On the way to the market, by the clear stream; In other places, at the home of relatives and friends, young men and women of She nationality who don't know each other will boldly and frankly test each other with love songs after meeting. Sometimes men take the initiative, but more often, girls ask questions first. She people can sing and dance well, and there is a saying that "She people naturally love singing". Young men and women are engaged not only through their parents, but also freely fall in love, choose their partners and get their parents' consent before getting engaged through the media. The main feature of the selection target of She youth is "taking folk songs as the medium". The folk songs sung by She people are called love songs, and there are also "fate songs" called marriage.
The groom sings folk songs with wine and rice.
In some areas of She nationality in Zhejiang Province, weddings are very simple. On the wedding day, the groom will go to the bride's house to meet her, and the bride's house will entertain her with wine and rice. But at first, there was nothing on the table. Everyone quietly waits for the groom to sing folk songs, what he wants, what he wants to eat, and sing chopsticks songs if he wants chopsticks. If you want wine, sing "Wine Song". The groom sang a song, and the chef sang a song, echoing each other. The groom responded with what he wanted and filled the table. After dinner, the groom wants to sing one song at a time, and the things on the table come back one by one, and the chef comes to the party like singing. This custom is called "adjusting the groom" and "answering songs".
Wear a crested comb when getting married
She brides who go to her husband's house are dressed very differently. A bun with red hair between the hair is coiled at the back of the head and a pointed crown is worn on the head; Outside the crown, there are four beads composed of hundreds of white-headed beads, which are inserted with silver hairpin; Under the crown, a small HongLing, one foot long and three inches wide, looks gorgeous and dazzling; On a round silver medal, there are three small silver medals wrapped around and hung on the forehead. This is a rockhopper. The bride should also wear earrings and a silver collar, especially the nine-chain silver ring on the ring finger of her left hand. It is said that this nine-ring ring is for the future birth of nine sons and twelve grandchildren.
You have to eat a thousand kilograms of rice when you leave your family.
After dressing up, the bride has to "walk with chopsticks" and eat "one kilo of rice" in the middle before she can leave her family. At this time, there are two chopsticks and a bowl of rice on the table. The bride picked up a pair of chopsticks in one hand and handed it to her brother standing behind her. My brother took the chopsticks and put them back on the table from the bride's armpit. Then, the bride bent down, ate three mouthfuls of the bowl of rice, spit it in the handkerchief on the table, was wrapped by her brother, put it in the bride's pocket and took it to her husband's house. It is said that the bride can raise 1,000 kilograms of fat pigs every year after bringing 1,000 kilograms of rice.
Scold the bride into her husband's house.
In the She nationality area around Jianyang, Fujian, the bride arrived at the man's house and no one came to meet her. The bride stood in the middle of the yard, and her husband's family and guests had already dodged, as if no one was there. When the bride arrives, she will say, "Your family is dead." Then everyone came out and replied, "It's up to you to carry on the family line." Then the bride visits Weng Gu, visits the ancestral temple and enters the bridal chamber. Three days after marriage, the bride will go to the fields to work.
Long night duet
When she people hold a wedding, after three rounds of drinking at the wedding banquet, the bride will toast the guests accompanied by a sister-in-law, and the sister-in-law behind her will sing "wine songs" for her. This ceremony is called "Toast". At this time, the bride has to accept red envelopes from her elders and guests, which is called asking for a hundred taels of silver. In the future, these hundreds of pieces of silver will be worn as jewelry for future generations, which indicates good luck. After the wedding reception, set the stage and start singing all night. This is the most lively scene at the wedding of She nationality. The two male and female songs of the duet were specially invited by both men and women. It is usually held in the spacious middle hall, and the She people who are thousands of miles away will come to listen to the songs. If the singer is competitive, Xian Yi, young and old, and the host are also interested, sometimes the song will last for three days and nights. After marriage, the bride, accompanied by the groom, will be stopped to sing a song on the road for the first time. Yes, let the village enter; If it doesn't match, you have to put pot dust on your face. When the husband and wife arrive at the woman's house, the new son-in-law will sing all night. In the marriage custom of She nationality, dialogue runs through. If you can't sing, it's really hard to move.
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