Preparation: a pair of red kneel cushion/kneel pillow, double xi tea set, tea;
Tea offering process: The groom will first offer tea to the bride's parents when receiving the bride, and then offer tea in turn according to the elders. When the ceremony is completed at the bride's house, the groom's parents are also served tea.
Note: When pouring tea, it should not be too full, it should not be tea in one hand, and it should not be the finger on the mouth of the cup.
First, the preliminary preparation of the wedding tea process
1. Kneel cushion/pillow
A pair of red kneel cushions/pillows - for the bride and groom to serve tea.
2. Double Xi tea set
In addition to the use of this Chinese tea set, it is also a symbol of a new couple's wedding. If your family is large, you may want to count the number of people and prepare some cups.
3. Tea
Can prepare general ordinary tea such as Tie Guanyin or Pu 'er, remember not to use weight loss tea, because weight loss is to reduce happiness. Then each cup of tea put a pair of unpeeled lotus seeds (representing the birth of your son) and a pair of red dates (representing good luck), in pairs.
Second, the specific operation of marriage tea
In the old days, the couple got married, took over the bride and entered the door of the man's house together, and began to worship the church - worship heaven and earth, worship the high hall and then worship each other. Nowadays, most people omit the worship ceremony and offer tea directly to their parents after picking up the bride.
Before the couple offers tea, kneel down, male left and female right. The father sits in front of the groom, the mother sits in front of the bride, that is, the man and the woman face each other.
Groom first tea, to the home weng and then the home aunt; Then the bride offers tea, father before mother. After the elders drink tea, they will send blessings to the new couple, and send profits or gold jewelry as congratulations to the new couple. Remember to use both hands when offering tea and receiving gifts.
After offering tea to the bride's parents, offer tea to grandparents, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, Cousins and Cousins in order of elder generations. (Some families offer tea to grandparents before parents)
After the tea ceremony is completed at the bride's home, the couple will move to the groom's home, and then offer tea to the groom's family.
Third, precautions for wedding tea
1, the folk to tea to pay attention to "tea full deceive people", "seven tea eight wine", that is, when the tea can not be too full, seven points full is better. Do not tea in one hand, do not put your fingers on the mouth of the cup, or immerse it in the tea, these actions are impolite.
2, in addition to tea essential materials, red dates, lotus seeds are also indispensable. Red jujube, indicating good luck, open branches scattered leaves, early birth of your son.
In addition, pay attention to the lotus seed do not cut, must be a complete one, cut in half has the meaning of separation, not to remove its skin, after peeling the lotus seed is white, with the marriage "red" just relative. Therefore, making tea with lotus seeds is the best. In terms of quantity, the right amount can be, generally speaking, the good thing comes in pairs, and each pair is enough.
3. The elders on both sides will drink the tea ceremoniously and return the teacup to the new person. Wait for the couple to put the tea cup and then give the red envelope prepared in advance to the couple. In the tea serving ceremony, the actions of all links should be slow and quiet, and the new person should hold the object with both hands each time, and remember that they can not receive and send it with one hand.