About engagement

Section 1 Marriage

In the old society, marriage between men and women was the fate of parents and the words of matchmakers. Child bride and early marriage are still common in rural areas.

195 1 the marriage law was promulgated, and the autonomy of marriage was implemented, and parents and others were not allowed to interfere in the arrangement. However, the marriage of young folk men and women is still proposed by the matchmaker first. According to the marriage custom, it is a good omen that the two families are safe within three days of the matchmaker's proposal. If it is "marriage", the woman's house will check the man's property, and the man will go to the woman's house for a blind date. After the two sides agree, the man has to pay the "first half of the bride price" (half of the bride price) to the woman's family, which is considered marriage. In rural engagement, both men and women are accompanied by young men and women in the neighborhood (or relatives) to take engagement photos in the town, and the man buys daily necessities for the woman as a sign of engagement.

Before marriage, the man will repair the house and make furniture. One or two days before the wedding, both men and women changed peach blossom symbols and posted red couplets, and the man's house was completely decorated. Guests from both sides are packed. Most female guests take clothes as a gift (that is, adding boxes), while male guests take money as a gift.

In 1950s, most marriages in Fuqing were simple, and superstitious wedding ceremonies were almost eliminated. There is a new fashion. Women don't want men's dowry, and men don't want women's dowry. In the late 1960s, old habits began to rise, and many people behaved in a vulgar way. Women ask men for money, sewing machines, bicycles, watches, radios and other gifts, which is called "three turns and one ring". In the 1980s, the requirements were even higher. The man wanted to pay a high salary, and the town rented a car for the wedding. The woman is equipped with TV, electric fan, washing machine, dual-purpose tape recorder, wardrobe, chest of drawers, sofa, etc.

Folk marriage has the following unique customs: