Wedding taboo in folk culture

Unlike the date of invitation, the time of marriage is decided by the man. But they generally follow the local customs and habits, and usually communicate with their wives. From the word marriage, we can know that ancient marriages were held around sunset. Marriage, ancient prose is faint.

"Two ya? Interpretation said: "Two and a half minutes after the sun enters, you will faint, and when you faint, it will light up." "Yili? Shi faint ceremony? Note "cloud:" A gentleman's ceremony of marrying a wife lasts for a while, hence the name. If you want to faint, Yang will go to Yin. "It can be seen that in ancient times, when people were in a coma, they took the meaning of yin and yang, that is, they actually deducted men (yang) and women (yin). If you don't get married at this time, you don't get married at the right time, which will be unlucky. Today, the custom of getting married at midnight still exists. However, the reasons are different. Many people say that this custom is formed because local bullies or powerful people have forced the "first night right". However, the author still believes that this custom is a relic of predatory marriage custom in ancient barbaric times.

"Yili? The scholar said in a daze, "The master is a knight. Wear clothes. "Followers went to Duan Xuan and took an ink cart. Take the second ride from the car and hold the candle in front of the horse. This parade, dressed in black, riding in black cars and holding torches, is easy to remind people of the feat of "stealing wives" by primitive tribes at night. Now in Shennongjia, Hubei, there is also the custom of getting married by playing drums in the middle of the night. When the night is deeper and quieter, the man's house will send the wedding guests to the woman's house, beating gongs and drums and setting off firecrackers to marry the bride. According to local customs, the bride must be taken into the house that day, otherwise, she is worried that something will happen.

As the mountain is high and the road is long, they started early in the middle of the night. Of course, beating gongs and drums is to celebrate the excitement, and it also has the effect of scaring wild animals in the mountains. So in the final analysis, the persistence of this marriage custom has adapted to the needs of local people's lives. Nowadays, in most parts of China, marriages are arranged during the day. After all, night marriage has many inconveniences. The evolution of this custom is also a change from simplicity to civilization, which is a natural and normal development trend of folk customs.

However, in the old society, marriage was still a taboo that warlocks were afraid to change at will. For example, to get married at noon (that is, from 10 to 12 in the morning), and so on. This is the trouble with superstition.