Dongshan fortune teller _ the blind man of Dongshan fortune teller

Marriage customs in Dongshan County, Fujian Province?

First of all, the proposal is made by the man, with the consent of the woman's parents, and the astrologer or fortune teller proposes marriage to the woman. When discussing married employment, the word "three" must be used in the employment fee, because "three" is homophonic with "fate". The man chooses a date, commonly known as "the next big post", and sends half of the agreed bride price to the woman's home (commonly known as the first half of the bride price) and presents the bride price to the woman's elders. The woman sent the gift cake, chicken and meat sent by the man back to her relatives. The recipient should send congratulations to the girl before she gets married. This is called "framing". One month before the wedding, the man sent a wedding "red post" and a gift. The day before the wedding, the man sent a gift book of "Passing the Door"; The woman returned a pair of chickens and tied their feet with red ropes. On the wedding day, the man's house prepares a Beijing drum sedan chair, and the matchmaker takes it to the woman's house to celebrate the wedding. "Worship" before entering the bridal chamber. The bride and groom sit side by side on the edge of the bed, which is called sitting on the bed. The groom raised the red silk on the bride's head, and the bridesmaid led the singer to lift the lid and cheered: "Lift the lid, and the property will soar; Uncover the lid and reveal the center, four generations and two gongsun. . . . . . ".Drinking acacia wine is called" marriage ". Choose a boy to urinate in the toilet, which is called "opening a bucket", meaning to have a baby early. In the afternoon, the bridesmaid helped the bride and groom out of the auditorium to worship their parents, relatives and elders. Worshipers should give the bride a "meeting gift" and give her more gold rings, necklaces and bracelets. This is called "meeting the bride". At the banquet that night, the "Taiping Swallow" was called "Big Plate", and the newlyweds went to each table to make a toast to their relatives who did not bow down. Guests should leave the whole melon (fish) to the host at the banquet to express their wishes to the couple: a beginning and an end, wealth and splendor. On the second day after marriage, the bride's brother went to his brother-in-law's house to ask for a "return visit". Door-to-door etiquette and wedding ceremony are basically the same. Newlyweds often rush back to the man's house before the banquet is over, and the bride wants to be "Ding Ding".