Last year, in Dongzhuo Village, Jinfeng, Changle City, the groom Zhuoxie and the bride Chen Zhuxian were married in accordance with the wedding procedures of the ancient Zhou Dynasty in China. It is said that the two newlyweds are members of the organization "Fujian Hanfu Tianxia". Based on their love for traditional culture, they intend to make the wedding a Zhou Dynasty wedding. The Chinese etiquette of this kind of wedding began in the Zhou Dynasty, so we can trace it back to the pre-Qin era 3000 years ago. See what this special wedding is really like:
3: 10: Xun Zili
As the master of ceremonies announced the start of the ceremony, the groom's parents sat up and the groom bowed to their parents. The father gave the wine, and the groom took it and drank it immediately.
The ceremony is the first step of the wedding procedure in the Zhou Dynasty, and the father must say something encouraging to his son before the ceremony is over.
3: 30: Give gifts.
The groom said goodbye to his parents and went to the bride's house. He still has a bronze goose in his hand. What is this for? It turns out that this is a gift for the bride's parents. The gift refers to the gift given during the visit. The son-in-law treats the goose as a gift, indicating that he should be honest and respectful to the bride in the future.
Although the parents of the couple still wear their usual clothes, the bride and groom wear Hanfu. Never think that Hanfu refers to the costumes of the Han Dynasty, but the costumes of the ancient Han people.
5 o'clock: wedding.
Yesterday's wedding was a combination of ancient and modern, and the bride's family also held some ceremonies with local customs. The official wedding didn't officially start until after 5 o'clock. The wedding was held at the groom's house, but due to limited space, it was held at the ancestral hall in the village.
"Peach flies and burns its splendor ..." A friend of the bride and groom, a member of Fujian Hanfu Tianxia, recited a poem "The Book of Songs Nan Zhou Peach Blossom Garden" as a blessing to the couple. The guzheng song "Three Lane of Plum Blossoms" is also wrapped around the ancestral temple, which makes people really return to the Zhou Dynasty 3000 years ago. Holding hands and wearing a red scarf, the couple slowly came to the purlin.
5: 10: Vogel
The emcee said loudly, "Bravo." What is the praise? Upon inquiry, the original praise refers to the elder of the groom and a member of "Fujian Hanfu Tianxia". He sits on the throne. After the couple entered the main seat, he began to pour wine into the cup and waited for the couple to sit in the seat.
The traditional etiquette of the Han nationality attaches great importance to neatness, and the so-called baptism means that the best man (called Yu by the ancients) and the maid of honor (Ai) should water and bathe the bride and groom before taking their seats.
5: 20: Same prison ceremony.
After washing their hands, the couple sat opposite each other. The position of the opposite seat is male west and female east, indicating the intersection of yin and yang. At this time, the two will start to drink the same kind of wine and eat the same kind of meat, named "the same prison ceremony".
5: 30: wedding
At modern weddings, everyone is familiar with "cheers". There were also weddings in ancient times, and this ceremony was called "wedding ceremony". "Couple" means that couples share cups and drink together, but only exchange cups with each other, instead of drinking around their necks like now. The wine that husband and wife drink symbolizes the meaning of husband and wife sharing joys and sorrows.
After drinking the toast, the couple began to worship heaven and earth, worship the high hall, worship the husband and wife, and cut a lock of hair for each other and put it in the kit together, indicating that they "tied their hair", formally married, and finally sent it to the bridal chamber.