Why did the Qing people shoot three arrows in the sedan chair when they got married?
When the sedan chair is near the man's house, you should fire three shots in time and welcome the man to set off firecrackers when he hears the news. When you enter a man's house, you should take it out from the brazier in the yard to drive away evil spirits with fire, which also symbolizes the rich life of the young couple. When you get off the sedan chair, the door of the sedan chair should face the direction of the Western God. When the auspicious moment comes, the bride will get off the sedan chair with a bottle of gold, silver and rice, and the groom will pick up the bow and arrow on the table and shoot three arrows at the bride's sedan chair in a simulated way. Yangzhou's happy word expresses the meaning: "One bow and three arrows. An arrow comes from the east first, and the couple step on the golden dragon. Two arrows came to the west, and they made a good couple. Three arrows were shot in front of the sedan chair, behind the sedan chair, to the left of the sedan chair and to the right of the sedan chair, and went straight into the clouds. A hundred children and a thousand grandchildren are as rich as an enemy. " According to folklore, this custom comes from the story of a peach blossom girl who broke the Duke of Zhou. It is a custom in Fujian and Taiwan that the groom should kick the sedan chair hard when he carries the bride out of the sedan chair, which is a demonstration for the bride and hopes that the bride will obey her orders in the future. The bride, on the other hand, should step on the threshold when entering the door, which symbolizes that she will overwhelm the groom. According to legend, this mutual service is also the story of the fight between Duke Zhou and the flower girl.