Detailed process of ancient marriage: acceptance; Ask for a name; Najib; Levy; Please submit; Welcome personally; Flower sedan welcoming; Worship hall; Banquet guests; rough horseplay at weddings; Hehe.
Detailed process before ancient marriage
1. Na Cai
Na Cai is commonly known as marriage negotiation or matchmaking. The elders of the male family will ask a matchmaker to bring gifts to propose to the beloved female family. After the female family agrees, they will receive the engagement gifts sent by the male family and begin to negotiate the marriage.
2. Ask Name
After the parents of the bride agree to propose, the matchmaker will bring the bride's name, date of birth, and eight characters back to the groom's home to prepare for divination and marriage.
3. Najib
After receiving the Geng Tie from the female party, the male party will place the birthdates and eight characters of both parties in front of the gods or on the ancestral table for auspicious or inauspicious information, in order to determine whether the two are in conflict and conflict.
4. Na Zheng
Refers to formally giving a betrothal gift. One month before the official wedding, the man's family will invite two or four female relatives to arrange a matchmaker to deliver the dowry and bride price to the woman's home, and the woman needs to prepare a return gift.
5. Please wait
The male family chooses a date for marriage and seeks the consent of the female family. If there are no objections, they can prepare for the wedding ceremony.
6. Welcome personally
On the day of the wedding, the groom DRESSed in formal attire, accompanied by a matchmaker, relatives, and friends, went to the bride's house to marry the bride.
Detailed process of ancient wedding day
1. Welcome to the wedding in a sedan chair
On the day of the wedding, the male family carried the sedan chair to the female family's house. After various formalities, the bride's brother carried the bride onto the sedan chair and then ran towards the male family.
2. Worship Hall
After arriving at the man's house, a worship ceremony will be held. Worship hall, also known as "worshiping heaven and earth", is issued by the person who praises the ritual: worshiping heaven and earth first, worshiping ancestors second, worshiping the high hall third, and worshiping husband and wife together. Afterwards, the new couple gradually bowed to the male family elders and then bowed to their guests and friends.
3. Banquet guests
After the worship service is completed, the host family will hold a wedding banquet to entertain relatives and friends.
4. Playful bridal chamber
On the night of candles and flowers, relatives and friends may break into the bridal chamber or make noise outside, in order to let the newlyweds get rid of shyness and anxiety and help the bride quickly adapt to the unfamiliar family.
5. Hejian
The newlyweds drink "Hehuan wine" together in the bridal chamber, symbolizing their eternal love. After drinking Hehuan liquor, you can rest and the entire wedding ceremony comes to an end.