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Marriage has always been an eternal topic for human beings. Since the Zhou Dynasty, China has formed a set of relatively complete marriage customs. Including engagement and marriage, specifically including six gifts, that is, winning the lottery, asking names, Naji, accepting recruitment, inviting guests, and welcoming them in person. The custom of Six Rites varies greatly in different nationalities and places. With the development of culture and the change of society, the marriage custom has changed greatly. Let's talk about the whole process from acquaintance to marriage of a couple of young Tujia men and women in Lichuan, Enshi. Whether it is a marriage in which young people love each other, are childhood friends, and fall in love freely, or a marriage in which the matchmaker says that the matchmaker is going to get married, Tujia people have gradually formed an unwritten rule in the marriage custom, that is, asking the matchmaker to mediate, propose marriage, go through the door, guard the door, ask for birthday, get engaged, announce words, greet the bride, return the door and many other procedures. There are also unique plots in the wedding: crying for marriage, giving gifts, opening faces, wearing flowers and wine, holding the bride, welcoming the bride, teasing the bride, consummating the marriage, worshiping the bride, sitting on the bed, making trouble, wearing shoes, returning to the door and so on. , which preserves and shows the differences between Tujia wedding and other ethnic groups.
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After seeing a girl, young Tujia men in Enshi asked the matchmaker to propose to her. When proposing marriage, the matchmaker should bring gifts, whether it is windy, rainy or sunny. ...