Marriage custom in Shouxian county

The marriage customs in Shouxian County, Anhui Province are as follows:

1. Ask the media to propose marriage: both men and women are of marriageable age, and parents think that the portal is similar. The man can entrust a matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman, and some women propose marriage to the man's family.

2, eight characters: after the proposal, the birthdays, years, dates and zodiac signs of both men and women are written on grass paper by their parents and handed over to each other by the matchmaker. Both men and women can also take the opportunity to steal glances and not speak directly.

3. Homecoming: The matchmaker takes the woman to the man's home to meet his parents.

4. Choosing a wedding date: Ask the fortune teller to calculate the date of birth of the couple and their parents together, which is called "choosing a date in Zhoutang". The dates chosen in Shouxian are two days, one in the first half of the year and one in the second half of the year, for the woman's mother to choose. Choosing an auspicious day, although it contains many superstitious impurities, reflects the psychology of the public and embodies the beautiful wish of newlyweds to grow old together.

When the bride enters her in-laws' house, her in-laws will pour a bowl of sugar water for her to drink. I hope the bride will be sweet in the future and the family will not make any noise. ?

6, red candle red lantern, when the bride enters the door, a man and a woman and two happy children hold red candle lanterns and walk in front of and behind the bride. Candles will be placed on the bedside of the new house, indicating that the red candles are in pairs. ?

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Marriage customs in Anhui:?

1. 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. ?

Second, Wuhu?

The boy waited for the groom with a plate, and the bride had ears of rice on her head. ? The man should worship his ancestors before going out to marry the bride. 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, give the boy a red envelope as a gift, and then enter the woman's house. The bride should wear ears of rice and red flowers on her head. After the groom sends her flowers, the matchmaker will take her out of the hall.

After the bride gets on the limousine, her parents will splash a washbasin to show that her daughter spilled water, wishing her success.