Three, six, employed, married.

"Three Books and Six Rites" means that marriage will only be recognized as "being married by the Ming media" after completing the process of "three books and six rites".

Three books and six rites are the marriage customs and etiquette of the Han nationality in the old society. "Three Books" refers to the documents used in the process of "Six Rites", that is, the appointment book, the gift book and the welcome book. "Six gifts" refers to the whole marriage process from marriage proposal to marriage, that is, receiving gifts, asking names, receiving gifts, inviting guests and welcoming relatives. Ming media married in an open and formal manner by the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker.

One, three books and six gifts were reported by the media about the specific content of marriage.

The ancient marriage process is different from the modern one. Modern wedding process generally refers to the ceremony held on the wedding day, and the three six rites include all the documents and etiquette from marriage talk, engagement to marriage. The whole marriage process needs to inform relatives and neighbors in order to gain social recognition and protection.

In some ancient times, marriage would not be recognized as an open marriage unless men and women completed the process of three books and six rituals; Whether the wedding ceremony is complete directly affects the auspiciousness of marriage.

What do you mean by two books, three books and six gifts?

1, three copies

Letter of appointment: Letter of appointment. In Naji (when a man is engaged to a woman), a book given by a man to a woman.

Gift book: a document used when giving gifts, listing the items and quantities of gifts.

Wedding book: a document to marry a bride. It is the certificate that the man gave to the woman when he came in to greet the bride.

2. Six Rites

Only then: the man's family asked the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's family. After the woman's family agrees, the man's family should prepare gifts to propose marriage.

Ask the name: the man's family asked the matchmaker to ask the woman's surname and birthday, because families with the same surname are not allowed to get married.

Najib: After the man retrieved the woman's name and date of birth, he divined in the ancestral hall. After getting a good omen, he prepared a gift to inform the woman's family and decided to get married.

Conscription: The man sends double the number of women to the woman's home to give gifts, and the woman entertains these "all-blessed people" and returns gifts.

Date of invitation: The man's family chooses the wedding date, and prepares gifts to inform the woman's family for approval.

Kissing: the etiquette for the man to marry the woman home. After the wedding, six ceremonies were completed.