The "Six Rites" refer to the entire process of marriage from proposal to completion. The "Six Rites" refer to the six ritual methods of accepting gifts, asking for names, offering blessings, offering sacrifices, requesting appointments, and welcoming relatives.
What are the six ancient wedding rituals
1. Na Cai
It is the process where the groom's family invites a matchmaker to propose to the bride's family, and after the bride's family agrees to discuss the marriage, the groom's family prepares gifts to propose to the bride's family.
2. Ask Name
In fact, it is the process of the groom's family asking a matchmaker for the bride's name and date of birth.
3. Najib
It is the man who retrieves the woman's name and eight characters and performs divination in his ancestral temple. After fortune telling, the man will prepare gifts to inform the woman's family and then decide on the process of marriage.
4. Na Zheng
Also known as coin payment, it refers to the process in which the groom's family gives the bride's family the dowry.
5. Please wait
The process involves the groom's family setting a wedding date, preparing gifts to inform the bride's family, and then seeking their consent.
6. Welcome personally
The welcoming ceremony is the process in which the groom personally goes to the bride's house to marry her.