Marriage in the Marriage Customs of Old Beijing

The custom of marriage is not unique to one city and one county, but exists in most parts of the country, and of course Peiping is no exception. In the north, remembering a person's age, especially the zodiac, depends on the zodiac.

When people choose a spouse for their children, they must go back and forth between two "proposals" through a "matchmaker". The steps are as follows: first, the matchmaker asks the girl about her zodiac sign, and then the girl's horoscope is sent to the man's house, and then the boy's horoscope is sent back to the woman's house. Both sides ask "fortune tellers" to tell fortune. If there are no similarities between men and women, it is possible to get married.

The biggest key to the success of marriage negotiation lies in the words of married fortune tellers. Therefore, if one of them is eager to achieve good things, someone will pay bribes to the married "fortune teller" in advance.

As the saying goes, "when a white horse makes a mistake, the sheep and rats rest, the snake and tiger make a mistake like a knife, and the dragon and rabbit exchange tears." The golden rooster is afraid of the jade dog, and the pigs are not finished. " If both men and women have the above zodiac signs, it will be difficult to get married. On the other hand, if two people belong to the same family, other conditions can be accommodated. The appropriate zodiac sign is: "Rats match cows, tigers match pigs. Sheep with rabbits, horses with dogs. " This is the most important thing for both men and women. There is also: the man's family is looking for relatives, and the most taboo is the girl who belongs to the tiger sheep. As the saying goes, "When a tiger enters the door, it will hurt people." And girls who are sheep also have the saying that "life is hard." Therefore, if a woman is eager to find a partner and likes a boy very much, in order to achieve her goal, she will often hide her true genus, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed.