China traditional wedding process

China's wedding can be divided into three stages: the ceremony is simply the ceremony of "engagement", the ceremony of "marriage" and the ceremony of "getting married". In China's traditional wedding customs, premarital ceremony and formal wedding are the main procedures, both of which originated from the Six Rites of the Duke of Zhou.

However, local customs are somewhat different from the traditions of each family. It is suggested that prospective couples give priority to the opinions of their elders. Let's take a look at the traditional wedding ceremony in China.

First, ancestor worship

Before the man goes out to marry the bride, he worships God and ancestors at home, praying for a safe and smooth wedding process. The man's family usually holds a bed-making ceremony the day before the wedding. After the ceremony, the little boys of relatives and friends will be invited to roll in the new bed and pray that the couple will have children early.

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Matters needing attention in traditional customs:

1. Bed-making: On the day before the wedding, the man's family should worship the heavens and the earth, inform the ancestors that there will be a wedding, and arrange the position of a new bed according to the horoscope of both men and women to worship the mother of the bed.

2. Turn over the bed: the bed in the new house. After the bed laying ceremony, you can invite the little boy (the zodiac is the best dragon) among your relatives and friends to roll on the bed. Finally, sprinkle all kinds of happy fruits on the quilt, such as peanuts, red dates, longan, lotus seeds and so on.

Second, get married.

The number of teams and people to get married is even, but avoid four, preferably a multiple of six. The first car is the lead car, and the bride's limousine is usually arranged in the second car. The decoration of the wedding car is different in order to inform passers-by that it is a wedding team and help identify the team when driving.

Traditional customs need to pay attention to traditional customs:

1. The wedding limousine can't be compiled into the fourth part.

2. If the wedding team crosses the bridge or another wedding team, it will fire a gun to inform the team that there is a bridge ahead and inform other teams.

Third, spend the night

It was held the night before the bride's wedding. The bride had dinner with her parents, brothers and sisters, saying goodbye and blessing.

Matters needing attention in traditional customs:

1. The number of participants is odd, plus the bride makes up a double number.

2. Sister table dishes 6~ 12 dishes, dishes with auspicious meanings are better.

When the bride is having dinner, the elders at home and the lucky elders will bring food to the bride and say auspicious words.

Fourth, comb your hair.

When the bride dresses up, she will ask a blessed elder to comb her hair, which is somewhat similar to sleeping in bed.

Comb your hair and make a wish: once you comb your hair, you don't have to worry about wealth; Two combs to the end, no disease and no worry; Three combs to the end, many children live long; Go through it from beginning to end, and quote Qi Mei ... (Now many omit this link).

Five, firing a gun

Arriving about 100 meters in front of the bride's house, the leading car will fire a gun to inform the woman that she is coming, and the woman's house will also set off firecrackers to respond and prepare for the man's motorcade. But it is forbidden to set off firecrackers in urban areas. Now many of them are ribbons. )

Six, cute/kiss

The traditional ingratiation is the game of picking relatives in everyone's mouth now. The groom's best man took flowers to pick up the bride. At this time, the bride's sisters and female friends have to stop the groom and pass the test before the groom can meet the bride.

Seven, tea.

The bride and groom burn incense to worship their ancestors, and the newlyweds on both sides should offer tea to their parents and thank them for their kindness in raising them.

Matters needing attention in traditional customs:

1. The bride bows to her parents and the groom can bow.

Please remember that the woman's parents should tell the couple how to get along in the future.

Eight, the bride in the limousine

The bride is led by a good woman and covered with a bamboo curtain or umbrella to protect the bride from entering the car. (At present, it is usually carried directly by family members or grooms. )

Matters needing attention in traditional customs:

1. Remember not to step on the threshold when the bride goes out. The threshold of the gate represents the face of a family, and stepping on the threshold is disrespectful to the elders.

2. About the use of umbrella, it mainly means "spreading branches and leaves".

Nine, fire a gun

The leading car is ready to start, and the woman's house rings at the same time to show good luck and avoid evil spirits. Departure and return will go in different directions, symbolizing no turning back. (In the same city, salutes are not allowed, and ribbons are sprinkled instead. )

Worship the sedan chair/greet the bride

When the limousine arrived at the groom's house, the boy in the man's house opened the door with two oranges (or apples). Before getting off the bus, the bride should touch the orange (or apple) and give the boy a red envelope.