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What does Nacai mean?
China has been a multi-ethnic country since ancient times, and the wedding customs and etiquette of all ethnic groups are also different. However, since the ancestors of China entered the civilized society in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, they gradually developed a set of established wedding etiquette for men and women, which was defined as the ritual system by later dynasties and widely recognized by the Han nationality. This is the "six rites" recorded in Confucian classics. "Six Rites" turned out to be the wedding etiquette of aristocratic children in the Zhou Dynasty. "Six Rites" in "Confused Scholar" refers to the six steps of accepting gifts, asking names, accepting gifts, being invited and welcoming relatives and their etiquette. "Accepting talents" is the first ceremony of the wedding. After the man chooses the right partner, please ask the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman. After the woman agrees, the man prepares his relatives to propose marriage. "Na" means "Na", and the gift is a goose, because in the eyes of the ancients, geese are migratory birds, symbolizing the harmonious marriage of men and women, and future generations can also be replaced by lambs, acacia, golden harvest and latex paint, all symbolizing the harmonious and firm relationship between husband and wife. "Asking the name" is the second ceremony of the wedding. After the man's family receives the gift money, let the matchmaker ask the woman's name, rank, date of birth, etc. In this way, male families can distinguish between good and bad. This is actually the process of the man's family getting to know the daughter-in-law and her family in detail. "Naji" is the third ceremony of the wedding. After the name-asking ceremony, the man sought good or bad luck in the ancestral hall. If it is auspicious, the man sends an envoy to inform the woman's family, so the two families formally conclude an in-laws relationship. This descendant was called Ding Meng, and now they are called betrothed. Najib is officially engaged, and he must have a token when he salutes. Goose was used in ancient times, and jewelry, rings and colored silk were used in later generations. "Nagu" is the fourth ceremony of the wedding ceremony, which means "Cheng", that is, after Naji, the man's family gives the woman precious gifts such as coins and silks, so it is also called "Nagu". Money refers to silk, deerskin and so on as gifts. Instead of money, later generations called it "bride price" or "bride price". The number of betrothal gifts given by Rona is taboo, such as ten silks and a pair of deerskin (that is, lovers' skins). "Inviting the Day" is the fifth ceremony of the wedding. After the man paid his respects, he sent an envoy to the woman's house to ask about the wedding date, but it was only a form. Because the man has blessed the auspicious day of the zodiac, it is only a courtesy for the woman to set the wedding date to show her respect for the other party. The woman naturally gives in, meaning that the wedding date is set by the man, so the man's emissary informs the woman of the wedding date, so the children and grandchildren "invite the day". The sixth ceremony of the wedding is "welcoming". At the appointed wedding date, the groom personally went to the woman's house and married the bride at dusk. At this point, the "Six Rites" were completed, and the wedding hero and heroine officially appeared and held a ceremony of ancestor worship. Wedding ceremonies such as meeting the bride, tying the knot (later evolved into "drinking a glass of wine") and entering the bridal chamber. "Six Rites" was originally a noble wedding, and in the whole process, red tape ran through it. Therefore, with the popularity of this wedding mode among the people, it gradually decreases, and the gifts given are constantly changing due to the time and place. In the Song Dynasty, when Zhu wrote "Family Gifts", he simplified and merged the "Six Gifts" into three items: accepting gifts, concubinage and welcoming relatives, similar to the modern trilogy of marriage proposal, engagement and marriage. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, the wedding ceremony in local script promulgated by the imperial court was based on Zhu Zi's family ceremony, but officials must hold "six ceremonies" in strict accordance with the ancient ceremony to show the grade difference between officials and people. From a modern point of view, the ceremony included in the "Six Rites" is actually just a prelude to the wedding. In modern times, the wedding ceremony after kissing is called wedding, which is the difference between ancient wedding and modern wedding.