Why does Xinyang's wedding custom touch the face of in-laws?

This custom is not only in Xinyang, but also in many places (Zhumadian also has this custom). As we all know, tattooing Xi Gonggong and Xi Popo on the wedding day is a very lively event, similar to the Dai people's Water-splashing Festival, and it is also a blessing to the parents of the newlyweds.

However, the origin of tattooed faces (which may be called face-wiping in some places) is because people were poor in the past, and the family basically used pots to cook and burn firewood. On the first day of the couple's marriage, the man's family will get together for dinner, because tomorrow, there will be one more person in the family (referring to the bride's entrance) and one more person to cook. In order to celebrate the couple, we dig out the firewood ash from the underground boiler and put some water on the face of the groom's parents on the wedding day, so that the bride and her family can recognize their in-laws at a glance.

Although pottery pots have gradually moved away from our lives, this custom has remained. Nowadays, most of them are for the sake of excitement and celebration, and bless their families with a fun attitude. Nowadays, cosmetics are often used to scratch your face, and shoe polish is also useful.