Marriage Customs in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province

Marriage Customs in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province

1. Like the wedding customs in most areas, Hunan will put red dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds on the couple's new bed, meaning early birth.

2. The groom should eat red dates and longan eggs when he goes to visit the church, and so should his relatives and friends in the past.

Before departure, the couple must offer tea to the woman's parents and obey their parents' instructions.

When the groom picks up the bride, the number of people and cars must be even, that is to say, they are in pairs.

5. The groom directly carries the bride from home to the wedding car, and the bride is not allowed to land in the middle. The moral is to grow old together.

6. The newlyweds need a little boy and a little girl to press the bed. No one else can sit in the new bed. When the groom brings the bride, he should bring a pair of carp, a male and a female. Also bring peanuts, sesame seeds, red dates, tea and so on wrapped in red paper.

7. The bride-to-be and groom-to-be are not allowed to meet the day before their wedding.

8. On the wedding day, the couple will change tea for their parents, and then their parents will give them red envelopes.