Weihai-folk customs

Weihai customs and people's feelings-ceremonial marriage

Traditionally, there is a folk custom of "seeing happiness". After a woman gives birth, relatives and friends will bring red eggs, snacks and other gifts to congratulate her. When I left, I was happy to give red eggs to my relatives and friends in return. One hundred days after the birth of a child who is "over 100 years old" means that the child is healthy for one hundred years. When the child is one year old, relatives and friends steam big round cakes and send congratulations. At noon, the whole family and relatives and friends get together and put scales, books, shovels, money, buckets and other things in front of the children, so that the children can grab them at will. Of course, there are also speculative parents who want their children to catch first. Children grasp the scale, symbolizing that they will do business when they grow up; If you catch a book, you will be a scholar in the future; Catch him and be filial to his parents and in-laws in the future; If you catch the money, you can make a fortune by doing things in society in the future; When Sheng Dou is caught, the whole family can have plenty of food and clothing.

"birthday celebration", when the old man reaches 60 years old, every birthday, relatives and friends bring birthday wine and peaches to congratulate him. Generally, we eat Shoumian in the morning, Shoutao (peach-shaped pasta) at noon and Changshou jiaozi at night.

Marriage In the old society, all marriages were arranged by parents and arranged by matchmakers. Generally speaking, they are "suitable for each other" and belong to the right age. Generally men are two or three years older than women. When both parents agree to get engaged, it is called "going to Cambodia".

(1) bride price, rich people have gold and silver jewelry, silks and satins, silver coins, etc. , and ordinary people are cloth, called "clothes"; The poor decide by words, and send it rudely. The wedding date is chosen by the man and sent to the woman's house. When getting married, the man is called "daughter-in-law" and the woman is called "going out". The man prepares the official sedan chair and the colored sedan chair, and the man takes the colored sedan chair to the woman's house. The new wife should be carried on the sedan chair by her uncle or brother and covered with red cloth. When I came back, the man took the official sedan chair, the woman took the colorful sedan chair, and the dowry was followed by the guests. When you get off the sedan chair, the married woman will pick up her daughter-in-law. That night, everyone "made trouble in the bridal chamber" to see the dowry. Three days later, her family came to visit and said that she was "looking forward to it." On the ninth day, the bride went home to visit relatives, calling it "Li Jiu", and the family wanted to "grab the fruit" and give it back to her daughter's in-laws.

Now, young men and women have achieved marital autonomy, new things and new things, established feelings and engaged in work or study; Some are introduced by others and engaged independently after consulting their parents. Most engagement forms are mutual gifts, and the wedding date is usually set during festivals or Spring Festival. Some people will travel and get married, and when they get married, relatives and friends will come to congratulate them. There are also group weddings, and relatives and friends like to boast that such weddings are "civilized, simple, lively and generous".