Step 1: betrothal gifts

The parents of the man and the woman act as matchmakers, go on blind dates and send betrothal gifts to the woman's home after the engagement, indicating that the man has engaged the woman to be his wife. Part of the dowry is symbolic. (the bride's betrothal gift shall include tea, cake box, wine and money for her clothes)

Step two: the dowry

After receiving the betrothal gift from the man, the woman sent her dowry to the man's home one afternoon before her marriage. Some families have corresponding dowry gift meaning, in principle to the man's dowry doubled gift. (but now it is usually the man to prepare the new house, the woman's dowry is generally the furniture and appliances of the new house, practical strong)

Step 3: marry

When the wedding day came, the sedan chair deacons came to the door. The bride's family was busy with the sedan chair, and the husband's family was busy with the wedding. Modern wedding although there is no ancient pay attention to those, but also the sedan chair into the car, there is a special master of ceremonies and wedding companies to handle the wedding, but the whole wedding and wedding ceremony has been used down!

The 4th pace: bridal chamber sits account

After the new people worship heaven and earth, on the kang to catch the cover, the couple just officially met. After the church to "new house." The newlyweds were invited to share the cake with their children and grandchildren. The theme of wishing the new couple a happy life and a prosperous family life runs through it. (the custom of making a bride's house and drinking cross-cup wine is becoming more and more clear now. No need to make a scene in the bridal chamber. The wedding banquet is the most lively!)

Step 5: answer the door

After bridal chamber candle night, the 2nd day early in the morning, newly-married husband and wife should worship god together, Buddha and zong qin 3 generations, and visit the elder such as parents, decide name cent, recognize size.

On the third day after the wedding, the bride usually goes back to her parents' home to greet her father and relatives. This is called "huimen", also called "huijiu". In the early morning, the bride's family would send someone to pick up the bride in a carriage. Before the bride left, she would kowtow to her parents-in-law and then take a carriage with the groom to the bride's family. Upon arrival at the bride's home, the newlyweds bow to the gods, buddhas and clan members in the family hall, and then kowtow to the bride's parents and elders. After the ceremony, a banquet was held for the newlyweds to drink. After dinner, the groom goes home alone, and the bride doesn't come back until the evening. (although there are few matchmakers these days, and there isn't much fuss about matchmaking, the tradition of streamlining has been passed down.)

Wedding customs in Beijing