Whether to hold a banquet after leaving the pavilion or not can be decided based on local customs and personal preferences. If there is a custom in the local area to hold an out of house banquet and a back door banquet, then after holding an out of house banquet, another back door banquet can be held. If there are no relevant customs, one can decide whether to hold a homecoming banquet according to personal preference.
1、 What is a homecoming banquet
The homecoming banquet is the final ceremony of a marriage where the son-in-law brings gifts and returns with the bride to pay respects to her parents and relatives. It is the gift of a daughter who never forgets her parents' upbringing, and the son-in-law expresses gratitude to her in laws and the newlyweds for their love and beauty.
2、 What is a grand banquet
Leaving the pavilion is a term used by people in ancient times for women to get married, because in ancient times, women lived in the attic before getting married, and could only leave the attic when they got married. Therefore, women getting married is called leaving the pavilion. So the farewell banquet is a banquet held by the bride's family for her daughter to get married, and it is also the last meal that the bride eats at her family's house.
3、 The difference between a farewell banquet and a homecoming banquet
1. Different times
The time for the farewell banquet is one day before the wedding, which is earlier than the wedding banquet, while the return banquet is after the wedding, which is three, six, seven, nine, ten days or one month after the wedding. The son-in-law brings gifts and returns with the bride to visit her parents and relatives.
2. Different meanings
The coming out banquet symbolizes the daughter's marriage, which is the last meal the bride eats at her mother's house before getting married, hoping for a happy and fulfilling marriage for her daughter. The homecoming banquet is a symbolic occasion after marriage, where the bride takes the groom to visit her parents, and the daughter never forgets the gift of being raised by her parents. The son-in-law expresses gratitude to his in laws and the newlyweds for their love and beauty.