The wedding customs in Lanzhou have strong northwest local characteristics, including engagement, lottery, marriage and so on. In the old days of engagement, engagement was about matching the right family. Men and women don't meet, all by parents' orders and matchmakers' words. Generally speaking, the man will ask the matchmaker to find the right woman and ask her birthday. If the two words match, the bill of lading and a bottle of wine go to the woman's house to act as matchmaker. If the woman's family agrees, open the bottle to drink, if not, don't open the bottle to return the wine. In some places, the woman will entertain a long meal if she agrees, otherwise she will not agree. Once you agree to get married, choose an auspicious day to get engaged. When engaged, the matchmaker leads the suitor to the woman's house with pairs of clothes or cloth, snacks and even a few bottles of wine (that is, two bottles of wine tied together). The woman's family invited the closest relatives to entertain her warmly, and even got engaged after drinking a bottle of wine. When the man goes back, the empty wine bottle in the woman's house is full of food, so that the man can take it back. Now it has gradually evolved from an introducer to an "approach bridge". When men and women met and got to know each other, they hit it off and the engagement ceremony was held as scheduled. Commonly known as "carrying a combination" or "making a gift". After drawing lots for engagement, the man can go to the woman's house on holidays or at ordinary times. Bring a small gift every time you go. Give a bride price one year or several months before marriage, commonly known as "giving a bride price". Men prepare clothes, gifts, wine, meat, etc. And invite references to the woman's house. The woman's banquet is more abundant than when she is engaged. The bride price depends on the family situation of both parties. Generally, cities are higher than rural areas, and Pingchuan places are higher than mountainous areas. Married men and women get married according to the date of birth chosen by both parties. The day a girl gets married is called "make-up", and the relatives and friends of the woman's family are called "adding boxes", giving more jewelry, clothes, utensils, money and so on. It is relatively simple for a woman to hold a banquet. Some relatives were selected to visit the man's house with the girl, and they were called "Master Xi". Dowry for girls usually varies from family to family, usually a pair of boxes, blankets, clothes, shoes and socks, toiletries and so on. Among them, it is essential to marry a pair of bowls, called "rice bowl", which means that wealth will continue after you go to your husband's family. The woman will also bring gifts to her parents-in-law, relatives and elders, brothers and sisters, mostly pillows, shoes and socks, which are given to her relatives at the wedding, commonly known as "gifts". On the wedding day, the man's family should prepare at least two cars and marry his wife according to the selected auspicious time. When you go to the woman's house, you should bring a "gratitude rope", which is a gift and cloth for her parents, as well as steamed stuffed buns, meat recipes (4 ribs) and wine. In today's folk music, Judas, Liancheng, Tong Yuan and other areas, when getting married, the woman's family requires the man to bring a female goat as a gift to the family god. Among them, there is a legend: It is said that the family god here is a "horn god". If a girl gets married without offering a lamb, the horn god will be unhappy and will destroy the smooth progress of the marriage. In addition, the number of people who want to get married should be single, and one of them should be a woman, which is the so-called "married grandmother". This person should choose a family with complete parents, husband and children, which is commonly known as "all young people". Don't use mules when you get married. When a girl leaves home, she should cry as much as possible, otherwise she will be laughed at. When you leave home, you should take a pair of chopsticks in your hand and throw them on the ground to show that you don't take money from home. At the same time, the woman's family should secretly hide the things in the sedan chair and ask her son-in-law to pay you when you leave. When the bride gets on or off the sedan chair, she should be hugged by relatives, preferably uncles, commonly known as "sedan chair lift". When you get married, you shoot a gong and beat your body with colored paper flowers mixed with salt and whole grains to show exorcism. At this time, people who don't belong to the family will temporarily avoid it. There should be a suitable unmarried man guarding the bed on the kang of the new house, which is commonly known as "pressing the bed". The window of the new house should be pasted with red paper, and the bride should tear off the window paper when she enters the house. Walnuts and red dates are hidden on the kang, symbolizing reunion and early birth. At the wedding ceremony, men and women kowtowed three times (to worship heaven and earth, ancestors and parents), then the couple worshipped each other and finally the guests. At this time, the host will say something auspicious, such as making money, loving the young and having a baby early. Subsequently, the newlyweds toast, kowtow and give gifts to their parents and their closest relatives and elders, which is called "raising gifts to recognize relatives". Some things that the woman married at this time, let her sister-in-law open the box for everyone to see, called "editing." The woman made a suit, shoes and socks, and a belt for her new son-in-law. At the wedding, the bride's siblings or nephews will give it to the groom to try on. At this time, the groom's peers tied the groom with a belt and asked him to pay for it. This is called "paying for it". Then, the bride's "wedding guests" personally put the long noodles brought from home into the pot, gave the bride and groom two bowls each, and let them sit together and finish eating. After the wedding, everyone closed the door, and the newlyweds entered the bridal chamber first, thinking that whoever entered the bridal chamber first would be the master in the future. Making trouble in the new house at night is commonly known as "making trouble in bed". Making a new house is very casual and open, and no matter how old or young, there is a saying that "a new wife will be big or small for three days". On the third day after the wedding, the bride's parents or brothers and sisters-in-law came to eat "three-day wine", and when they came, they brought lapels, sleeves and other things, and asked the bride to take them to the kitchen to roll out a long noodle, which was called "try the knife" to identify and assess whether the bride's tea and rice skills were quick and capable. On this day, the bride was taken to the wheat field by "Quan Huanren" to kowtow and incense, which was called "Hui Ye". After that, you can go out from now on. When you go back to your mother's house for the first time, you should go out early to avoid being seen by passers-by. You can't stay at your mother's house longer than at your husband's house. Within a few months after marriage, the man will also bring a wine gift to thank the matchmaker. At this time, a complete wedding is over.