Interpretation of local folk customs: what are the wedding customs in front of the stage?

There are wedding customs in every region. Different wedding customs represent local customs, and other areas can't say anything else about it. This is the courtesy we should have. Taiqian is located in the northeast of Henan Province. What is the wedding custom in this area? Next, let's learn about the style and characteristics of their wedding customs.

Act as a matchmaker/middleman

In the old society, men were crowned at the age of 20 and women married at the age of 15. Men get married when they get older, and women get married when they get older. Both ancient and modern. Men and women get married, for reference. Called "matchmaker", also called "matchmaker". The matchmaker introduces men and women according to their family background, economic conditions and animal sign. If the genus is incompatible, even if the portal is opposite, marriage is not allowed. If men and women are dragons and tigers, say "dragons and tigers are relative"; It's a dog and a rabbit, saying, "Dogs and rabbits want grams"; It's a chicken monkey, saying "chicken is not enough" or something. Under this feudal superstition and bad customs, I don't know how many beautiful marriages have been delayed. Today, we should thoroughly criticize them.

Change stickers

Changing stickers is also called "changing gas". There are Qi and Qi, and the matchmaker tells each other the names and dates of birth of men and women. The man wants to give hairpin jewelry or silver coins, cloth and other things as a dowry, and the woman accepts it before getting engaged.

Set a wedding date

On birthdays, men and women will choose auspicious days, and the matchmaker will inform the woman that the gifts are ready, with the consent of the woman. The so-called auspicious day is the auspicious day. According to the superstitions of the stars, the six days of Qinglong, Tang Ming, Jingui, Tiande, Yutang and Siming are auspicious and auspicious days. This day is a day when everything is suitable and prosperous. You shouldn't believe such superstitious and stupid theories.

Pick up the bride (in a sedan chair) for the wedding.

The man chose an auspicious day, prepared two colorful sedan chairs, two auspicious jars, two wedding boxes and ten colorful flags (varying in number), and divided them into two roads, with three barrels of guns (or firecrackers) in front and a big gong to clear the way, accompanied by suona at the back, playing nonstop and being very lively, and was called "Little Deng Ke". The poor people greet each other with ox carts, which are covered with two hydrangeas, and all the etiquette is very simple.

When the groom arrives at the bride's house, he will accompany the guests to the main hall and wait for the tea. Once the bride is dressed up, she will say goodbye to her parents and go back to the bridge. When a woman gets into a sedan chair, she lifts the frame with a chair, or someone changes shoes in the sedan chair, which means "never touching the mother soil". In the old days, there were racing cars and cars. The sedan chair takes the path, the car takes the road, and when you leave the village, you can whip the horse and run as fast as a fly. So you have to use a fat horse and a good car to get you off the bus, so as not to be left behind and lose face.

Burning sedan chair and passing saddle

Colorful sedan chairs are not allowed to land when they get home, and they can only land after a week of firecrackers. It's called fox exorcist. When the bride gets off the sedan chair, she puts a saddle at the door. The saddle bearer is not in menstruation, and the saddle bearer is in menstruation, which means "a good horse does not have a pair of saddles, and a good woman does not marry two people."

Worship the court and sit on the account.

The bride got out of the sedan chair, laid a red carpet floor and was supported by two perfect women. Beautiful women sprinkle wheat bran and copper coins on the bride's head, which is called "throwing happy money" There is a colorful table in front of the main hall. There is a bucket on the table, which is filled with sorghum, and there is a weighing pan with A Qing hanging on it. The bride and groom went to the table and held a ceremony, singing: one worships heaven and earth, the other worships Gaotang, and the three couples worship each other. Then sit on the stool under the red account, which is called "sitting on the account" When sitting, the man pressed the woman's dress and had a glass of wine together, which is called "drinking a glass of wine" (the same is true at night), and then rushed into the bridal chamber.

Face twisting and pillow filling

Face-twisting is also called face-opening. That afternoon (sometimes the next morning), a clever woman wrung the bride's face with red thread. Paint your face when you twist it. The song says, "Open a new face, make a new thread, eat fire this year, and eat happy noodles next year." Another song said, "Mother-in-law's face and girl's neck are also fed to horses and mules." Pillows are filled with wheat straw, which is usually filled by newlyweds and perfect women. Seed cotton and red dates are placed, which means "early birth". When filling it out, the song said, "Lay hay this year and have a baby next year", and the song said, "You have one, I have one, and feed it to mules and horses". In the evening, the neighbors dispersed, and the bride took out honey fruit (baked with sugar) for her husband to eat, indicating that the husband and wife were reunited and lived happily.

A noisy room and a listening room.

The bridal chamber is mostly at night, and the bridal chamber is full of women and children, teasing and making the bride laugh. Some people even hold the bride and groom together and kiss each other until everyone laughs. Listen to the room, then wait until the bride and groom fall asleep. Under the hidden window, listen carefully to the movement and dialogue in the room. If you get something, you will report it the next day and shame the bride.

Go out and acknowledge the door

On the second day of marriage, the bride will go out to meet her in-laws and patriarchs. The patriarchs mainly give money and things to each other, as do relatives and elders. This is a considerable income and can be used as the bride's own body. On the third day of marriage, the newlyweds will go to the Yue family to recognize the door, which is also called "walking for three days". The bride kowtowed to her parents-in-law and patriarch, and addressed her respectfully. In the morning, the Yue family gave a banquet, and the woman was not allowed to stay overnight in the afternoon. She stayed at her husband's house for nine days before coming home. Stay for seven days after returning home, and then stay for eight days. Therefore, there is a proverb "Leave seven, then eight, and the husband's family will get rich".