Zhuang people practice monogamy outside the clan, and different clans with the same surname can marry. In the past, according to matchmakers, parents arranged everything, and early marriage was common. Parents usually arrange their engagement at the age of thirteen or fourteen. When engaged, the matchmaker honors the woman's parents with milk money, dining tables and clothes, and prepares clothes and jewelry for the girl to be sent to the woman's home. When you get married, give meals to your ancestors, pay homage to your family and tell your ancestors. The wedding ceremony is the same as that of the Han nationality. The ceremony of uxorilocal marriage is the same as that of marrying a woman, but the ceremony is simple. The bride price of the man's family is not required, and the woman's family pays for the banquet. There is a marriage custom of "changing rooms", but it is rare to change a brother's wife into a brother's wife. For a long time, it has been popular to "sit on the moon" after marriage, and women return to their parents' homes after marriage. During the confinement period, both men and women have social freedom, but the behavior must be carried out under the supervision of their parents, and they will not live in their husbands' parents' homes until they are pregnant or have children (husbands or brothers and sisters can take them back for a short stay on New Year's Day and during the busy farming season). If you can't have children in three to five years, but your sister-in-law has grown up and got married, you have to "leave your husband's family", otherwise you will remarry. 198 1 year later, the time of "sitting at home" is greatly shortened, and you can live with your husband for a long time in about three months, five months or even eight months. The Zhuang people in Gejiu, Mengzi, Kaiyuan and other cities and counties are called "aborigines". After marriage, they changed the custom of "sitting at home" and left their husbands' home. Young men and women can also fall in love freely. When they are in the street or in festivals, they choose their spouses by singing folk songs and throwing flower bags (embroidered spherical sachets). But even if the two sides are in love, they must get the consent of their parents, and they can get married after the "eight characters". When getting married, "natives" and "peasants" are prevalent in throwing water at the groom, and "sand people" are prevalent in throwing water at the matchmaker. Take Baba to the bride's house on the wedding day. When the "farmer" visits the church, the elders should give the bride and groom their wedding names, then the in-laws call their daughter-in-law's wedding names, and the in-laws call their son-in-law's wedding names.

The "natives" from afar and Mengzi invited the media to act as matchmakers. For the first time, they would bring wine and meat, commonly known as "playing dog dishes". Engagement is called "drinking water" and marriage is called "offering rice". When the bride gets married, the woman's door is closed, and the man will accompany Lang to put a "red envelope" under the door and send a "chick" to open the door. On the same day, the "chick" was slaughtered to entertain guests, and the banquet continued until the next morning, eating and singing. The next day, the woman's family still entertained the wedding guests, but there was no food, and she had to sing a song "Begging for Food" before sending it out. After the meal, the bride picks up the bride, and the woman's house sends "noon", there must be a piece of pig's head meat. When the bride comes home, she should be given "entrance money" and put a shoulder pole on the threshold, which means that the bride should shoulder the burden of family life from now on.

"Machetes" or bows and arrows are placed on both sides of the gate, and the bride carries a flower umbrella with her to show her wit and courage. "Nong Ren" and "Sha Ren" from Jinping, Hekou and Yuanyang meet for a little wine. On the first day of the wedding, the female companions who got along well with the girl since childhood brought fried soybeans and scrambled egg cakes from home to the bride's house for dinner, and also accompanied the bride to eat and sing. After Maitreya met and established feelings, the man's family invited the matchmaker to the woman's house to ask for relatives. The woman's parents agreed to give the girl's birthday to the matchmaker and take it to the man's house. If the "eight characters" match, the man's family asks the fortune teller to choose an auspicious day, and the matchmaker tells the woman's family that the woman's family is busy making dowry for the girl. On the first day of marriage, the man's family chose 1 partners to represent the groom, and 1 girls and two older men chose wine and meat to meet relatives at the woman's house. On an auspicious morning, the woman's family invited all her relatives to have a "wedding banquet" at home, and then selected 6 men and 6 women to see them off. When the girl arrived at the man's house, she didn't share a room with the groom, but lived in a room with six sisters who came to see me off. The next day, the groom went to the banquet to propose a toast, and on the third day, he returned to the door. After the next planting season, the groom will personally go to the mother-in-law's house to get back the bride, and then the husband and wife can be together for a long time. The age of marriage in Gejiu area is generally not over 20 years old. /kloc-before the age of 0/8, his parents chose the object for him, and some people fell in love freely. However, they must get the consent of their parents. First, please ask two matchmakers to "intercede" and call it "begging". The second time, the matchmaker brought two ribs (also called "pro-food") and dining tables to the woman's house to ask for her birthday wedding. To get married, there must be three etiquette:

Small marriage: in marriage, it is considered that there is no "mutual restraint" between men and women, and small marriage (engagement) is included. The man gives the woman a "small water gift", which generally includes 7.5 kg of wine, half a pig's head, 77.5 kg of rice, gift silver 160 yuan, milk silver 66 yuan, two long-headed home-made cloth and jewelry. After the engagement, I will give gifts to my parents-in-law on holidays, glutinous rice on Dragon Boat Festival, moon cakes on Mid-Autumn Festival and meat Baba on Spring Festival.

Wedding package: Both families agree on the wedding date through the matchmaker. Get a marriage certificate after the wedding date is set. Within six months before marriage, the woman wants a "wedding" gift according to the economic situation of the man's family. The amount of money is uncertain, but six words are required, such as 260. Others include 1 pig, a cart full of rice and enough dining tables, several sets of clothes and shoes, silver bracelets, double round waist chains, silver, "blue silk" syringes and pipe heads. If the man is in a good financial situation, the woman wants a gold ring and earrings. All weddings, big or small, should be treated, and the agreed gift money should be sent as a preparation for the bride's dowry, such as double bed, bedding, boxes, clothes and so on.

Marriage: On the day before the wedding, the man's family should give a gift, namely 1 pig, and choose a "water gift" including cake, tea, wine, side dishes, red and green clothes and trousers worn by the bride. The wedding was held the day after the ceremony. The man and the groom. When the matchmaker and escort ride to the woman's house, someone should come out to meet them. After the sacrifice to heaven, the woman served three bowls of tea to the chicken, fish and meat, which meant that the chicken flew away. After dinner, she got up and went back to the man's house, and the dowry was also sent away. In the past, the bride took a sedan chair, but after liberation, she walked instead. Since the 1980s, riding in carriages, tractors and cars has become popular. In front of the man's house, there are mats on the ground and saddles on the threshold. Before the bride and groom cross the saddle, please read the formula of "returning the car" and scatter grain, straw and copper coins in all directions, which is called "returning the account". At the gate, there are 1 steelyard and L barrels of rice on the table, and scissors and rulers are on the rice. After the confession, the two unmarried girls took the bride to the new house. The groom stood at the door of the house and patted the bride three times with a fan to symbolize the husband's right. Another woman put 1 sieve tray with seven-star lights under the new bed, and the seven-star lights should be on for three consecutive days. That night, the best man who sent the bride lived in the new house, and the groom had to sleep elsewhere. The next day, the bride and groom worship heaven and earth together, offering sacrifices to their ancestors, parents, ancestors and ancestors. After the worship, the elders should give jewelry or money, which the Zhuang people call "playing with the bench money".

Remarriage is decided by the widow, but before remarriage, it should be explained to her mother-in-law, who will "beat" the man's bride price money and decide how much profit to make. Marriage can only take away your usual clothes. When I went to the man's house, some villages could not be found. If found, they will be fined. Some people don't have a wedding, but only invite relatives and friends to have a meal.