brides and grooms have traveled to get married. With the promotion and implementation of the basic national policy of "family planning" and the change of social atmosphere, more and more men and women have settled down.