On the day of engagement, the man took the bride price (six or twelve copies) and set off for the woman's house with a cannon.

Those who go to the woman's house should be served by the man's older relatives and friends (preferably boys); Parents and groom-to-be plus 2, ***6, 8.

The number of people/limousines must be even, but 4 or 8 people should be avoided. Generally, the number of limousines is 6.

Both parties should pay attention to the time of wearing the ring (usually before 1 1 o'clock in the morning), and the man should arrive one hour in advance.

3. When welcoming the man to hire a motorcade to the front of the woman's house about 100 meters, the woman fired a gun to respond.

The matchmaker gets off first, and others are next; Finally, the groom was invited out by the younger generation of the woman's family, and the groom gave the younger generation a red envelope (opening ceremony).

4. Introduce the man's relatives and friends into the woman's house in turn, and the matchmaker formally introduces the relatives and friends of both parties; Introduce the man to the woman first.

5. Recruit the man's staff to carry Chunsheng (now called the red wooden box) into the woman's living room, and the woman will receive the bride price and give a red envelope (the gift of carrying the husband/driving the car), and the bride price will be displayed one by one.

The matchmaker sends gifts such as dowry and gold ornaments to the woman's parents, and the woman's relatives and friends collect the dowry and display the offerings on the altar.

6. The elder of the woman with sweet tea asks the relative of the man to sit down according to his age, and the groom is at the bottom.

At this time, the bride was led out of the hall by a blessed woman, holding sweet tea for the man's guests one by one. The number of cups is the same as the number of people drinking tea, neither more nor less. The matchmaker reads auspicious words and wishes.

7. squeeze the tea out. Later, the lucky woman will lead the bride out of the hall with a tea tray in her hand to collect tea cups. The man's relatives and friends will put the red envelope and the teacup (the red envelope is rolled up and put in the cup) on the tea tray one by one.

8. Hanging rings: gold ring, bronze ring (sound, meaning concentric. You can also use a diamond ring instead.

At that time, the blessed woman will lead the bride into the hall.

In the witness of parents and relatives of both parties, the bride-to-be sits on the high chair in the hall facing outward, with her feet on the low chair (facing inward if it is supernumerary).

Wear a ring, first the bride's middle finger and then the groom's middle finger (generally only to the second knuckle, both men and women are left-handed), and the matchmaker reads auspicious words.

The groom gives official money (red envelopes) to the bride, and the matchmaker reads auspicious words.

The prospective mother-in-law put a necklace on the bride as a gift.

After putting on the engagement ring, the matchmaker suggested that both parties change their names and address them one by one.

9. The ancestors let the bride's uncle light candles to burn incense, and the woman should light candles for her mother's uncle (provided by the man).

Order two pairs of incense, one for the woman's parents and four for the prospective couple.

The matchmaker reads auspicious words, and then the woman's parents worship the gods and ancestors, suing for marriage and blessing. When inserting incense, you must not insert it once. (taboo: the possibility of bigamy)

10 The gift that the woman gives back to the man is called Huisheng (also called Squeezing Life), and the man takes out the gift and puts it into the empty life.

The woman returned a part of the bride price given by the man.

The bride prepares personal belongings (6 pieces or 12 pieces) for the groom from head to toe in advance.

Tradition returns.

If the divorce fee or only a small refund, the woman will leave a red note, and the matchmaker will take it from the woman's parents to the man's parents.

1 1. After the engagement ceremony, the woman gave a banquet.

After dinner, the man's parents give a red envelope to the table and a red envelope to the sister table.

The woman should also prepare chicken legs with red paper and attach red envelopes to the young man.

The younger generation of the woman takes washbasin water (with towels in it) to wash the hands of the man's visitors (the man gives red packets with washbasin water), which can be omitted if entertaining guests in the restaurant.

The man also gave red envelopes to all those who had helped him as a thank-you gift.

At the end of the banquet, don't say goodbye when the man leaves, so as not to breed complications.

The prospective father-in-law gave his new son-in-law a present (omitted).

The prospective mother-in-law gives gifts to the new wife (omitted).

12. The woman who delivers the cake will distribute the engagement wedding cake to relatives and friends, and the bride is not allowed to eat her own wedding cake.