Engagement custom in Linyi, Shandong Province

Linyi engagement is also called Chuanqi. In the local area, especially in the countryside, people think that engagement is engagement. Although the legal efficiency is different from that of getting a marriage certificate, it has become a established rule.

After the young men and women got to know each other and agreed, they held an engagement ceremony. At that time, the young women will go to the young men's home accompanied by their relatives, and the man will host a banquet and invite references or relatives and friends to accompany them.

The man must give the woman an engagement present.

The bride price includes: deposit, small six samples, jewelry, cotton-padded jacket and noodles, red envelopes and red ribbons.

According to different personal economic conditions, the deposit usually ranges from10001~100000.

Small six samples include: six kinds of snacks, six kinds of sugar, six bottles of wine, six yellow croaker, six packets of vermicelli, and one knife and six kilograms of meat.

Jewelry should be selected in advance by the bride according to her personal preference.

It is reasonable to say that cotton-padded jacket and noodles can't be worn, but if you have reasonable and elegant attention, take it to the bottom of the box.

Two red bags and two red belts.

On the day of engagement, the groom and his parents came to the bride's house with a dowry. The bride's family should prepare tea, snacks, fruits or dried fruits for entertainment.

It's best to find a third party to preside over the engagement day, preferably someone with experience and good words to adjust the atmosphere.

Let's talk. At this time, the bride and groom will change their names to call their parents, offer tea to their parents and change their names. At this time, parents have prepared red envelopes, which are also small change fees, which will be given to you separately, ranging from 600 to 2000 according to the economic situation.

Extended data

Linyi City is located in the southeast of Shandong Province, bordering the Yellow Sea, Rizhao in the east, Zaozhuang, Jining and Tai 'an in the west, Zibo and Weifang in the north and Jiangsu in the south. The ground span is 34 22' ~ 3613' north latitude, east longitude17 24' ~1911',and the maximum distance from north to south is 228km.

The traffic in Linyi City is very convenient. Yanshi and jiaozhou-xinyi railway cross, and five expressways, namely Beijing-Shanghai, Ridong, Qinglan, Shen Chang and Linzao, crisscross. The mileage of expressways and expressways reached 5 16 km and 24,000 km respectively, ranking among the top in the province. The urban area is about 120km away from Lanshan, Rizhao and Lianyungang, and about 150km away from Qingdao Port. Linyi Airport is a national second-class airport. At present, more than 20 routes have been opened, which makes the communication between our city and the outside world more convenient.

References:

Linyi Municipal People's Government —— Overview of Linyi