People in Jining, Shandong Province like to follow the ancient Chinese wedding customs very much. Of course, the traditional Chinese wedding customs have also been greatly simplified, but the rest are the essence of the essence. Let's talk about the wedding customs in Jining, for the reference and study of friends who want to get married in Jining area.
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One: the matchmaker proposes marriage. Although the contemporary wedding ceremony is no longer three books and six gifts, the link of the matchmaker's proposal still exists, that is, the link of winning the lottery in the six gifts has not disappeared. The man should invite the matchmaker to propose marriage to his favorite woman's house, and of course he should also bring a four-color ceremony. Eight-character calculation still exists in some remote villages in Jining, and many young people with eight-character incompatibility are opposed to marriage by their parents.
Two: engagement. If two people agree, they can get engaged. It is very important to get engaged in Jining. The man's family should buy jewelry for the woman and pay a certain gift. The gift and the amount of the gift shall be negotiated by both parties. Generally, the amount of gifts and gifts is proposed by the woman. The number of gift money should be auspicious, such as eighteen thousand, thirty-eight thousand, sixty-eight thousand, eighty-eight thousand and so on.
Three: Before the wedding, both men and women should get ready. The man should be busy the day before the wedding and invite some lucky people to make the bed, as well as the groom's own sister-in-law. When making the bed, he will put cotton in the pillow, sprinkle cotton on the bed, and say some greetings at the same time, for example, life is as sweet as honey, children and grandchildren are full of wealth and so on. I also want to invite a boy to press the bed and wish the couple an early birth. The day before the wedding is a big day for the bride's family to send dowry. In the evening, there will be a small family gathering at the bride's house, and of course there will be a big banquet.
Fourth, the sedan chair, Jining wedding customs and the custom of holding chickens, to sit in the sedan chair with a boy holding a big rooster to press the sedan chair, is also the meaning of wishing the two newcomers to have children early.