What is the wedding custom in Huangyan?

In the old days, marriage was arranged by parents, paying attention to the right family, being rich in status, and getting married by caesarean section. The same surname does not get married. When a man marries a woman's house, it is called adoption, commonly known as "recruiting into the house"; A young girl from a poor family is sent to her in-laws' home, called a "child bride"; Older women and young men are called "wives of waiting lang"; A widowed sister-in-law married an uncle and was called the "top relative". If the poor can't get married, they will arrange to rob on the road or near the woman's house after their engagement, which is also commonly known as "robbing relatives." After the 1950s, most of them were abolished except adoption. Cousin marriage was abolished only in recent years.

In the old engagement, the matchmaker got a boxer paste from the woman's house, commonly known as "eight characters", and sent it to the man's house. After the two sides came to see it, it was commonly known as "stepping on relatives." On an agreed auspicious day, the man and the matchmaker will send gold and silver, pearls, jade, jewelry and various foods to the woman's home for employment, commonly known as "fixing the head" (some will send jewelry first as "fixing the head"). The wife's family returned Cambodia with evergreen and colorful fans and rice balls. Before choosing the wedding date, the man sends all kinds of food and cash (several times more than "fixing the head") to the woman's house, which is called "sticking". The woman asks the man for silks and satins and jewelry, which is called "asking for a ruler", and the woman decides the dowry items according to the ruler. Three days before the wedding, the man's family sent flowers and pastels and all kinds of food to the woman's family to dress up the bride's face, which was called the "vertical head box". The woman's family has four seasons clothes, bedding, household appliances and jewelry as dowry, including 10, 10, 5, 5 and 3 red. Make a list before marriage 1 day and ask the matchmaker to send the man and send someone to carry it. That night, the matchmaker, relatives, deacons and others at the man's family banquet were called "warm houses", commonly known as "noisy houses", and the poor families were simple and frugal. In recent years, a few mountainous areas still retain ancient etiquette, and the engagement ceremony is simple. There are also women who don't care about the man's dowry, buy modern household appliances and transport them by car. Some also ask for a high dowry.

In the old days of marriage, the rich greeted their relatives with colored sedan chairs, red lights, flag umbrellas and drum music. The woman's family gave a banquet to send her daughter at noon and welcomed her to the man's house in the afternoon. When entering the door, gongs, drums and firecrackers rang, and two young women made symbolic makeup on the bride's head, which was called "adding makeup". Two young girls acted as companions and helped the bride out of the sedan chair and into the bridal chamber. The groom took two boys as the best man. Successive marriage ceremony; Newcomers worship heaven and earth outside, land, ancestors and parents inside, and newcomers worship each other. After the ceremony, a banquet was held and the groom toasted all the seats. After the banquet, the bride was led into the bridal chamber by the accompanying aunt, and everyone laughed and laughed. Then, the couple gave a banquet in the bridal chamber, said "have a little meal", and then said goodbye to their parents. The best man took the candle to the bridal chamber. Weddings in poor families are similar, with simple ceremonies and banquets. In the late Republic of China, the business and academic circles in towns changed to "civilized marriage", with betrothed persons, referees, letters of introduction and relatives and friends with high expectations as witnesses, and some published notices in newspapers. 195 1 April, the marriage law was implemented and registered by the government, but most of them were matchmakers. There were few free marriages and the marriage customs were civilized and simple. In recent years, conspicuous consumption and tourism marriage have appeared.

On the third day after marriage, the bride goes home to visit her parents accompanied by the groom, which is called "looking at three dynasties" or "walking for three days". Male and female families prepare tea, food and fruit for each other and distribute them to relatives and friends. In recent years, wedding travel has become popular. In the first year of Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year's Eve, the man's family sent fish and candy to the woman's family a few days ago, and the most abundant New Year's Eve was called "sending New Year's Eve", and the woman's family also gave gifts in return. In the first half of the first month of the following year, the son-in-law prepared a gift to the woman's house to pay homage to her elders, which was called "paying homage to her old age". From now on, every year on the third day of the first month, the man's family will prepare gifts for the woman's family, which is called "sending hope".