What do you mean by "two marriages"? This kind of marriage does not belong to men marrying women, nor does it belong to women recruiting men for adoption. After getting married, the young couple still maintain a certain "stickiness" to their families of origin, and usually live in different houses. They usually have two children. The first one takes the father's surname and is mainly raised by the man. The second takes the mother's surname and is mainly raised by the woman. In the second marriage family, there is no concept of grandparents, and children call their parents grandparents.
Where is the custom of double-headed marriage? This is a new form of marriage that has quietly emerged in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in recent years. This situation mainly appears in Hangjiahu area. The parties I contacted were concentrated in Jiubao, Linping and Yuhang around Hangzhou, mostly where villages turned to communities, and Huzhou. The phenomenon of double-headed marriage is very common.
Where does Jiangsu and Zhejiang refer to? "Jiangsu and Zhejiang" in a broad sense refers to the areas under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province, while "Jiangsu and Zhejiang" in a narrow sense usually refers to cities in the Yangtze River Delta region under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu Province and Zhejiang Province: Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong and Changzhou in Jiangsu Province.
Zhenjiang, Yangzhou and Taizhou; Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Zhoushan and Taizhou in Zhejiang Province.
Jiangsu-Nanjing Jiangsu attractions: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Qixia Mountain, Ming Tomb, Yuhuatai, Xuanwu Lake, Tangshan Hot Spring, Presidential Bow, Mochou Lake, Yangtze River Bridge, Confucius Temple, Qinhuai River and so on. Zhenjiang: Jinshan Temple in Jinshan, Jiao Shan, Gu Bei and so on. Yangzhou: Slender West Lake and so on. Wuxi: Yuantouzhu, San'guo City, Huishan, the second spring in the world, Lingshan Buddha, Taihu Xiandao, Meiyuan, etc. Yixing: Zhanggong Cave, Shanjuan Cave, etc. Nantong: Wolf Mountain and so on. Suzhou: Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, Humble Administrator's Garden, Lingering Garden, Lion Forest, Dongshan, Xishan, Tongli, Zhouzhuang, Mudu, North Temple Tower and even the garden. Kunshan: Thousand lamps and so on.
Zhejiang-Jiaxing: Nanhu, etc. Haining: Leather City, former residence of Jin Yong, tide watching, etc. Hangzhou: 10 West Lake Scenery (Su Causeway Xiao Chun, Quyuan Fenghe, Pinghu Qiuyue, Broken Bridge Canxue, Liulang Wenying, Huagang Watching Fish, Leifeng Sunset, Shuangfeng Tea Rhyme, Nanping Night Bell, Santan silver moon), Pagoda of Six Harmonies, Huanglong Cave, Tiger Run, Qingshan Lake, Lingyin Temple, Wuzhen and Wang Yue Temple. Lin 'an: Daming Mountain, West Zhejiang Grand Canyon, Bamboo Sea, etc. Tonglu: drifting and the like. Shaoxing: Lu Xun's former residence, Shenyuan, Ke Yan, Jianhu, Luzhen, Dayu Tomb and so on. Ningbo: Tianyi Pavilion, Tiantongshan, Xikou, Xiangshan and so on. Zhoushan: shenjiamen, Mount Putuo and so on. Wenzhou: Taishun covered bridge and so on. Jinhua: Shuanglong Cave, Zhuge Bagua Village and so on. Lishui: Wonderland and so on. There are many places in Zhejiang.
Jiangsu and Zhejiang customs 1: Kill the Year Pig
A month or half before the Chinese New Year, Zhejiang people will slaughter their own fat pigs that have been raised for a year, and then invite relatives, friends and neighbors to have a lively pig-killing meal to share the sumptuous pork dinner and the joy of the upcoming Chinese New Year!
Custom 2: Cured meat
Bacon is a special food in Zhejiang Province. After the pig is killed, the fresh meat is pickled and put into a pickling tank. Pickled for a few days, taken out, then put up a shelf and smoked with firewood. After a period of time, the meat will become bright and fragrant.
Bacon can be preserved for a long time, as if it can continue the joy of the New Year for a long time. Low temperature drying environment is suitable for curing bacon. Generally, the shelf life is 3-6 months, which varies according to the water content, environmental temperature and humidity of the bacon itself. If it exceeds 6 months, the quality will be difficult to guarantee.
Custom 3: Eat rice cakes with rice cakes.
There is a saying in many places in Zhejiang, "28, 8". When I was nearly thirty, it was snowing outside, and the house was full of children!
There are places where you don't eat Ciba, and you buy some rice cakes every year to symbolize your height.
Custom 4: Buy silver jewelry.
Some people in Zhejiang will take this opportunity to buy some high-grade goods, and some silver houses will prepare enough materials for customers to play with jewelry before the new year.
Custom 5: Buy new year's goods.
Every household should buy all kinds of new year's goods, not to mention lanterns and Spring Festival couplets, as well as food and play, especially chicken and fish. Chicken indicates good luck, and of course fish is more than enough every year!
Custom 6: light a lamp to protect your old age.
People in Zhejiang have the habit of lighting lamps on New Year's Eve. Lighting means lighting everywhere on New Year's Eve. Watching the new year begins with eating New Year's Eve dinner. This New Year's Eve dinner should be eaten slowly, starting with lighting lanterns, and some families have to eat it until late at night. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.
Custom 7: Ancestor worship
Ancestor worship is a grand folk activity during the Spring Festival in Zhejiang. Before the arrival of New Year's Eve, every family dedicated genealogy and memorial tablets, set the table, set incense burners and offerings, and their parents offered sacrifices, burned three incense sticks, prayed for a bumper harvest, and finally burned paper money, commonly known as "giving money to grain"! Now it is more common to set up bowls and chopsticks to worship the dead old people before eating to show New Year greetings and commemoration.
After the New Year's Eve or at the beginning of the first month, the whole family goes to the ancestral grave to offer sacrifices. Sacrifices must be prepared in advance, including firecrackers, incense sticks and burning paper, and sent to the cemetery for burning, which will be counted as Chinese New Year expenses for ancestors. Knock on the head more, set off firecrackers, and then walk around the cemetery, and the worshippers will take the opportunity to say what they pray for and hope.
Ancestor worship ends on the fifteenth day of the first month. "After the New Year, I plan to live." /kloc-set off firecrackers on 0/5 to send away ancestors.
Custom 8: Setting off firecrackers
At midnight, the New Year bell rang and fireworks began to set off. At this time, the house was brightly lit, and the deafening noise outside pushed the lively atmosphere of New Year's Eve to a climax. However, with the entry into modern times, people began to pay more attention to its danger, and perhaps soon, it will quit the stage of Zhejiang New Year pictures.
Special attention: Because of the danger of fireworks and firecrackers, policies have been clearly issued in various parts of Zhejiang, and some areas cannot be set off. Before setting off fireworks, you should determine your local policy! Also, for the safety of you and your family, you must buy fireworks produced by regular manufacturers! ! !