Beijing wedding etiquette process
Beijing wedding etiquette process
Beiping used to be called Beijing. In the Republic of China 17, the National Government made Nanjing its capital and changed it to Beiping Special City. /kloc-renamed Beiping in 0/9, directly under the Executive Yuan, referred to as the city under the jurisdiction of the hospital, located in the north of Hebei Province. Because of it? Cultural capital? It is said that its customs have a far-reaching impact on social life.
According to the wedding ceremony in Beiping, there are four kinds of people, the so-called northern ceremony, southern ceremony, flag ceremony and return ceremony; But since the Republic of China, what about Nan Li? Seems to blend in? Beili? And then collectively? Beiping wedding? Yes
First, marriage.
The custom of marriage is not unique to one city and one county, but exists in most parts of the country, and of course Peiping is no exception. In the north, remembering a person's age, especially the zodiac, depends on the zodiac.
People must go through when choosing a spouse for their children? Matchmaker? Back and forth? Propose The steps are as follows: First, the matchmaker asks the girl's zodiac sign, do you want it? Eight characters? Let the girl go? Eight characters? Send it to the man's house for a boy? Eight characters? Send it back to the woman's house and invite each other? Fortune teller? Fortune-telling and the like, men and women have nothing in common, and only when there is the possibility of marriage can we discuss marriage, otherwise, although? Is it appropriate? Only give up, commonly known as this trick? Get married? .
The biggest key to the success of marriage negotiation lies in marriage. Fortune teller? It's a deal. So, if one of them is so eager to achieve good things, is it necessary to get married early? Fortune teller? Bribery of family.
As the saying goes: when a white horse makes a mistake, once the sheep and rats rest, snakes and tigers are like knives, dragons and rabbits exchange tears, golden roosters are afraid of jade dogs, and pigs and monkeys don't interact. ? If both men and women have the above zodiac signs, it will be difficult to get married. On the other hand, if two people belong to the same family, other conditions can be accommodated. What is the suitable zodiac? Rats match cows and tigers match pigs. Sheep and rabbits, horses and dogs. ? This is the most important thing for both men and women. There is also: the man's family is looking for relatives, and the most taboo is the girl who belongs to the tiger sheep. As the saying goes, tigers will hurt people when they come in. ? And the girl who belongs to the sheep has? Hard life, Foucault? Said. Therefore, if a woman is eager to find a partner and likes a boy very much, in order to achieve her goal, she will often hide her true genus, otherwise it will be difficult to succeed.
Second, blind date
As a result of marriage, if both parties have no guilt, the second procedure is blind date, and both parents will meet the matchmaker, agree on the place, or meet at either party's home. As the saying goes? Blind date? . Both sides are concerned about whether both men and women look good and whether their limbs are disabled. This move is mostly accompanied by a matchmaker to meet at the woman's house, but some of them are at the man's house. At this time, the woman should pay more attention to the man's family situation and economic situation. If you see luxurious indoor furnishings, you think you have money at home, and of course you are willing to climb relatives; If you see the depression in the room, the fence at home and many children, you think your family is poor and you will take a negative attitude when talking about marriage.
When the blind date results are satisfactory to both parties, check the names according to their horoscopes? Three halls? . So-called? Three halls? Is to check whether there is any harm between parents. If you are lucky, write a marriage certificate, and write down in detail the time and location of getting on and off the sedan chair and paying homage to heaven and earth, as well as the date of collecting money to celebrate the wedding.
Third, let go.
When both men and women think they can get married, what should they do next? Xiaoding? Gift. ? Xiaoding? There is no certain standard for gifts. Ordinary people are almost four boxes of gifts. Such as gold bracelets, rings, ruyi, hairpin diamonds, etc., are packed in two boxes; Materials and embroidered skirts are also packed in two boxes. Jewelry is mainly pure gold, followed by gold, and silver bracelets are also bought. Of course, it depends on the social class and economic situation of both sides.
On that day, the woman's family will set up a whole table to entertain major media and exquisite families, and there will be 20 kinds of fruits, including four kinds of meat, four kinds of honey, four kinds of dry food, four kinds of fresh food and four kinds of snacks. After receiving the man's gift, the woman's family should also send back a box of Four Treasures of the Study, a box of boots (shoes) hats, a box of robes, a box of coats and a box of cloth. These gifts were brought back to the man's home by the matchmaker that day.
Fourth, choose the date.
Beiping rarely gets married in the first month of the lunar calendar, and rarely gets engaged in the twelfth month. Because getting married in the first month will hinder your in-laws, and getting engaged in the twelfth month will defeat your in-laws. Do you want to get married? But whenever you get married, choose a good day. Moreover, a few days before the date is chosen, the man's family must invite the matchmaker to the woman's house to inquire about the girl? Little life? . That is, the date of the monthly letter suddenly falls in the first half or the second half of the month, so as to choose an auspicious day. It is said that if the wedding coincides with the bride's monthly letter, is it? The red horse goes to bed, and the family is ruined? Say, so everyone attaches great importance to it. If the groom is young, before entering the bridal chamber, parents must earnestly warn him not to cross the festival, lest the bride get pregnant on the night of the bridal chamber, what should the child be called? Maimenzi? , very unlucky. So what? Pick a date? Very important.
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After the wedding date is fixed, what's next? Zoom in Also known as? Communication gift? . In the process of getting married, this etiquette is very important, so the ceremony is also very grand. Except? Dragon and phoenix post? Except for the special meaning, all other gifts are related to? A small gift? It's all the same. Although there is no certain standard for the quantity and quality of gifts, they are all divided in principle? Four colors? Gift. For example:
(1) Clothing and jewelry include cut clothes, as well as clothing and all kinds of jewelry.
(2) Wine and meat foods include double goose and double wine, leg of lamb, elbow (hoof) and various steamed foods.
(3) Pasta includes dragon and phoenix cakes, crystal cakes and various snacks.
(4) Fruit foods include four kinds of dried fruits and four kinds of fresh fruits.
Among these gifts, double geese, double wine and various fruits and foods all have profound abstract happiness. Take wine as an example. Since ancient times, no matter what celebrations are held, we should pay attention to them. Mutton wine? , or? No wine, no table? Prove that wine ceremony is indispensable. Goose evolved from the use of goose in ancient ritual vessels, because goose was used in five of the six rituals of ancient ritual vessels, mainly because goose is a kind of bird, and marriage is not a joke. Both sides should keep their promises. But the geese in the north are very rare, so they are replaced by geese. According to the general custom, the woman's family only accepts half of this pair of goose double wine? A goose and a can of wine. The other half asks the matchmaker to return it to the man on the same day, which is the courtesy of the woman to the man. As for fruit food, it is more interesting. For example, there must be four kinds of dried fruits: red dates, peanuts, longan and chestnuts. Jujube (early) raw cinnamon (expensive) seeds? The meaning of. If there are apples in the four fresh fruits, it symbolizes? Quietly? But it's definitely not a pear, because? Pears? With what? Leave? Homophonic, avoiding lovers? Separation? Suspected. In short, the selected fruits have different auspicious meanings.
? Zoom in Apart from the fact that the two major media have to attend and be responsible, there are no more ceremonies than usual? A gift? In addition, the groom's mother will also attend, and some other relatives and friends will be invited to attend. What's that woman's family like? Put it down? Hospitality as always; Put all the presents in a box with a red seal on it. At that time, the staff will carry it to the woman's house, and two people will carry it. Ordinary people will give four gifts, and rich people will give eight more. As usual, children will open the gift box face to face after receiving the gift. Before unpacking, you should bow three times to the gift box, then pat the gift box three times with your hand and tear off the seal. When you open the gift box, you must first see a red envelope with a number of silver coins or copper coins, which belong to the children who open the gift box. There is a bracelet in the jewelry box. It must be worn by the groom's mother on the girl's wrist. When wearing a bracelet, you should also say something auspicious, such as? Old, lucky? Words, etc It is said that the intention of this move is that the bride should listen to her mother-in-law after entering the door to prevent discord between her mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law.
Afterwards, the woman's family will distribute the dragon and phoenix wedding cakes and various snacks sent by the man's family to relatives and friends to promote her daughter's marriage. Relatives and friends also hold banquets for the girls to be married and give some rouge, palace powder or cloth. Add box? .
Sixth, send a dowry
Dowry is a woman's business, usually one or two days before the auspicious day.
Put all the dowry in boxes and boxes, hire someone to carry it, two people to carry it, and the groom's brother will escort it to the man's house. According to Li Jiarui's "Beiping Customs", the day before yesterday, the woman invited four male guests, six or eight of whom sent makeup, and the man's family also invited people to welcome makeup. In terms of the number of things, most of the middle-sized families are twenty-four, thirty-two and forty-eight, most of the rich are dozens to more than one hundred, and most of the poor are sixteen or twelve. Once again, they only prepared some things commonly used by women and hired porters to deliver them, but they didn't bring them. Give a few people, drum music before makeup, and drum music for men. But there are also people who send makeup on the wedding day. ? From where? Drumming is the first step in makeup, and drumming is the first step for men? In the record, you can see? Dowry? This is a great move. Rich people marry their daughters, just right? Dowry? The opportunity to show off wealth is accompanied by land and shops; The way to marry the land is to carry a few pieces of adobe in the dowry team. Sending a shop is to take down the signboard of the shop and carry it to the man's house.
After the man's family receives these dowries, the groom will go to the woman's house on the same day? Makeup? . Kowtow to your makeup, but don't stop. Go home after kowtowing. Each box in the dowry has a red envelope on the four corners, which contains a copper coin and a corner ticket. There is no objective standard, just a symbol of some kind of happiness.
Seven, kissing.
When the auspicious day comes, the groom will personally lead the ceremony to get married and set off at the time stipulated in the official book. Before getting off the bus, two men smoked the car and took a few pictures of it with a mirror and a constitution book to ward off evil spirits. Rich people marry their daughters-in-law, and the ceremony is grand. What is the order of various ritual arrangements? Top horse? (In the wedding procession, a man dressed as a rider leads the way and guides the whole procession. His name is Martin) walks at the front, followed by avoidance signs, drummers (today's band), gongs, decorative lights, flags and so on. It can be described as: flags, gongs, umbrellas and fans are all available; At the same time, various weapons, such as melons, cymbals and cymbals, were arranged in the ranks of ceremonial ceremonies. It is difficult to describe the scale and momentum of this scene. The groom's green sedan chair is in front, and the bride's embroidered red sedan chair is behind. It's really imposing, isn't it? Master? Like a cruise ship, the groom here and now, like a top scholar, no wonder he said marriage? Little Denko? Yes
As soon as the grand ceremony was arranged, a street was crowded. Among them, two people who guard against evil spirits have the greatest responsibility. They each walked a red carpet and accompanied each other on both sides of the sedan chair. If you meet Jingquan Temple on the way, be sure to cover the bride's sedan chair with a blanket to prevent evil spirits. There are also two married wives and two to four married officials and guests. And sit in a sedan chair with the honor guard. As usual, the bride's sedan chair can't be empty, so there must be a young child with both parents sitting in it, holding a teapot in his hand. Tea man? . The teapot contains a little water, a piece of tofu and a bat-shaped red velvet flower. Because of tofu and bats, the second word is homophonic with the word fu, symbolizing double happiness. Cover the teapot with a red square. Set aside. Because Luo is similar to music and symbolizes lifelong happiness! How much preparation should a man make in advance in order to successfully complete the task of marrying the bride? Red envelopes? , each package of copper coins, coins or corner tickets, etc. , to the wedding officials and guests to play it by ear; When the sedan chair arrives at the front of the woman's house, the woman's house must be closed, and the bride knocks on the door outside to urge the bride to get on the sedan chair. There must be someone opposite the woman's door at this time? Red envelopes? When you marry a guest, you hand in a red envelope, and then you open the door inside and let the drummer play music. Then, the bride threw the coins she had brought in advance into the door. As the saying goes? Scatter all over the sky? . The deacons of the woman's house welcomed the married guests into the courtyard and the sedan chair was carried in. The bride entertains the married guests with tea and wine, and puts the prepared? Children's bowl? Please put it in front of the wedding guests and take it to the man's house. ? Children's bowl? Don't knock and destroy, otherwise the lives of both men and women will not last long, so both sides think it is of great importance and be especially careful; At this time, the married wife of the man's family put? Holding a teapot? The red velvet flowers and red roses brought by our young children were given to the farewell wife of the bride's family. The bride's family invited two of their relatives and friends, and four of them held the four corners of the red hijab respectively. First, give it to the new couple, saying: peace in the four seasons, harmony for a hundred years, happiness and good luck all your life? Wait for Geely. Then put red velvet flowers on the bride, and then put them on? Red hijab? Cover the bride's head, and the task of getting a wife is completed.
Before the sedan chair arrived, the bride's family took a strand of hair from the bride's head and tied it into a bun. Married couple? The meaning of. When the bride gets into the sedan chair, someone must spread the red carpet one by one on the ground so that the bride can't touch the ground, and two people must help her get into the sedan chair. Others carried the bride into the sedan chair by her father and brother. Is the bride hot or cold in the sedan chair, or is it on her head? Hijab? No one is allowed to take it off, even in hot summer. Before getting off the sedan chair, the bride's parents must carefully check the sedan chair to ensure safety. After the sedan chair was lifted, the bride's brothers were also sent to accompany them on both sides of the sedan chair. As the saying goes? Handrails? . Meanwhile, would you please send your wife and the official guests to the sedan chair? See relatives off? . All the way to the man's house.
Eight, worship heaven and earth
When the wedding sedan chair and etiquette ceremony returned to the man's door, the man's door was closed as usual, saying that it could ward off the bride's temper; At this time, officials and guests coming from home will call the door and ask again and again before opening the door. This situation is the same as that of the woman's family dealing with the man's family, except that there is no such thing as giving red envelopes all over the sky. When the gate was opened, the sedan chair was carried into the yard. First, you have to go through the brazier to see off the official guests and the bride's brother. Then, as the sedan chair entered the hospital to rest, the men treated each other with wine.
When it's time to get off the sedan chair, carry it to the door of the hall. Deacons and others perform their duties and prepare the bride to get off the sedan chair. At this time, the groom bowed to the door three, so the wife who saw the bride off opened the door, and the accompanying sister-in-law (today's bridesmaid) helped the bride get off the bus. Then hand the bride a small porcelain vase, commonly known as? Aquarius? There are two or four yellow and white rings in the bottle. The bride holds Aquarius in her arms and then walks with the help of her companion and wife. In addition, two people put red carpets on the front and back so that the bride's feet won't touch the ground. At this time, the groom has stood in front of the case of heaven and earth, holding a bow and arrow and shooting three arrows at the bride to drive away evil spirits. The archery posture is to shoot an arrow, take a step back, and then the bride gets into the saddle and walks through the brazier. After these joints are connected, a wedding ceremony will be held before confession. As the saying goes? Worship heaven and earth? .
After worshipping heaven and earth, he led the bride into the bridal chamber. Please invite two people first? Quanfu people? When the kang (or new bed) is laid, the bride will sit cross-legged in the tent when she enters the door. Pay the bill? Also known as? Enjoy the success? . And sprinkle happy fruit in the account, just like the Tang Dynasty? Share the bill? The legacy of. At this time, the groom unveiled the bride's? Hijab? As the saying goes? First meeting? Or call? Show your face? . So he took off the velvet flower worn by the bride. The groom can place this velvet flower at will. It is said that boys can be born on high places and girls can be born on low places. Now it seems superstitious. But at that time, due to the social background, I thought everything should be.
Nine, eat children's cakes
? Pay the bill? After that, the next program is to eat children's cakes. The child's cake was brought by the bride-to-be from her family, and each of the three wives took a bowl and gave it to the couple for exchange. After eating the children's cakes, I also eat longevity noodles. Longevity noodles are prepared by the man's family. What do you want? Children and grandchildren live forever? The meaning of. And drink? Hand in a cup? Wine is a red rope with a glass tied at each end, which is given to the groom by the married wife and the bride's farewell wife, and each drink half a glass and exchange it again, so it is called? A drink? . The toast ceremony was held in the bridal chamber, but there was also a banquet in the hall, as the saying goes? Order a round meal? Or? Reunion dinner? . During the dinner, the bride and groom took their seats, and the wife and other guests who saw them off also sat with them. At the beginning of the banquet, the bride and groom must eat a big mouthful of steamed bread first. It is said that there will be new people in the future? Full of blessings? The meaning of.
Ten, make bridal chamber
? Make trouble in the bridal chamber? Represents happiness, so every family, as long as they get a wife, will have a bridal chamber. The merrier the better. There is neither time nor space, both ancient and modern? Trouble? ! It's just that the degree of trouble is different. Some gentle people don't talk, some are rude, and then they taste the tragedy of manslaughter because of promiscuity after drinking! As Ying Shao's "Custom Pass" contains:? Runan Zhang Miao meets Du Shi. When a scholar marries a wife, he becomes a drama after drinking. Zhang Miao tied Du Shi up, hit him twenty times and hung up his finger. So he died? . ? It can be seen that the custom of owning noisy rooms has been popular since the Han Dynasty.
As the saying goes? No size for three days? It means that within three days after marriage, people of all ages can participate? Make trouble in the bridal chamber? Having said that, the actual participants are all peers. Cousins, of course, relatives, in-laws, that is, cousins, uncles and aunts, will definitely attend. For example, there are many collateral relationships in the branches of a big family, and there must be many people in the noisy room. When there are many people, there will be many arguments. A let the bride do this and b let the bride do that. Of course, it's all awkward actions between men and women. The most fashionable move is to let the bride and groom? Kissing? ! ? Kissing? Is it? Kissing? In the early years of the Republic of China, although the west wind spread eastward, in terms of China's defense, young men and women were in public? Kissing? Of course, it's also a big deal, so when someone shouts? Kissing? At that time, the bride was too ashamed to look up, and everyone even booed: kiss! Kissing? ! ? Under such circumstances, the bride is of course miserable, but she is also helpless. Because the people who participate in sex are all relatives of the groom and brothers and sisters at home, and they also make trouble for congratulations, so we must endure all the hardships, otherwise it will become more and more fierce, which may not only make trouble all night, but also hurt feelings.
Although it is common to make trouble with bridal chambers, Beiping is an ancient cultural city. Some people and their parents are too conservative. A gentleman's way consists of couples? Weddings should always be held in a serious atmosphere. Of course, this kind of family only has? Duty free? Yes
XI。 Divide size
Worship of ancestral temples is the most important program after worship of heaven and earth, because the bride? Through the door? After that, you are not a member of your husband's family if you don't worship your ancestors, so it is very important to worship your ancestors.
After the ancestor worship? Roll call? As the saying goes? Divide the size? . Is to know the generation of the members of the in-laws family. A small family with a simple population. On the night of the bridal chamber, the bride worships her in-laws and knows the generational relationship between her close relatives. However, if a large family has a large population and the wedding night is not as good as a family, we must meet alone the next morning accompanied by our sister-in-law. When you meet your elders, you must kowtow and bow down with your hands as a gift to your peers. Friends and relatives who come forward to congratulate New Year. And no matter who you visit, you should worship with your husband and wife. Double gift? . No matter family, relatives or friends, if the elders give gifts to the bride, they usually give a red envelope with silver dollars or paper money in it, and the number is not necessarily the same. There are also valuables such as jewelry and clothes, as the saying goes? Eric? Also known as? Meeting ceremony? .
XII. Meeting relatives
On the second day of the wedding, after the bride worships her ancestors' family and relatives, she still has an important etiquette for the man's family, that is, to be in-laws. See relatives? . According to Li Jiarui's Beiping Custom Sign, the bride's aunt, aunt, uncle, grandfather and mother gathered in the man. Say some kind words to the groom's parents and save the bride from the disaster. When eating wine, one for each person and one for at most two people, but they must be accompanied by two people. If so, the woman will come with ten guests, and the man must be accompanied by twenty people. At this time, the groom saluted the woman's guests and presented them with a belt (for having a baby), a fan (for having a good son) and a purse. The person with money in the bag is a contemporary product, the second person is Hehe Erxian, the third person is Santaizigui, the fourth person is the peace of the four seasons, and the fifth person is the topic of Wuzi. That seven, eight, nine and ten are all mumbling. ? This shows? See relatives? This banquet is quite grand. Do you want it? One seat per person? , more Two people to accompany? Part of it, right? In-laws? How respected are our guests? But from where? Say something polite to the groom's parents to save the bride from disaster? From these words, we can understand the situation of the bride at her husband's house.
Thirteen. Huimen
? Back to the door? The custom is similar to that of the north and the south. For the first time after marriage, the bride's family will take her home to visit her relatives, and the groom will go with her. As the saying goes? Back to the door? , or? Three dynasties back to the door? . However, some of them returned to their relatives in the province on the 4th, perhaps because of the complicated etiquette of a big family. What is the general wedding process? Get married? Up, to? Back to the door? Stop and it's done. But on the day of going home, the couple can't spend the night at the woman's house, and they must go back to the man's house that day. After that, on the 9th, 12th and 18th, the woman's family sent meals to the bride, which was called "single 9th, double 9th and 12th". Get married for a month before you can go back to your parents' house for a month. Stay at your mother's house for a month, and then go back to your husband's house. Living in the right month? . After the holiday, the girl's family will take her home for the New Year, so that she can get together for a few days.