You can't get married without a bride price. When did the custom of bride price come into being?

Bridal price is one of the ancient marriage customs in China, also known as betrothal price, engagement price, betrothal price, etc. In ancient China, when the marriage agreement was first reached, people used to give each other betrothal money and bride price. This kind of betrothal money and dowry is usually called "wedding reservation". During the period after the founding of New China, bride price and bride price agreement were criticized and abolished for a time, but they still existed among the people.

In people's understanding, especially in love and marriage, bride price or money should be given to each other. On today's internet, it also refers to the exchange of lottery tickets and blessings between friends. In some places, this custom is called levy, which means success. The bride price is deeply rooted in the hearts of traditional China people. This is the rule of our ancestors. With the evolution of time, "bride price" has gradually become a business.

Before the Song and Ming Dynasties, the burden of bride price was not heavy, mainly depending on family background, and the key involvement may be even greater. For example, antlers can also be used as dowry; Gold can also be used as a dowry; Porcelain and tea can be used as dowry; Li Bai even wrote a poem about bride price. At that time, there were usually more people getting married. Therefore, in order not to lose face, there is usually a corresponding dowry. The key is to look at the family situation and cultural level of both parties, and there is basically no situation of buying and selling hard.

In the Song and Ming Dynasties, marriage had corresponding standards according to different families, and even became "futures trading". Acceptance is the beginning of the whole marriage process, that is, the man asks the matchmaker to propose to the woman. The Book of Rites, Confusing Righteousness, records: "Confuse the ceremony, be generous, and use the goose". In the Western Zhou Dynasty, only geese were used as gifts. Later generations gradually increased to about 30 kinds of auspicious gifts.

Asking the name means that after the woman agrees to get married, the man asks the matchmaker to ask her name, date of birth, date of birth and other personal information, so as to divine and decide whether to get married. This is the second of six ceremonies. Yi Li, one of the thirteen Confucian classics, said: "Asking for a name: the person who asks for a name attributes it to good or bad luck". When the man asks his name, he must also bring a gift, usually a wild goose.