As early as the Zhou Dynasty, the Book of Rites defined six etiquette in the process of talking about marriage, namely: receiving gifts, the man's family asked the matchmaker to propose to the woman, the woman's family agreed to propose marriage through consultation, and the man's family prepared a marriage proposal gift; Ask the name, the man asks the matchmaker to ask the woman's name and date of birth to measure whether the marriage between men and women is appropriate; Najman's family got a good sign. He informed the woman that she had taken a gift at home and decided to get married. Levi, this family gives the woman a dowry; Ask the man's family to choose the wedding date, inform the woman's family to bring gifts, and get the woman's consent; Kiss, the groom kisses the bride's house.
In order to prevent consorts from interfering in state affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang, the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, made a rule for future generations: from unmarried girls aged 13 to 16, choose married emperors as concubines and queens. After he acceded to the throne, he did not reissue the wedding, but only held a ceremony to appoint the queen. If he is not married when he ascended the throne, he needs to get married and set up a queen and a concubine.
However, the sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not abide by the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang. After careful consideration, Zhang Taihou made a decisive decision: the eldest daughter of Qian Yunming, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the queen, and the officials of the Ministry of Ritual and imperial academy had to agree. Subsequently, the Hanlin Academy was responsible for drafting documents, and the Ritual Department was responsible for making book treasures, and prepared various supplies in conjunction with the Ritual Supervision Department and the Neifu Department. When Qin began to calculate this auspicious day.
On the day of Nacai and roll call, Zhu Qizhen dressed up and appeared in the hall of Gan Qing Palace. He announced the imperial edict in his hand, stood in the position of Dongdan, loudly announced the imperial edict, and appointed the first and second angels. He went to the house where Qian Shangshu asked for his name. In the music, two angels, led by the guard of honor and the drum band, led by Xifeng and Zhao Feng, rushed to Qianfu. At this time, Qian Fu. Submit the form name, resume, date of birth, etc. With your daughter. Hold a banquet for angels. After the angel led the team back to the Forbidden City, he handed the five-character temple festival and the watch to the eunuch in Li Si prison. Even if the task was successfully completed, Li Sili's eunuch returned to the palace of Ganqing Dynasty with the altar, and Zhu Qizhen told his ministers about taking gifts and seeking fame.
When it's time to go to Naji to watch the ceremony, the corresponding ceremony will still be held in the palace. Angels will be sent to celebrate the festival and go to Qian Shangshu with gifts and related documents. The emperor's reward belongs not only to Miss Qian, Qian Shangshu and their families, but also to the courtiers. After the efforts of Najib and Zheng Na, the marriage was finally finalized. Even if something happened before the emperor entered the bridal chamber, the queen could only gnash her teeth.
In the folk, as long as it is the wedding day, there will still be a wedding, and the bride will worship heaven and earth with her unmarried sister-in-law, or bring a rooster; After that, either live alone in an empty room or sleep with a wooden dummy.
After the first five ceremonies, the highlight is the wedding banquet. Most people usually go to their father-in-law's house and pick up the bride with the wedding motorcade. When he arrived at the emperor's place, he sent a minister with children and women as a representative to attend the wedding banquet because of his supreme status. The palace has been decorated with lanterns, all the major pa's.
Among these ceremonies, the most solemn ceremony is the conferring ceremony and the welcoming ceremony. On the day when the Qing Dynasty canonized the Queen, the whole country put on festive costumes, decorated with lanterns and decorated with new decorations, and laid a red carpet on the royal road of the palace. Door gods and couplets are brand-new. Every palace gate and temple gate at the meridian gate should be hung with a red light; Colored silk should be hung in the Double Happiness Gate, Hall of Supreme Harmony, Gan Qing Palace and Kunning Palace.
On the day before the ceremony, the emperor sent officials to worship heaven, land and ancestors respectively. On the day of the ceremony, there were festival cases, calligraphy cases and treasure boxes in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and the production methods of the emperor were displayed outside the Hall. The emperor first went to Cining Palace to salute the Queen Mother, then went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to read treasures, and then acceded to the throne. The chief minister and deputy ministers held a wedding parade for the Queen. This is a mansion as big as the Ming Dynasty.