The wedding in Tianjin is in the afternoon or evening. According to the local wedding customs in Tianjin, the groom can only go to pick up the bride after noon, and it is best to marry the bride before sunset. However, the four suburbs and five counties around Tianjin still hold ceremonies in the morning.
Tianjin Marriage Customs
1. Getting married and eating wedding noodles
Tianjin people hold a ceremony in the afternoon and have happy noodles for lunch. On the day of the wedding, relatives and friends will come home in the morning to join in the lively atmosphere, and have happy noodles together for lunch.
2. Go back to the new house and make the bed
Getting married in Tianjin requires a lot of attention when returning to the new house at night. Usually, when the mother-in-law comes home, she cooks dumplings and gives them to the newlyweds to eat. The newlyweds take a bite of the dumplings and the mother-in-law asks if they are alive. At this point, a newlywed couple must answer, Sheng. This can be considered a good omen. For the purpose of having grandchildren next year. After finishing the dumplings, the newlyweds must not leave the new house. We also need to find a 'general practitioner' to make the bed.
3. After marriage, the newlyweds will return to their fourth year
After marriage, the new wife will take her husband home to see her parents in law on the the fourth day after marriage.
4. Getting married with the character Dai Xi
When getting married in Tianjin, both the male and female relatives and friends of the female party are required to wear the word 'xi' on their heads. The male party's home is considered 'xi', while the female party's home is considered 'xi'. This also means blessing the newlyweds.
5. Getting married, pressing down on waist money, and eating wedding candies
The groom arrives at the bride's house, and the bride's mother needs to tie a red belt with money stuffed inside. As for the amount of money, it's just for good luck, it can be 88, 188, or 888. The bride's mother also peels a candy for the bride to eat when she goes out, and the bride says, "Mom, I'm leaving
6. Open the door and feed sugar
If the bride goes to her mother-in-law's house first and then to the hotel, then the mother-in-law's house will be closed and the bride will call out outside, 'Mom, open the door!'! My mother-in-law agreed from inside and then opened the door to greet me. After opening the door, the mother-in-law also feeds the bride a piece of candy, symbolizing sweetness in her mouth.