How did the custom of having a wedding ceremony come about? Why did the ancients have a wedding ceremony?

There is such a legend about the origin of the bridal chamber. It is said that one day Ziweixing came down to earth and saw a ghost wearing malays and wearing mourning among the wedding procession. It followed him into the groom's house and entered the bridal chamber. When the groom was about to enter During the bridal chamber, Ziweixing blocked the door and said that there were ghosts that needed to be eliminated first. So thinking that the ghosts were afraid of making noise, he asked everyone to go into the bridal chamber to joke and play to drive away the ghosts. Sure enough, this method was very effective and the ghosts quickly left the bridal chamber. Gradually, the custom of having a wedding ceremony with the purpose of exorcising evil spirits spread.

The well-documented records in "Hanshu Geography" show that the initial form of having a wedding ceremony came from Prince Dan of Yan State during the Warring States Period. At that time, Prince Dan loved the country but not the beauty. In order to win over To make friends with guests, they often asked their wives and concubines to entertain various people, and they did not take it seriously when guests teased their wives and concubines. This behavior was gradually imitated by the common people, and gradually teasing and teasing the bride was also allowed on wedding occasions.

We know that ancient marriages have always adhered to the creed of "the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words". At the same time, due to the strict etiquette and law, this means that the two people getting married may meet for the first time in the bridal chamber, so In order to alleviate the embarrassment caused by mutual unfamiliarity and enable the couple to get acquainted with each other as soon as possible, others need to play around to cheer up the atmosphere.

Generally speaking, the custom of having a wedding party is to ward off evil spirits and enable the married couple to enter the role of husband and wife as soon as possible. However, there are also many bad customs in ancient wedding parties. Nowadays, there is a gradual trend of entertaining people to death. , you should remain rational enough when it comes to making wedding arrangements, and don't deliberately make fun of them. You should understand that the essence of participating in your friends' weddings is to give them the most sincere blessings.