Worship object: Worship place: in front of the main hall, a square table is built with two benches, which is called "top table", and a low table is placed under the top table; The two tables are surrounded by eight immortals satin.
Worship time: the day before marriage; Worship begins at 1 1 am (midnight) to 1 am. Offerings: The first row of offerings on the table: five kinds of fruits (bananas, plums, pineapples, rice cakes and raw kernels) and six kinds of vegetarian dishes (auricularia auricula, golden needle, peas, Chinese cabbage, mushrooms, broad beans, longan and kelp, etc. ), noodles tied with red paper (gathered into a tower), three small cups of green tea.
Under the table: half-cooked five beasts, red turtle, wool and wine, five small cups (as a sacrifice to the gods). On both sides of the table: all kinds of green-tailed sugarcane. Worship procedures: offering sacrifices-lighting candles-offering tea and toasting before the gods-burning incense to welcome the gods (three incense) and praying for all the best in the marriage-looking up to the sky, clapping three times, kneeling down and knocking three times, and so on-to the first wine-throwing a cup to invite the gods-since the gods are down, to the second wine. Holding gold paper in both hands, setting off firecrackers to worship God, lighting five-color gold (Tianjin, Butyl, Shoujin, Jin Chu and Fujin) and lamp holder-setting off firecrackers (can be omitted)-making a toast for the third time-> Throw a bow and ask the gods if they have finished their meal-spill wine on the paper dust-> Withdraw the confession.
Note: Hens, white-haired chickens and solidified-footed chickens should not be used as sacrificial chickens, but castrated chickens or cocks are better. A cultured person will also offer sacrifices to all pigs and sheep.
Another simple way to worship is: offering sacrifices-lighting candles-offering tea and toasting before the gods-burning incense to greet the gods (three incense) and praying-(clapping your hands three times, kneeling on your knees three times, and so on)-when the incense burns to one third, hold gold paper in your hand to worship the gods and burn five colors of gold (Tianjin, Dingjijin, Shoujin, Shoujin).
2. What are the procedures for marriage worship?
As a key procedure on the wedding day, marriage is a worship of heaven and earth, which can be divided into simple procedures and complex procedures. Complex methods may be omitted by most people in most areas now, and simple procedures are adopted. As a clan ceremony, it still belongs to the religious category. Generally speaking, religion worships God and God, and the core of wedding ceremony is to let God testify, rather than really worship God at all. Sacrificing ancestors is a call and oath to ancestors (meaning to tell ancestors that if someone gets married today, the man will inherit the virtues handed down by ancestors, uphold benevolence and carry forward the name of our family. From this day on, anonymous will be officially listed in my family tree and become the mother of my descendants, which will help her husband and children, carry forward her virtues and serve her neighbors. Paying homage to parents, as a gesture of gratitude, expresses the hardships of parents in raising their children. Today, you grow up and get married, starting today. It also means that no matter what your daughter-in-law will be like, your parents will always be your parents' children, and your parents will always be the oldest. The last worship is for husband and wife. On the one hand, this worship means thanking each other for not abandoning themselves and hoping to spend this life together. On the other hand, it also means that the two sides will always respect and love each other in the future. This "worship" means to thank and swear.
Therefore, when worshipping heaven and earth, the elders at home, preferably the groom's father, light candles and burn incense, and keep their hands clean. Burn paper money first, then light incense. Light red candles twice on the incense table and smoke five incense sticks (that is, all five incense sticks are lit, five incense sticks are placed on the incense table, one incense stick is placed on the incense table, and a pillar is placed outside the door). This process is to inform ancestors to come to the hall with incense and paper money to prepare for worship. Then Mr. MC will sing, and Mr. MC will sing in a clear voice:
Please take a seat in front of the bride's hall!
Worship the ancestors of heaven and earth! Provocative! Provoke again!
Second, worship Gaotang's parents and kowtow! Provocative! Provoke again! (Even if parents are still alive, at this time, parents must be among the ancestors. If you don't feel direct, both husband and wife will turn their heads to their parents at the same time to show their worship.
Three worshippers grow old with husband and wife. At this time, the husband and wife turned around and visited each other, only bowing.
The third worship, that is, after the bride's worship, will set off firecrackers and play music. The master of ceremonies will announce the bride's entry into the bridal chamber, and then the groom will lead the bride into the bridal chamber.
The whole worship ceremony is over!
3. Ancestor worship procedures before marriage and parting
Marriage and ancestor worship are one of the important processes in China's traditional marriage customs, which most people attach importance to and observe. This time-honored custom adds a bit of solemnity to people's festive and lively weddings.
To sum up, there are three situations of marriage and ancestor worship:
First, the groom worships the family ancestors. In the old days, the night before the wedding (or the morning of the wedding day), the wedding host (the groom's father or elder) prepared incense, paper, wax and other sacrifices, and led the groom to the ancestral temple or ancestral grave to burn incense, burn paper and kowtow. The wedding host shouted: "If someone gets married, please let the ancestors go home to eat noodles and drink". In fact, this is also a wish to "pray for the ancestors to bless the marriage of future generations of this family." During the Cultural Revolution, the ancestral temple was demolished. On the surface, this custom was abolished, but there were some families at that time, and their children secretly worshipped their ancestors at home on the wedding day, just not letting outsiders know. After the Cultural Revolution, especially since the reform and opening up, this custom gradually recovered. According to the old custom, some people go to ancestral graves to burn incense and kowtow to worship, while others bow to worship in front of genealogy or ancestor portraits.
Second, the groom worships the woman's ancestors. In the old days, on the morning of the wedding, the groom got married and came to the woman's house. Accompanied and guided by "welcoming guests with blankets" (the man) and "seeing them off" (the woman), he solemnly bowed down to the woman's genealogy or ancestral tablet. As a "half child", the groom pays homage to the relatives of the woman's family, which not only shows that he has officially become the closest relative of the woman's family, but also shows respect and memory for the woman's ancestors, which is beyond reproach. Since the reform and opening up, although the old customs still exist, different villages have changed with the passage of time. Now, after entering the door, many grooms have changed from kowtowing with incense to "three bows". Of course, whether the groom worships after entering the door depends on whether the woman's family is ready to worship. If there is, then worship, if not, then don't.
The third is Shangxi's tomb. The so-called "going to the West Tomb" means that on the night of the first wedding day, or on the morning of the wedding day, Lord xi leads the groom, carries red or pink sacrifices, presses red or pink paper on the grave of the deceased relatives, puts red incense on the grave, burns red or pink paper and "pours" red wine. In the area of Beigou and Daxindian in Penglai, some villages call this memorial ceremony "Shangxi Tomb". Although the custom of sweeping graves is not common now, it can still be seen in rural areas.
Like Tomb-Sweeping Day's grave-sweeping, it is not a feudal superstition, but an opportunity to cherish kinship ties and educate children not to forget "roots", which is completely reasonable and also a concrete manifestation of China's traditional filial piety culture in folk marriage customs.
What does the ceremony of worshipping heaven and earth mean at the wedding?
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"Worship heaven and earth" is one of the ancient wedding ceremonies. Chinese wedding. Also known as meeting the bride, meeting the bride. In the past, when holding a wedding, the bride and groom had to worship their ancestors, parents and elders after worshipping heaven and earth. Some people call worship of heaven and earth, ancestors, parents and husband and wife worship the church. In the Tang Dynasty, newly-married women met their aunts and uncles, and their common name was meeting the bride. In the Northern Song Dynasty, on the wedding day, the bride first worshipped the temple and held a ceremony to tie the knot. On the fifth watch of the next day, she used a table with a mirror on it, looked up and called the bride exhibition. In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was changed to a wedding day. After a sumptuous ceremony, the newlyweds take towels to the nave to uncover the bride's veil first, and then "visit the church, visit the gods and temples, and attend the ceremony of relatives". Later generations usually worship heaven and earth before the bride on the wedding day. During the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there was a saying that worship of heaven and earth and ancestor worship were collectively called sacrificial rites.
Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been widely practiced from the royal family to the common people. After the Song Dynasty, it became popular all over the country and was worshipped by heaven and earth, ancestors, aunts (in-laws) and couples, indicating that women have since become a member of the male family, thus becoming the most important gift in the wedding process. In modernization, the scope of "worshipping the church" has expanded. In addition to the ancestors of heaven and earth, we should also worship the Bi family and be friendly to guests and friends. On the second day after the wedding, the village paid a visit to the ancestral temple, but before the wedding, it was still necessary to pay a visit to the neighborhood of the cultural station.
That is, "the church of worship." Marriage customs of Han nationality. Popular all over the country. It was in the Tang Dynasty. It will be held from 7: 00 am to 1: 00 pm. People who marry women will put incense sticks, memorial tablets or portraits of ancestors of Chen in front of their houses. Put a grain bucket with whole grains, peanuts, red dates, etc. , with the word "double happiness" on it. Before visiting the church, light candles, set off firecrackers, play music, and then give children songs. The bride and groom all bow down in the same place, one for heaven and earth, one for parents, and three couples to worship. After the memorial ceremony, enter the bridal chamber. Change the wedding to bow.
5. How did the ancients worship heaven and earth when they got married?
Marriage procedure: the old custom of "three teas and six ceremonies to get married"
"Three teas" are three rituals. A cup of tea is needed for weddings, building houses and other gifts of Hakkas in Ningdu, so it is commonly known as "tea delivery".
"Six Rites" is the process of marriage. 1, then, the man entrusted the media to propose to her.
2, ask the name, ask the woman's name and birthday, commonly known as "desertion." 3. Najib, the man has a good omen and the two sides are harmonious. The man prepared a gift to inform the woman and decided to get married.
4. Conscription: The man gives bride a bride a bride price (gifts, clothes, food), commonly known as "opening red stickers", "opening posters", "making up your mind" and "making up your mind", which is now called "engagement". 5, please date, the man chooses the wedding date, prepares a gift to inform the woman, and obtains her consent.
Commonly known as "reporting the date" and "ordering tea". 6, kiss, that is, the groom to the woman's house to get married, generally known as welcome.
People commonly call the man "Qin Gui" and the woman "Hangjia" and "Guimen". This is called getting married.
Wedding etiquette: "sedan chair" was popular in the past, and the man sent a sedan chair to the woman's house to take the bride back. Before getting on the sedan chair, the woman's family will cry for it, commonly known as "crying marriage."
It is said that not crying will make the foreign history poor. After the bride enters the door, she meets the bride, drinks a glass of wine, spreads the floor of a new straw mat, and steps on the straw mat to enter the bridal chamber.
When getting married, the man should give all kinds of gifts to his parents-in-law, arrange flowers for the maid, open a wedding banquet for the first gentleman, the chef and the children. The custom of treating guests and giving gifts is "invite first, then congratulate, and come uninvited."
When visiting the church, the elders should give a gift called "Wisdom Classics", commonly known as "Visiting". Marry relatives: In the old days, men went to the woman's house to marry relatives, commonly known as "Zhao Lang".
Remarriage: It is difficult for widows to remarry in the old society, and there is a proverb "Marry Jiro and start a career". If the burial date is agreed, you must leave home quietly in the dead of night and sneak out of the village (never pass through Houlongshan).
Change shoes on the way to the sedan chair. Remarried widows are called "night bridge girls"