Wedding customs in Xianning, Hubei: Farewell to fans

Hubei Province is a cross-river province in China. It is rich in water resources and products and is known as the land of plenty. The scenery here is also very beautiful, and Hubei people are warm and open. Let us understand the characteristics of Hubei. This time, we will introduce you to the wedding customs in Hubei.

The woman’s marriage customs

In Hubei, on the wedding day, women need to abide by the following customs:

Farewell: the newlyweds burn incense to worship their ancestors, and the bride obeys her parents , the groom bowed and said goodbye to his parents.

Going out: The bride should be escorted by a female elder with a bamboo curtain or black umbrella into the limo.

Fan: The bride got into the wedding car. At this time, a pre-selected boy is asked to give the prepared fan to the bride, and the bride returns a red envelope to express her gratitude.

Never Say Goodbye: When you leave the bride on your wedding day, the couple must never say goodbye to the bride's family.

Splashing water: After the bride goes out, the bride's family throws a bowl of water, rice, and white rice to the bride, which represents the water thrown by the married daughter and wishes her good food and clothing.

Throwing the fan: After the wedding car starts, the bride throws the fan she had received out of the window to express her temper.

Betrothal gifts from various places.

There are still some differences in the betrothal gifts across Hubei. Let’s take the bride price of Huangshi and Shiyan as an example.

Huangshi: According to Huangshi’s wedding customs, the bride price that the man needs to prepare includes wedding photos, wedding banquets, house decoration, etc. These sizes add up to about 500,000 to 100,000.

Shiyan: In Shiyan, the gift money must be prepared before the groom walks to the bride to propose to him. Generally starting from 10,001 yuan and increasing to 31,800 yuan or more. Depending on the man's financial ability, he should also prepare hardware jewelry for the woman. If you have poor financial ability, you should prepare three funds and discuss it with the woman.

Distributing red envelopes

The so-called distributing red envelopes means that the newlyweds give out red envelopes to their relatives and friends who came to the wedding and worked hard for the wedding. This wedding custom is commonly used in Jingmen, Yingcheng, Xianning and other places, and the red envelope sealing methods in these places are different. But it is necessary to give red envelopes to relatives and friends who help organize the wedding. Red envelopes are generally auspicious numbers, meant to share more happiness with others.