Every place has its own wedding customs. What is the marriage custom of Yunfu as a "stone kingdom"?

Yunfu City is located in the middle and west of Guangdong Province. Yunfu is rich in marble and is known as the "king of stones". In addition, Yunfu is also known as the "hometown of sugar oranges". So, what wedding customs are there in Yunfu that we don't know about? Let's get to know it together!

Marriage customs in Yunfu can be divided into pre-marital customs and post-marital customs. Before marriage, the man will usually find an intermediary to propose marriage to the woman's house. The woman agrees that the man should consider the auspicious day of marriage. Generally speaking, this day is a good day for fortune tellers to calculate marriage according to the date of birth of men and women. When the wedding date is fixed, the man will bring a bride price to the woman's house. Generally, these betrothal gifts consist of two parts, one is cash and the other is kind. These things must have four things, that is, cakes, olives, cigarettes and tea. Olives are generally oranges in Yunfu, but they must not be apples, because apples are homophonic with "poverty".

After the bride accepts the dowry, she must prepare it herself. A woman should take a bath the night before the wedding and pay tribute to her. The so-called head gift means that after the woman takes a shower, she has to sit in front of the toilet mirror and the elders comb her hair, which means that the bride and groom are happy and live long after marriage. After combing your hair, you should eat a bowl of "Shangtouwan", which is the glutinous rice balls cooked by your mother. Therefore, jiaozi in the south is equivalent to jiaozi in the north, symbolizing reunion. Secondly, dumplings are made of glutinous rice, which conveys the feelings of the bride and groom when they get married. ?

On the wedding day, before welcoming the bride, the groom will go to worship his ancestors and tell him that he is going to get married and start a family. Then we will lead the wedding car to the bride's house. Wedding cars are generally red, and the number is even. Some grooms have better economic conditions, so the wedding car is more magnificent. When the wedding car is on the road, someone will usually fire a gun on the side of the road, indicating that the groom will personally marry the bride.

When the groom arrives at the bride's house, he usually goes to the bride's boudoir to meet him. At this time, the groom will go through many tests of the bride's brothers and sisters before he can see the bride, and then take the bride to say goodbye to his parents. At this time, the bride is not allowed to say goodbye, but to walk out with a smile and can't look back. Sitting in the wedding car with the groom. At this time, you have to do it again. The wedding car can't leave until the shooting is over.