What are the wedding customs in Anhui?

1, asking the media to propose.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying in China that there is no cloud or rain in the sky and no marriage on the ground. So this place in Anhui also has the custom of supporting the media to propose marriage. Most matchmakers here have a glib mouth, so they can fix most people's marriages. But before that, most brides will know each other's family status, personality and so on. In advance, their main purpose is to let themselves find a Mr. Right.

2, Zhu Geng

When couples in Anhui decide to associate, the man's family will let the matchmaker go to the woman's house to get the paste of boxer, and then let the fortune teller calculate whether the two get along. If the genus does not match, the parents will discuss whether the two should continue to get married, or find some ways to make their marriage more smooth.

Step 3 date

When both men and women agree to get married, the matchmaker will arrange a date for them to meet the woman's parents. At the same time, both parents will also participate in this process. Under normal circumstances, the parents of the man will invite the parents of the woman to have dinner at home, and then sit down and have a good talk. Of course, the matchmaker will also be present at this time to coordinate this process.

4. Dowry

After a man and a woman are engaged, the man's family will give the woman a dowry. In fact, the bride price is a very important process, and whether two people's marriage can go smoothly depends on it. According to the survey, the average man's family will prepare a bride price of about 10 million yuan for the woman's family; Families with better economy will prepare a bride price of about150 thousand yuan; Wealthy families will prepare a bride price of about 200 thousand for the woman's family.

Second, the marriage customs in Anhui?

1, Wuhu?

Before going out to marry the bride, the man will worship his ancestors first. When the limousine arrives at the woman's house, a boy will wait for the groom with a tea tray. At this time, the groom will get off the bus and give the boy a red envelope as a gift before entering the woman's house. The bride should wear ears of rice and red flowers on her head. After the groom sent her flowers, the matchmaker took her out of the hall. After the bride gets on the limousine, her parents will splash a washbasin to show that her daughter has splashed water and wish her happiness. ?

2. Ma On Shan?

The day before the wedding, the groom's younger brother will sleep in the wedding bed of the new house for one night. This is called "pressing the bed", which means good luck. In addition to pasting words, red dates, lotus seeds and peanuts will be sprinkled on the wedding bed, which means that the couple will "have a baby early". On the wedding day, it is the moment when the man makes a promise to the woman in front of all relatives and friends. When the man took out Levi's diamond ring to propose, he told the woman what it meant: crown your finger in my name; I will accompany you all my life, and everyone will be moved by the man's persistent love for the woman. On the third day of the wedding, the couple will go back to their parents' home for dinner and then go out before sunset. In this way, the wedding is really over. ?

3. Hefei

The bride goes to stand the cake, and relatives and friends recite auspicious sentences. ? Before you leave, you need to prepare money for your visit (including 5 yuan, dozens of letters 10 and several letters 100, red envelopes, etc.). The groom has some manners after entering the door, such as bringing flowers or wearing shoes to the bride. Worship of parents is generally replaced by offering tea, and parents need to give red envelopes, usually 100 1, and a few are 100 1, which means one in a million. ? Many brides are taken out by their brothers, cousins, cousins, etc. (Red envelopes should be given first and then mentioned), and some are mentioned by the groom. When getting on the bus, you should put the cake on the ground, and the bride should step on the cake before getting on the bus (in some places, you should take the cake back to the man's house to show "climbing the mountain"). When the bride enters the man's house, relatives and friends will recite auspicious sentences and sprinkle peanuts, red dates and other fruits on the ground, which is called "Saxi Fruit".

Third, the engagement custom in Anhui

In the old society, the marriage of young men and women in Anhui was bound by feudal ethics, and most of them were arranged or controlled by their parents. Before you get married, you must introduce yourself through the matchmaker or "matchmaker", and pay attention to the fact that the matchmaker is married. As the saying goes, "There is no cloud or rain in the sky, and there is no marriage on the ground." After the agreement is concluded, the wedding date can be agreed, commonly known as "engagement" and "engagement". The specific way is: the man's family fetes the matchmaker and the woman's parents, drinks engagement wine and eats engagement rice, and negotiates the specific wedding date and the bride price required by the woman's family through the matchmaker. The so-called "men plan money, women ask for a gift." After everything is settled, the man writes the wedding date as a formal post, together with the bride price, and sends it to the woman's home through the matchmaker, which is called "placing an order", also called "every other day order", "red order" and "giving a month order", so that the woman's home can prepare the dowry as scheduled and marry the woman at the right time.

1, ancestor worship

Before leaving, the man offered sacrifices to his ancestors and prayed for a happy marriage.

Step 2 set out

On the day of engagement, the man took a bride price (six or twelve copies) and set off for the woman's house with a cannon. Those who go to the woman's house should be served by the man's older relatives and friends (preferably boys); Parents and groom-to-be plus 2, ***6, 8. The number of people/limousines must be even, but 4 or 8 people should be avoided. Generally, the number of limousines is 6. Both parties should pay attention to the time of wearing the ring (usually before 1 1 o'clock in the morning), and the man should arrive one hour in advance.

Step 3 welcome

When the man hired a motorcade to go about 100 meters in front of the woman's house, she fired a shot and the woman responded. The matchmaker gets off first, and others are next; Finally, the groom was invited out by the younger generation of the woman's family, and the groom gave the younger generation a red envelope (opening ceremony).

Step 4 introduce

The man's relatives and friends filed into the woman's house in turn, and the matchmaker formally introduced the relatives and friends of both sides; Introduce the man to the woman first.

5. Zheng Na (engaged)

The man's staff carried Chunsheng (now known as the red wooden box) into the woman's living room as a bride price, and the woman accepted the bride price and rewarded it with a red envelope (a gift from the porter/driver) to show the bride price one by one. The matchmaker sends gifts such as dowry and gold ornaments to the woman's parents, and the woman's relatives and friends collect the dowry and display the offerings on the altar.

Step 6 serve sweet tea

The elder of the woman asks the relative of the man to sit down according to his age, and the groom comes last. At this time, the bride was led out of the hall by a blessed woman, holding sweet tea for the man's guests one by one. The number of cups is the same as the number of people drinking tea, neither more nor less. The matchmaker reads auspicious words and wishes.

7. Press the teacup

Later, the blessed woman will lead the bride out of the hall with a tea tray to collect the teacups. The man's relatives and friends will put red envelopes and teacups (red envelopes are rolled up and put into cups) on the tea tray.

8. hang down your fingers

Ring: gold ring, bronze ring (taking its sound, meaning concentric. You can also use a diamond ring instead. At that time, the blessed woman will lead the bride into the hall. In the witness of parents and relatives of both parties, the bride-to-be sits on the high chair in the hall facing outward, with her feet on the low chair (facing inward if it is supernumerary). Wear a ring, first the bride's middle finger and then the groom's middle finger (generally only to the second knuckle, both men and women are left-handed), and the matchmaker reads auspicious words. The groom gives official money (red envelopes) to the bride, and the matchmaker reads auspicious words.