What is the custom of getting married in Lu 'an?
According to the custom of Lu 'an, on the eve of the wedding, the bride-to-be needs to buy new quilts, pillows and other bedding as a dowry in advance, and then ask a respected elder to put dates, peanuts, longan and lotus seeds on the quilt seam, which means to have a baby early. In addition, the woman should also prepare a pair of red boxes, which should be filled with money or silver dollars. The bride's wedding dress and clothes to wear when returning to China should be packed in boxes, and the clothes should be brand-new. When the groom visits the woman's home for the New Year, he should bring cigarettes, alcohol and sweets, which are for her relatives.
Introduce gift money
The engagement ceremony before marriage is usually accompanied by nearly 10 relatives to the man's house, and the man should prepare a corresponding number of red envelopes and gifts for everyone. The tobacco, alcohol and wedding candy used for marriage are provided by the man, and the banquet money and house decoration are not needed by the man in Lu' an. The gift money given by the man is kept by the woman. When you get married, you really need to give the woman some gift money, but there is no rigid requirement for the two families to discuss it themselves, which is generally 654.38+10,000 yuan. Gift money is not included in the banquet money and house decoration money. If the man's family condition is not so good, it can also be considered to be borne by the woman.
Lu 'an wedding
In Lu 'an and Taihu Lake in southwest Anhui, near the wedding day, the groom-to-be will prepare a "farewell ceremony" for her, also called "incense ceremony", which is the bride's farewell gift to her ancestors. This is not the same as a bride price. In addition to the pork and cakes eaten by relatives such as the woman's parents and elders, there are candles, firecrackers, incense paper and other ancestors. With the baggage of "farewell ceremony", you should wear red clothes and the woman should set off firecrackers. You are welcome as much as possible. Then, the sacrifices were neatly placed in front of the ancestral tablets, and the woman's parents took their daughters for a "farewell ceremony" to bid farewell to their ancestors. This is the embodiment of worshipping ancestors in marriage activities and praying for the happiness of marriage to ancestors.