Nacai: equivalent to modern marriage proposal; Question Name: After the female party accepted the gift of acceptance, calculate their birthdates and eight characters; Najib: After the man knows the woman's birthday, he needs to go to the temple to calculate it; Collection: The man delivers the prepared dowry to the woman's home; Please inform the woman of the wedding date and obtain her consent after the man has chosen a auspicious date for marriage; Welcome: On the day of the wedding, the groom marries the bride.
The Six Rites of Traditional Marriage in Ancient China
The six rituals are accepting gifts, asking for names, offering blessings, offering sacrifices, and welcoming guests.
1. Na Cai
This is the first of the six wedding customs, equivalent to the modern proposal of marriage. If a boy wants to marry a girl, he needs to find a matchmaker to arrange the marriage and bring the wedding gift with his parents to the girl's house. The general acceptance ceremony varies depending on the region.
2. Ask Name
This refers to the birthdays of both the man and the woman. If the woman accepts the wedding ceremony, she agrees to the marriage. At this point, the matchmaker will inquire about the girl's name and date of birth, calculate whether the two are compatible, and predict their future marriage fortune.
3. Najib
After the man knows the woman's birthday, he will go to the temple to find someone to calculate it. If the result is auspicious, the man will prepare the relevant gifts and matters for the wedding.
4. Na Zheng
Najib and Natsumi are usually conducted at the same time, with Natsumi being the act of the groom delivering the prepared dowry to the bride's home. Recruitment is an important procedure in engagement and marriage. Generally, the betrothal gift for recruitment consists of monetary gifts and other items, depending on the man's economic conditions.
5. Please wait
Please inform the bride of the calculated wedding date and obtain her consent after the groom's family has chosen the auspicious date for marriage, which is also known as the present day in modern times. If the woman has no objections, then the wedding date between the two will be officially set.
6. Welcome personally
This is the last procedure of the six wedding rituals, on the day of the wedding, the groom needs to personally marry the beloved bride and express his respect for her. Moreover, people in the folk place great importance on welcoming a bride. Without this activity, the bride may feel undervalued.