1. Don't compete with heaven.

In ancient times, the bride was escorted to the sedan chair (limousine) by the female elders of Fogod, because the bride had a great position on the wedding day, but she could not compete with heaven.

2. Red umbrellas instead of red headscarves

In ancient times, at the wedding, the bride had to be covered with a red silk veil, and the groom lifted the veil when he entered the bridal chamber. The earliest hijab appeared in the Southern and Northern Dynasties to hide shame.

According to legend, at the beginning of the universe, there were only two brothers and sisters, Nuwa. Brother and sister should get married in order to breed human beings. But they are all shy. So the brother and sister climbed to the top of the mountain and prayed to heaven: "If God agrees that the brother and sister will be married, let a few clouds gather in the air;" If not, let them spread out. " The words sound just fell and the clouds in Ran Ran got closer and closer, and finally merged. So Nu Wa married her brother. In order to cover up her shame, Nu Wa made a fan out of grass to cover her face. Fans are homophonic with reeds. If you are a man, you will be a man. However, covering your face with a fan is not as soft, simple and beautiful as silk fabric. Therefore, the fan cover is gradually replaced by the cover.

3. Other legends, such as: Xu Xian and Bai Niangzi made love with umbrellas, and ethnic minorities in Yunnan held weddings with umbrellas.

Extra: It's an old wedding custom in Beijing. No matter how heavy it rains, you can't take an umbrella. Traditionally, it is considered that "opening an umbrella" and "breaking up" are homophonic, that is, "beating a mandarin duck".