Current location - Plastic Surgery and Aesthetics Network - Wedding supplies - Why do Chinese weddings straddle the saddle?
Why do Chinese weddings straddle the saddle?
The significance of Chinese wedding straddle saddle;

An ancient marriage custom. Popular in Han areas, especially in the Tang and Song Dynasties, followed by later generations. That is, when the bride marries her husband's family, she must symbolically ride the saddle when entering the door. "Saddle" and "security" are both at the same time, so take its long-term meaning of "peace". In the Northern Song Dynasty, it was a custom for a son-in-law to sit in a saddle. In modern times, it tends to be consistent. After the bride enters the door, she straddles the saddle first and then salutes in the hall.

Saddle "and" An "are homophonic, meaning" Long-term peace ". Put it on the threshold of the bridal chamber, meaning that the bride will be safe all her life across the saddle. The bride stepped into the threshold with her front foot and didn't lift her back foot. The whole person took off the saddle with her parents and children, which just fits the meaning of "a woman doesn't want a man, and a good horse doesn't deserve a double saddle".