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How many forms of marriage do Jingpo people have?
Gongbala, that is, crossing the grass bridge, is an important and necessary etiquette in Jingpo wedding. According to legend, this custom originated from the legend that Du, the ancestor of Jingpo nationality, married the daughter of the dragon king and used "Gongba grass" to drive away the fishy smell of the dragon girl. The so-called grass bridge is a bridge 2-3 meters long and 15-20 cm wide in front of the groom's house, and large leaves of "Gongba grass" are planted on both sides of the bridge. There are stumps on the grass. Each stake represents a ghost, such as ancestor ghost, wedding ghost and so on. The bride should be led across the grass bridge by the groom's brother or nephew. This is to wash away all the bad things from the bride. I hope the bride will be healthy, hardworking and intelligent, and have many children after marriage. In the past, Jingpo people thought that they could not get married formally without holding a ceremony at Caoqiao.

"Dining" and "viewing ceremony": On the morning after the wedding, the bride will make water wine. Ten days later, the bride and groom will take the brewed wine to her parents' home for a "dinner" ceremony. At the same time, bring two bags of glutinous rice balls to show unity, 20-40 boiled eggs to show whiteness and sincerity, and put spring vegetables in pairs to show the successful conclusion of the wedding and become a family. These gifts are made of banana leaves in a unique way, which means auspiciousness, mutual love and prosperity. After the "dining" ceremony, the bride stayed at the bride's house for a few days. After that, the groom gave another wine gift, called "Watching Chasing", which is similar to "Eating".

The marriage forms of young men and women in Jingpo nationality are diverse and vary greatly. Each form is unique and interesting.

Matchmaking is the main form of marriage for young men and women in Jingpo nationality. After young men and women deeply love each other, after a certain ceremony, they agree on the number of engagement gifts and the wedding date. At that time, women asked matchmakers, uncles, relatives and friends to send their brides to get married. When holding a wedding, singers should be invited to sing wedding songs, and the wedding should be carried out according to singing habits and procedures. Marriage in Song Dynasty is an ancient marriage legend of Jingpo nationality. It summarizes all the contents of marriage customs, including congratulations and blessings to the bride and groom. In fact, this is an oral history of the marriage customs of Jingpo people.