In the Tang Dynasty, it was called "plastic cup wine". In Song Dynasty, it was popular to connect two wine glasses with colored silk to make colored knots such as concentric knots. Couples have a drink or pass a drink to each other. This custom is very common in our country. For example, drinking plastic glasses of wine in Shaoxing is presided over by middle-aged women who have children and are blessed among the relatives of the man. Before drinking a plastic cup of wine, feed the bride and groom sitting on the bed with a few small dumplings, then pour two plastic cups of wine for the newlyweds, and then mix the two glasses of wine and divide them into two cups.
Wedding toast: In order to show that the husband and wife love each other, the husband and wife hold a glass of wine at the wedding, and each of them crosses their arms and takes a sip.
Manchu wedding "wine glass": At night, the bridal chamber is filled with flowers and candles. After the groom takes off his hood, he will sit on the bride's left, and his wife will hold the wine glass and let the groom have a drink first. The lady who sent the bride held up the glass and let the bride have a drink first; Then the two ladies exchanged glasses and asked the bride and groom to have another drink. "Thank-you Seats" before and after the Manchu wedding: A cooked banquet is put in a special gift box and carried to the woman's home by two people to show their gratitude to the in-laws for raising their daughters and being daughters-in-law. In addition, a "thank you matchmaker table" will be made, put in a round cage, picked by one person and sent to the matchmaker's home to show his gratitude to the matchmaker for his good deeds.
The word "marriage" is strange to modern people. However, the "toast" between the bride and groom is very familiar to everyone who has been married or attended the wedding. "Marriage" refers to the newlyweds drinking acacia wine in the bridal chamber. It means floating. Cut a melon into two spoonfuls, and the bride and groom each take a spoonful to drink. It's called marriage. Marriage began in the Zhou Dynasty, and has been used in later generations, but it is a bitter and inedible thing. Filling wine must be bitter wine. Therefore, the drinking of husband and wife not only symbolizes that husband and wife are a family and grow old together, but also contains the profound meaning of letting the bride and groom share joys and sorrows. As the Book of Rites said, "So, we should unite, respect each other and kiss each other."
After the Song Dynasty, the ceremony of tying the knot evolved into a toast for the newlyweds. "Tokyo Dream Record Marries a Woman" records: The couple "tied together with two colored knots, drank one and called a cup. After drinking, throw a lamp and put it under the bed. When the lights are turned up and turned off, everyone will celebrate and then cover the bill. " The symbolic meaning of this ceremony is meaningful.
Connect two wine glasses with colored silk or colored paper. Men and women change their names and have a drink each, which symbolizes that husband and wife will become one from now on. Of course, in many cases, "only the bride is shy and refuses to get her hands on it." (Republic of China: Xie County Records)
After drinking, throw the glass under the bed to see if it is harmonious. If the glass just closes obliquely, it symbolizes that men are inclined downward and women are inclined upward, and their sex life is good and unstoppable. This harmonious thing of Yin and Yang is obviously a good thing. During the period of the Republic of China, Shanxi people got married and worshipped the heavens and the earth. "They were introduced into the bridal chamber, and their husbands were advanced. The bride stepped on the four corners of the bed, sat in the back corner of the bed and drank a glass of wine. This was the day of' marriage'. After marriage, there are still ceremonies such as worshipping ancestors and seeing brave aunts, probably the day after the wedding. " (Republic of China: Fushan County Records)
Today, a glass of wine is essential for the wedding of young people in rural Shanxi, but the form is much simpler than that in ancient times. After men and women pour their own wine, they hook their arms and look at each other, and drink it off in warm and happy laughter, or in the bridal chamber, or in the hall, restaurant and restaurant where the wedding is held. According to folk tradition, drinking a glass of wine is held in the bridal chamber, so people always associate marriage with the bridal chamber. However, no matter how different the expression of this custom is, its meaning and mentality are the same, and the eternal and inseparable hint will have an impact on the long-term marriage life of newlyweds in the future.
When people hold a wedding in a remote mountain village, no matter how hard the life of ordinary people is, we can see people's loyalty to love and yearning for a better life through the laughter filled with a glass of wine.
According to the wedding custom, after drinking a glass of wine, a wedding ceremony is usually held. In ancient times, this knot was called a bun, which was made of the hair of newly married men and women. The newlyweds sit on the bed together, male left and female right. But this kind of gift is limited to the first marriage of the couple, and it is not necessary for those who remarry. People often say that married couples, that is, original couples, concubines and second wives, can't be regarded as married couples.
In ancient marriage customs, knot has a very solemn meaning. Later, this custom gradually disappeared, but the term knot hair still exists. Married couples are respected by people, and married couples symbolize the beautiful meaning of never being separated. Just like drinking a glass of wine, they are still fully affirmed and praised by most people in rural areas.
Speaking of toasting, everyone is familiar with it, because this program is very common at weddings.
According to legend, this custom originated in the pre-Qin period. "Book of Rites" contains: the bride and groom each drink a ladle, and the ladle is divided into two. It means that a couple will become one from now on, and husband and wife enjoy equal status. After marriage, they will love each other and live in harmony. In the Tang dynasty, in addition to using a ladle as a vessel for holding wine, cups could also be used instead. In Song Dynasty, newlyweds used two glasses when toasting. After drinking, they drank half, and then changed to a cup of * * *. After drinking, they threw the wine glasses under the bed one by one to show their happiness after marriage for a hundred years. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the ceremony of making cups had developed into three parts: combining, making cups and robbing money. In today's wedding, the ceremony of "putting a cup under the bed" has been abolished, and "grabbing money" has been replaced by "throwing paper flowers", but the ceremony of "drinking a glass of wine" is still being carried out, adding a festive atmosphere to the wedding.