What is the engagement custom in Heze City, Shandong Province? (popularization)

1, blind date

When the child is underage, parents will find a matchmaker. Once they like it, the two sides visit each other and watch each other. In the meantime, the blind date eats eggs and noodles made by the other party, even if she is married. Then, the two sides discussed the bride price, dowry, bride price and other conditions.

2, break the eight characters (please) (very rare now)

After the pairing of men and women is arranged by the matchmaker, the matchmaker will ask the fortune teller to judge good or bad luck through the birthday stickers on the date of birth of both parties.

3. Dating (meeting in-laws)

After the two sides agree on the terms, the man will choose an auspicious day, prepare gold rings, jewelry, some bride price money, candy, cigarettes and other gifts, and send them to the woman's home. The woman's parents accept gifts and distribute them to relatives, friends and neighbors, indicating that her daughter has been betrothed to others.

Step 4 choose a day

The man wrote the chosen wedding date on a red paper post and sent it to the woman's house. Both men and women began to choose their own luck and tailor their clothes.

5, send to marry

When a girl gets married, relatives and friends send a batch of clothes or daily necessities to congratulate her, which is commonly known as "sending marriage". After the girl accepts the gift, she should give "pomegranate" bread, white cake, red rice balls and pork to her relatives and friends to show her gratitude.

Step 6 urge marriage

Commonly known as "lifting the foot of the sedan chair", that is, two days before the wedding, the man should send all the gifts to the woman's house according to the agreed items and quantities, with a maximum of eight gift plates.