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Marriage customs in Weinan, Shaanxi Province

The man called marriage, commonly known as "daughter-in-law" (Chengcheng county called "daughter-in-law", Fuping county called "daughter-in-law" and huayin city called "happiness"), and the woman called "daughter-in-law" or married, commonly known as "daughter-in-law" or "daughter-in-law".

Before marriage, the man chooses an auspicious day, invites local celebrities, and writes down the time when the new wife gets on and off the sedan chair, taboos along the way, etiquette procedures, etc. And send them to the woman's home. After the consent of the woman's family, both parties prepare for the wedding. A few days before marriage, relatives and friends send jewelry and clothes to the woman who is going to get married, which is called "adding boxes"; Sending jewelry and clothes to the man's house is called "salute".

The man sends the jewelry, bride price and other items prepared for the wedding to the woman's home by the matchmaker, which is called "gift giving", and some send them three days before marriage, which is called "next three-day post". In huayin city, my uncle's family, aunt's family and other close relatives also entertain my new son-in-law, called "flower washing". In Dali county, the new son-in-law will go to grandma's house to eat "noodles with flowers" (slender noodles) the day before the wedding, and grandma will give her nephew a pair of "cavity flowers" as an auspicious symbol, which also represents a hundred years of reconciliation.

In some places, married men and women go to ancestral graves to worship their ancestors, and the man gives the woman meat, wine, firecrackers, incense watches and so on. On the morning of the wedding, the woman hired a female senior to open the face for the bride (remove the hair on her forehead and neck with a porcelain bowl) and put it on her head (set her hair); After the man dedicated the ancestral tablets in the hall, he invited the best man to ride a sedan chair with matchmaker and drum music to the bride's house according to the auspicious day he chose. A 12-year-old child is sitting in a sedan chair, in which the groom's little brother or the children of his brothers and sisters are sitting. Called "hanging sedan chair" or "pressing sedan chair".

Some also greet the bride (by the aunt who is "for life"). Some people in Dali and Pucheng put chickens, books or swords in sedan chairs to ward off evil spirits, and put a red paper book "Go all the way" on the curtain of the sedan chair. The sedan chair arrived at the woman's house. After the woman served the meal, the bride wore a red hijab, a rockhopper and embroidered red shoes to worship her ancestors and parents. Her aunt helped her get on the sedan chair and sat cross-legged in the direction of her choice. Several brothers supported the sedan chair, the drummer played music in front of it, and the relatives and friends of the woman's family followed him, calling him "seeing his daughter off".

When the bride's sedan chair comes, she must return according to the route. On the way, some local villagers still have the custom of asking for "tolls". When Hancheng entered the village, he paid attention to wells and mills covered with red cloth. From the sedan chair to the door of the man's house, the groom, wearing a big red flower, a hat robe and a Dali bronze mirror hanging on his chest, accompanied by the best man, went to the sedan chair to salute. Amid firecrackers and drums, the best man scattered "copper coins" on the sedan chair, the groom opened the curtain of the sedan chair, the bride was helped down by the bride, the in-laws robbed Seoul, and pregnant women, widows and relatives avoided.

At this time, in some counties (Baishui, etc. ), the "all-life man" lit the red flower with his hand and poured vinegar on it. After emitting white smoke, it circled the sedan chair three times, commonly known as "vinegar tire"; Some first throw four steamed buns on the four corners of the sedan chair in turn, and then raise hay torches around the sedan chair. Subsequently, a lively man with a glib tongue acted as a "lover of the wind" and sprinkled forage (bran, straw, walnuts, dates, etc. ) on the bride, and sang "grass love songs" such as "throwing gold and silver daughter-in-law into the door", guiding the bride to go straight into the bridal chamber with the groom and bridesmaid.

When entering the door, the groom puts chopsticks on the bride's head, indicating that "the baby is coming soon"; Lift the veil of the bride with a rolling pin, pull the kang in your hand and turn around the corner of the kang, commonly known as "stepping on the four corners"; The bride sits on the prepared wine koji (or vinegar koji) in the selected direction, which is called "sitting on the blessing"; The groom kicked the bride three times, three times, indicating that he was married and married. When leaving the bridal chamber, the young people scrambled to discredit the groom's face. This is called "Congratulations".

At noon, after the guests are seated, the bride and groom kowtow three times in front of the "Heaven and Earth Table", which is called "Worship Heaven and Earth", then worship the ancestral tablets, and then the husband and wife worship each other. During the dinner, the lively people smeared the groom's mother and called it "happiness". During the dinner, in some places, the bride and groom grabbed jiaozi and wonton, jiaozi and wonton. After the banquet, the woman's guests are sent away, the bride pours tea for her family, relatives and elders, and the elders give gifts, commonly known as "recognizing relatives."

In the evening, the bride and groom eat happy noodles and then drink a toast. This is the so-called "marriage". On the wedding night, boys and girls come to "make trouble", mostly by guessing riddles, kowtowing, joking and stealing houses. , commonly known as "wife beating". It is customary to have no room for three days, no lights for three days and no size for three days.

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The ancient custom of engagement:

Engagement is the first procedure for men and women to determine their marriage relationship. In the old society, when a boy was twelve or thirteen years old, his parents arranged him through the words of a matchmaker, commonly known as "proposing marriage". After the matchmaker mentioned the matter to both parties, if there is no opinion, he will list the birthdays of a man and a woman on the "Geng Tie" with Feng and send them to the other party's home. If there is nothing ominous within three days, please ask the Yin and Yang master to perform divination according to the age of both men and women and the zodiac, and tell the fortune to "get married". If there is no "offense", please reply to the "permission post" to show your agreement. There are also people who don't write Geng posts, but only rely on the matchmaker to get engaged verbally.

Then we agreed on the bride price and clothes. At the end of the Qing dynasty, a gift was 24 taels of silver. In the Republic of China, a gift was 24 silver dollars. The bride price is usually one or two. In addition, there are clothes, bedding, jewelry, cotton, silk thread and so on. The man chose an auspicious day to hold an engagement ceremony, commonly known as "asking his daughter-in-law", and some people called it "wearing earrings" (women wear earrings to indicate their engagement from now on), also called "changing posts".

Weinan Municipal People's Government-Wedding and Funeral Customs