Chinese traditional wedding custom
1, Three Six Gifts: Three books include letters of appointment, gifts and welcome letters, which refer to the documents exchanged during the betrothal ceremony. "Letter of appointment"-letter of appointment, exchanged at the time of engagement; "Gift Book"-a list of gifts, which lists the types and quantities of gifts and will be exchanged when giving gifts; "Wedding Book"-a book for marrying the bride, which is used when picking up the bride on the wedding day. Six rites refer to all the procedures from finding relatives to matchmaking to getting married. It includes six steps: recruiting, asking names, Najib, recruiting, inviting dates and welcoming people.
2, bed: that is, a few days before the wedding, choose an auspicious day, spread bedding sheets on the couple's new bed, then spread dragon and phoenix quilts, and sprinkle all kinds of happy fruits, such as peanuts, red dates, longan, lotus seeds, etc., meaning that the couple has a baby early. Those who do these things must be good people with living parents, complete brothers and sisters and harmonious families, because only in this way can they bring good luck to the newcomers.
3, making trouble in the bridal chamber: the old people think that the newlyweds will not make trouble, and the more they make trouble, the more they think that making trouble in the bridal chamber can ward off evil spirits and avoid disasters, and they can make money after marriage.
4. Dowry: Dowry is usually delivered to the husband's family the day before the wedding. The amount of dowry represents the status and wealth of the woman's family. Generally, besides clothes and accessories, there are some things that symbolize better clothes and costumes, such as scissors that symbolize butterflies flying together, vases that symbolize flowers and wealth, and shoes that symbolize growing old together, all of which depend on local customs and habits.
5. Above: Choose an auspicious day before marriage. Both men and women should comb their hair in their own homes and say loudly at the same time: comb it to the end, comb it to Qi Mei with white hair, comb it to the children and grandchildren, and comb it to four silver bamboo shoots.
6. Hold a red umbrella: On the wedding day, the bride stands in the open air, and the sisters or bridesmaids hold a red umbrella on the bride's head, which means "spreading branches and leaves" and scattering rice to the sky and the top of the umbrella.