According to custom, the bride and groom can not meet the day before the wedding, because there is a saying "meet before the wedding, do not meet after the wedding", in the view of the older generation, very unlucky. But now the marriage has changed a lot of ceremonies, married couples can according to the local customs or their own ideas to decide the relevant matters.
Can the bride and groom meet the day before the wedding
According to custom, the bride and groom can not meet 1 day before marriage, some places have the custom of 3 days before marriage can not meet, but there are more matters before marriage, 3 days not to see is not realistic, so 1 day before the wedding can not see.
If it is different, the bride and her family may come from other places on the eve of the wedding, is bound to meet with the groom, if you want to follow the custom of not meeting the day before the wedding, it is best to come from other places 2-3 days in advance, after dealing with the wedding matters, the bride and her family in the wedding hotel can rest the night before the wedding.
If the wedding company arranges a rehearsal, you can rehearse 2-3 days in advance, so that you can follow the custom of not meeting the couple the day before the wedding.
If it is a Western-style wedding, there is no saying that the bride and groom cannot meet the day before the wedding. Therefore, the specific customs and matters of marriage leave can be decided according to the habits of the couple and the family.
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Two, what is the day before the wedding
1. Avoid seeing
The groom cannot meet the bride the day before the wedding. This is our traditional marriage custom left behind the habit. In many ethnic minorities, the customs before marriage are more elaborate. For example, the girl of the Tu nationality, in the month before marriage, can not see visitors, can not do housework. In addition to preparing their own dowry, they have to learn to sing the "cry marriage song".
2. Women's Secrets
Due to women's physiological reasons, in Xiangtan, Hunan Province, in order to try to avoid the day of the big wedding, female good friends visit. According to the previous cycle, if it is a period on the wedding day, it will make the bride jealous scrambled eggs before the wedding. Because in many places, it is taboo for the bride to have her period on the wedding day.
3. The man's test
There are some minority ethnic groups such as She nationality, especially in Xiapu in Fujian Province, there is a custom of "acting as in-laws". The in-laws are actually chosen by the groom's side to carry out a series of ceremonial procedures on behalf of the man's family. Before the marriage, the in-laws will pick the gift to the bride's home, and the bride's home will be warmly welcomed. There is a lot of etiquette in the whole process, and if the in-laws do not perform to the satisfaction of the bride's family, they will be ridiculed, and may even be replaced and married on another date.
4. Worship
Most places, especially rural areas, need to worship ancestors on the eve of marriage. There are also many local customs to "worship heaven and earth". It is probably to thank God for giving new people such fate to meet each other, and will go through more tests in life together in the future.
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