In ancient China, what strange customs were there when getting married?

Worship heaven and earth, crossing the brazier, patting the sedan chair door, combing the old man's hair and holding an apple in the bride's hand are all strange wedding customs in ancient times.

1. Worship heaven and earth can be said to be the most important part of the ancient wedding ceremony in China. The couple must complete this step before they can officially become husband and wife, which is equivalent to getting a marriage certificate now.

When getting married in ancient times, worshipping heaven and earth not only refers to worshipping heaven and earth, but also includes parents or the most distinguished people in the family. At the same time, both husband and wife should worship each other to express their willingness to spend the rest of their lives together. Moreover, when men and women worship, women generally bend lower, and men only need to bend a little, indicating that women are married and obedient to their husbands. Fortunately, this unequal worship ceremony has now been eliminated.

2. Passing the brazier In ancient times, in some places, a woman had to pass a brazier before she got married and entered her husband's house, indicating that all the bad things on her body would be destroyed by the flame, so that the house at home would be prosperous and stable after her daughter-in-law entered her husband's house. Although there was no scientific basis, people at that time attached great importance to this ceremony.

Third, the sedan chair door In ancient times, women had to take a sedan chair when they got married, unless the family conditions were too bad to afford it or rent it. When the groom picks up the bride, he should shoot an arrow at the top of the sedan chair, which means happiness and good luck.

Combing one's hair is a wedding custom in some areas. It means that on the eve of the bride's wedding, the elderly and the blessed women in the family will comb their hair for the woman to be married and read greetings at the same time, in order to share their blessings with the younger generation. This kind of wedding custom is very warm, which can often be seen in TV dramas.

The bride has an apple in her hand. Anyone who has seen Princess Pearl should know this custom. Swallow and Wei Zi were both stuffed with an apple by the imperial secretary when they got married. They should hold it in their hands from going out to entering the bridal chamber. Only after completing the wedding etiquette can they share the apples with their husbands. This is because Apple stands for peace. Holding apples in the hands of newlyweds not only means peace and smoothness after marriage, but also means that newlyweds are blessed to bring peace to their husbands' families.

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