What should I prepare for seeing the bride get married:
1, exquisite watch of heaven and earth
The specification of the world table is a square table with four feet and four corners, which should be flat, stable and stable, symbolizing the world, east and west, north and south, and red cloth must be laid on the table to show good luck. The specific tribute varies according to the object of sacrifice, and there is no specific requirement, but you should burn incense and light candles.
2. Layout of heaven and earth tables
There must be incense and red candles when worshipping heaven and earth, which are lit before worshipping heaven and earth. The table of heaven and earth is covered with red cloth and sits north and south. Men in the west and women in the east stand facing the table of heaven and earth in the north, with the master of ceremonies leading the singing, and the newcomers kowtowing four times. The arrangement of tables (tables) varies from place to place, but the main things are not far apart.
On the table (table) of heaven and earth, there is the main memorial tablet of heaven and earth. There is a bucket full of grain in front of the memorial tablet, and the word "full of gold and jade" is stuck on the bucket. The bucket is sealed with red paper and cleaned with cypress branches. It is suggested to tie copper coins to branches and call them "cash cows". Wipe a scale in the bucket. There are sixteen stars on the pole, representing the Big Dipper, the six stars in Nandou and the three stars in Fulushou respectively, which means that good luck shines high and you are satisfied. Hanging a bronze mirror on the scale to ward off evil spirits also means that it is as bright as a mirror; Put her mother-in-law's expression on the bride on the table for a long time. Put another ruler, fair and comfortable, and have good conduct; And red dates and peanuts.
Put a bucket, a scale and a ruler on the table between heaven and earth, which is three media and six certificates.
The content of meeting the bride to get married:
The content of worship varies from generation to generation. Generally speaking, worshipping the church means worshipping heaven and earth, worshipping the high hall and worshipping the ancestral temple of the male family. Without the ancestral temple, the memorial tablet where you go to worship your ancestors will exist in name only. After husband and wife worship heaven and earth, ancestral temple and parents, they should also worship to show mutual respect and love. In some places, we must worship candles and mirrors. Since the Tang Dynasty, the contents of worshipping relatives and guests attending weddings have been added. In terms of form, paying homage to the bride is also more grand: there should be incense tables, candles lit, red carpets or red cloth spread on the floor, and newcomers should kneel down and kowtow solemnly. After liberation, most urban and rural areas in China still retain the ceremony of worshipping the church, but great changes have taken place in both form and content. For example, there is basically no content of worshipping ancestral temples or ancestral halls, flowers and candles, and worshipping the platform of the mirror. There are only worshipping heaven and earth, worshipping the high hall, and visiting relatives and friends. In some places, there are only the first three or the last three or even the last two. Formally speaking, meeting the bride is not as formal and grand as before. For example, there are no more incense tables and candles, and the bride and groom bow down and kowtow instead (but the old custom of bowing down and kowtowing is still preserved in a few areas), and the red carpet or red cloth is certainly not laid.
Meeting the bride is a traditional marriage etiquette in China. This is the most important gift in the wedding process. After meeting the bride, they officially got married. Because the worship ceremony in ancient weddings was held in the classroom, it was called. Also known as worship of heaven and earth, flowers and marriage. Widely popular in many parts of the country, Han nationality, Beijing, Mulao nationality and other ethnic groups have this custom.