What does it mean to get married?

The meaning of "Ten Pavements and Ten Covers" is as follows:

Ten mattresses are called "ten beds".

Ten quilts are called "ten covers".

It turns out that when men and women get married as adults, in order to show a fresh start, they must spread new plates and cover new quilts for good luck, but they can make as many as ten. This is a gift for the couple. This is a big project, so we need a lot of women who can sew to help us, usually our elders, aunts and aunts.

In ancient times, the basic steps for men to post posts were:

After the man knows the woman's birthday through the matchmaker, he will put it in a place with divination significance at home, such as under the incense burner or in front of the idol. , and put it for three days. If everyone in the family is safe these three days, it means that this marriage has been approved by God and the divination is successful. If an accident happens in these three days, even if a bowl is broken, the birthday table will be returned to the woman, and the marriage will not succeed.

In some places, after getting the woman's constellation, please ask the fortune teller to compare it. If the horoscopes of the man and the woman match, the marriage is concluded. Modern people often use the second one, especially when parents are dating their children. Wait until the eight characters have passed before the man posts.

Write the names and birthdays of both men and women side by side on red paper and send them to the woman's home. When the woman accepted the position, she agreed to the marriage. The purpose of posting with eight characters is to "ask God's will" and show the concept of "marriage is predestined".

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