As a key procedure on the wedding day, marriage is a worship of heaven and earth, which can be divided into simple procedures and complex procedures. Complex methods may be omitted by most people in most areas now, and simple procedures are adopted. As a clan ceremony, it still belongs to the religious category. Generally speaking, religion worships God and God, and the core of wedding ceremony is to let God testify, rather than really worship God at all. Sacrificing ancestors is a call and oath to ancestors (meaning to tell ancestors that if someone gets married today, the man will inherit the virtues handed down by ancestors, uphold benevolence and carry forward the name of our family. From this day on, anonymous will be officially listed in my family tree and become the mother of my descendants, which will help her husband and children, carry forward her virtues and serve her neighbors. Paying homage to parents, as a gesture of gratitude, expresses the hardships of parents in raising their children. Today, you grow up and get married, starting today. It also means that no matter what your daughter-in-law will be like, your parents will always be your parents' children, and your parents will always be the oldest. The last worship is for husband and wife. On the one hand, this worship means thanking each other for not abandoning themselves and hoping to spend this life together. On the other hand, it also means that the two sides will always respect and love each other in the future. This "worship" means to thank and swear.
Therefore, when worshipping heaven and earth, the elders at home, preferably the groom's father, light candles and burn incense, and keep their hands clean. Burn paper money first, then light incense. Light red candles twice on the incense table and smoke five incense sticks (that is, all five incense sticks are lit, five incense sticks are placed on the incense table, one incense stick is placed on the incense table, and a pillar is placed outside the door). This process is to inform ancestors to come to the hall with incense and paper money to prepare for worship. Then Mr. MC will sing, and Mr. MC will sing in a clear voice:
Please take a seat in front of the bride's hall!
Worship the ancestors of heaven and earth! Provocative! Provoke again!
Second, worship Gaotang's parents and kowtow! Provocative! Provoke again! (Even if parents are still alive, at this time, parents must be among the ancestors. If you don't feel direct, both husband and wife will turn their heads to their parents at the same time to show their worship.
Three worshippers grow old with husband and wife. At this time, the husband and wife turned around and visited each other, only bowing.
The third worship, that is, after the bride's worship, will set off firecrackers and play music. The master of ceremonies will announce the bride's entry into the bridal chamber, and then the groom will lead the bride into the bridal chamber.
The whole worship ceremony is over!