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What are the wedding customs of meeting and bride price in Suqian?

Jiangsu is one of the important birthplaces of ancient civilization in China. The economies of Jiangsu and the United States are still very developed, and the humanities and cultures are also very distinctive and diversified. Jiangsu is a typical Jiangnan water town. Let's take a look at some wedding customs in Suqian, Jiangsu.

Related to ceremony

Meeting gifts: Generally speaking, the relationship between men and women is determined, and the mother-in-law and father-in-law give meeting gifts ranging from thousands to tens of thousands. Even aunts, aunts, uncles, uncles will be slaughtered.

Bride price: the countryside is called missionary. Before getting married, it is generally necessary to spread enlightenment, that is, to give some gifts or leave some physical objects on women, such as computers, televisions, cars and so on. Of course, these are not as convenient as money. Pulling it back after marriage is also a continuation of feudal customs.

Choose a wedding day.

Usually, when a man walks up to a woman, he will ask the fortune teller to choose an auspicious day to get married. The day before the wedding is called make-up. In the evening, grandma made the wedding bed and found a boy to roll on it. It's called rolling bed. Put chestnuts, peanuts, red dates and so on. Put it on the bed and let the boys grab it, which means early birth and early standing. On both sides of the door, flags and welcoming doors are written on the wall. All the doors in the clan are pasted with Spring Festival couplets, but female families generally don't paste T-shaped couplets.

wedding feast

The bride-to-be prepares a sedan chair, a rockhopper, five clothes, a mirror and a sieve, and sends a drum band to the bride's bridal chamber. The matchmaker leads the way and holds the chicken for good luck. The sieve is called clairvoyance, which can ward off evil spirits. Mirror exorcism exorcism. On the way to the bride-to-be, every bridge will set off firecrackers, and the bride-to-be usually arrives before noon. A banquet was held at the bride's house. The bride's sedan chair must be home before sunset. This is a more auspicious way of saying that the earlier the wedding, the more lively it will be, because it will allow everyone to bless the newlyweds and make their married life happier.