Marriage customs in Fujian and Qing Dynasty, marriage customs in southern Fujian?

1. In Minqing, there is a custom of "looking after the family" when getting engaged, that is, the woman's family goes to the man's house to see whether the man's family is prosperous or not. The woman sends 7 or 9 people, and the man has to prepare the wine and food for the reception, as well as the red envelope of the entourage and a cigarette in return.

2. On the day of the engagement, the marriage contract should be written, commonly known as the "proposal", and four respected old people in the village should be invited to testify, the marriage contract is mainly to agree on some marriage matters, and the woman can write in any requirements that can be written in, after writing in, the man must do it, and he can pick up the bride when he gets married.

3. When engaged, the bride should give the pen and notebook to the groom, which is counted as a love object, which means that the account books at home will be in charge of the groom in the future, and he will be a family member.

4. When greeting relatives, the number of relatives must go to the odd number and return to the even number.

5. In the early years, Minqing girls had the custom of "scolding matchmakers" before or on the day of marriage. The girl pointed at the matchmaker in public and scolded.

6. On the day of marriage, the girl has the custom of being bedridden, which is called "lying in bed". Some people say that it is difficult to give up the affection of flesh and blood, and they always want to delay a little longer.

7. On the day of the wedding, the man will eat dessert after arriving at the woman's house, symbolizing the sweetness of life.

There are many different marriage customs in southern Fujian, and here are some interesting marriage customs in my hometown:

1.Makeup: The night before the wedding, the bride will do her makeup at home with her close friends, which is a kind of makeup that represents the beauty and festivity of the bride, and the makeup is usually very complicated and takes a long time.

2.Dragon Boat Wedding: This is a very popular wedding ceremony in Xiamen and Zhangzhou, where the bride and groom sail together to the wedding venue using a traditional wooden dragon boat, which is usually accompanied by a fire performance and cheers.

3.Threshing Walk: This is a pre-wedding tradition where the bride walks around the barn in a market or temple fair to pray for good luck and a healthy marriage, as well as to pay homage to the elders and relatives of the village.

4.Wedding: On the day of the wedding, the bride's family will send a team to pick up the groom, which usually includes a lot of interesting interactive sessions, such as questions and answers, buying money, etc., to test the groom's honesty and credit.

5.Tea ceremony: During the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom pay tribute to their elders by offering tea to their elders, which is also considered a way for the couple to pay homage to their family name.

6.Carrying a sedan chair: If the bride is going to be present with the groom during the wedding ceremony, they usually enter the venue by carrying the sedan chair, which is also an interesting tradition.

These are some interesting marriage customs in my hometown of southern Fujian, which not only show the traditional culture of the locals, but also reflect their importance to marriage and their expectations for a new life.

During the wedding held by the folk in southern Fujian, there is always a "bridal mother" who can sing and sing (presiding over the wedding ceremony is also known as "giving the bridal mother"), chanting loudly, throughout the whole wedding, which is both solemn and serious, and witty and funny, adding a festive, peaceful and happy atmosphere to the wedding.

The first ritual of the wedding is a symbolic grooming in the hall, with the bride and groom having their heads combed three times each. This is called "Shangtou", which indicates that he has officially become an adult.

At the newlywed home, the "bridal mother" invited the bride to the hall and chanted: "Please leave the hall, please leave the hall, be a good reputation." "The bride sings when she sits down:

Sit upright, sit upright, and the newcomer will be hurt. Matcha oil should be sung: tea oil slippery, tea oil black, raw chapu (chapu, that is, boys). ”

Ancient people attached great importance to marriage, so there was a saying of three mediums and six hires at that time. Nowadays, getting married is still a very important thing, and there are different marriage customs according to different places. Now, let's go with Bian Xiao and let us first understand what kind of customs and culture Fujianese people have when they get married.

Fujian wedding customs. 1.Dowry customs.

In Fujian, when a girl gets married, she prepares two red suitcases to hold the dowry, which symbolizes the echo worm. In modern weddings in Fujian, when the woman prepares the dowry, she also needs to prepare a car.

2.Wedding customs.

The groom takes the wedding car to pick up the bride from the house where the wedding is held. The bride's house has to set off firecrackers to celebrate, and then the groom can enter the door. When you meet the bride, you should give a bouquet of flowers, which is equivalent to a token of love. The bride can go out and don't turn back, otherwise it will be unlucky.

3.Salute customs.

For local weddings in Fujian, the bride and groom salute the man's and woman's elders before four o'clock on the afternoon of the wedding day. The elders will prepare red envelopes in return.

4.The custom of returning home.

In Fujian, the wedding feast should be held at the bride's house and the groom's house. On the day of the wedding, the wedding feast should be held at the groom's house the day after the bride goes home for a second feast. The house where the woman held the banquet was called Federal-Mogul.

After the banquet in the women's house, the wedding is basically coming to an end.