What do you mean by entrusting birds?

Entrusting poultry is collecting birds.

Entrusted bird, Chinese word, pinyin wěi qín, entrusted bird means that talent. Nacai is the marriage custom of ancient Han nationality. It is very popular in many parts of the country. The first of the "Six Rites". The man wants to marry the woman, and the man sends a matchmaker to the woman's house to propose marriage as a gift. After being accepted, please ask the matchmaker to formally accept the bride's "spouse selection ceremony". After preliminary discussion, if the woman is interested, the man sends a matchmaker to formally propose to the woman's family and carries a certain gift, so it is called. Goose is the only gift from Gunnar Chua Li. Acceptance is the beginning of all marriage procedures.

Since the Han Dynasty, the ceremony of accepting gifts is not limited to geese. Of course, the wild goose is still the most important one. Luxury goods are becoming more and more popular, and the gift money for accepting gifts varies according to the status. There are 30 kinds of gifts for officials, all of which have different symbolic meanings, such as sheep, grass and deer, which are auspicious and wishful; Glue, lacquer, acacia bell, mandarin duck and phoenix are used to symbolize the good relationship between husband and wife; Or take the advantages and virtues of all things to encourage and motivate couples, such as Puwei, Selaginella, Sardinia, Longevity Beast, Fish, Wild Goose, Nine Children and so on.

Matters after entrusting poultry

After "supporting birds", there is "asking names", that is, the matchmaker asks the woman's name, age and constellation, and tells fortune through divination to see whether the man and the woman will meet each other and whether there are other places that are not suitable for marriage. Seeking a name is also called "too small post" or "too eight characters"

"Ask the name" is followed by "Naji". The man's parents give their son's birthday to the matchmaker and let the matchmaker bring it to the woman. This is "Taitie" and "Change to Luan Shu", also known as "Quanshu", which actually means engagement.

The next "levy" is the most affordable for the woman's family, probably giving a bride price. The bride price has distinct characteristics of the times. In ancient times, it was given to silks, and later it was a treasure.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Commissioned Poultry.