The female party can have a banquet at noon or at night, depending on the local customs and habits. The banquet held at the mother's house on the day before her daughter's wedding, known as the 'Leaving the Pavilion Banquet', varies depending on local customs. Some are held at noon, while others are held at night. Newcomers can decide whether to hold the event at noon or evening according to local customs.
The difference between a banquet and a wedding banquet
1. Different concepts
Cabinet banquet: a banquet held at a girl's home when she gets married.
Wedding banquet: A grand feast held by both men and women when they get married, where relatives and friends come to congratulate, and everyone eats and drinks together.
2. Different organizers
The host of the banquet is the parents of the female party, not the parents of the male party or both parties, and the banquet can only be held by the parents of the female party.
The host of the wedding banquet is the parents of the groom, and the parents of the bride do not participate. But in modern society, the bride's parents also attend the wedding banquet, but the host is still the groom.
3. The event will be held at different times
The general time for the banquet is earlier than the wedding banquet. The custom in many places is to hold the banquet on the day before the wedding. The wedding banquet is usually held later than the grand banquet, which is held on the day of the wedding.
4. Banquet scales vary
The farewell banquet is held by the bride's family, and the guests at the banquet are also relatives and friends of the bride's family. As it is not the most important wedding banquet, the scale of the farewell banquet is not very large. The groom will also attend the banquet, but his parents and relatives cannot attend. The wedding banquet is different. Relatives of both the man and the woman will attend, and the number of people will be larger and the scale will be larger.
5. DRESS differently
At the banquet, the woman can dress casually and does not necessarily have to wear formal clothes such as wedding dresses or formal gowns. But at the wedding banquet, the bride needs to wear a wedding dress or formal attire to attend, which is more grand.