In Miao wedding customs, Miao weddings are divided into arranged marriages and free marriages. Arranged marriage is usually a matchmaker invited by parents, usually relatives and friends of the other party. After the woman knows the man's situation and obtains one of her daughters' clothes, the matchmaker will explain whether she agrees or not when she comes back. If the woman agrees, agree on "bride price money" and engagement date; The man prepares things to go to the woman's house, and the woman's house prepares wine and meat to entertain, which is called "eating new wine". When the male guests leave, the female gives everyone chicken, glutinous rice and a "pepper cloth" belt.
Miao marriage customs are generally divided into arranged marriage and free marriage. Arranged marriage is the matchmaker of parents, and the matchmaker is often someone who knows each other or a relative of each other. When the woman learns about the man, she asks her daughter for advice. When the matchmaker comes back, she will explain whether she agrees or not. If the woman agrees, agree on "bride price money" and engagement date; The man prepares things to go to the woman's house, and the woman's house prepares wine and meat to entertain, which is called "eating new wine". When the male guests leave, the female gives everyone chicken, glutinous rice and a "pepper cloth" belt.
There is also the custom of singing wine songs at Miao weddings. At wedding celebrations, the Miao people's wine songs are often sung in sets. A set of wine songs sung by Miao people in marriage etiquette takes eight or nine hours to finish, sometimes staying up all night. At the wedding, both men and women should send singers to sing wine songs, and the chosen singer is called Grant. There is also a kind of wine-talking song in Miao marriage customs. Each set of wine songs is divided into nine parts: the first part is the road-blocking song (also called the gate-blocking song), which is called the road-blocking song when the male singer comes to the female thatched cottage and the female gathers singers to sing at the intersection of the thatched cottage. The man should skillfully cooperate with the woman's singing, and once he answers the other person's questions, let him go to the cottage. The second part is called "Ten Cut", that is, male and female singers sing ten songs each, reflecting the local conditions and customs of their village. The third part is called Ye Gong Entering the Ground, which mainly sings about the origin and steep process of ancestors of both men and women.
The fourth part is called "The Road to Marriage", which sings the formation and form of ancient marriage etiquette for men and women. The fifth part is called "Three Generations Foundation", that is, both men and women sing the basic information of the father, grandfather and great-grandfather of the newlyweds, so as to deepen the mutual understanding of their in-laws and families. The sixth part is called "Qin Feng". Ge Lang used songs to introduce the love experiences of men and women before marriage, such as how they met, similar to reporting love stories for the groom. The seventh part is called "overdetermination", which represents the elders of both men and women singing their expectations and blessings to the newlyweds. The eighth part is called "thanking the host's family", and the man Ge Lang thanked the woman's in-laws on behalf of the man. The ninth part is called Dragon Boat Song, which is the climax of the whole set of wine songs. Singers from both sides compete to win or lose in the form of duet. Singers from both sides pull preserved duck while singing duet, and the winner gets preserved duck.