What is the magical custom of getting married there?

As a native of northern Anhui, I want to talk about some different marriage customs here. A few days before our wedding, the man's family should put the word "Xi" on the doors of his own house and immediate family members' houses, and send invitations to his relatives, friends and neighbors to invite them to the groom's wedding.

On the day before the wedding, the groom's family will send several respected elders to the woman's house to send bride price, including cigarettes, wine, milk, fruits, chickens, ducks, fish and sheep, which is called "four small gifts" here. Of course, cash is indispensable, and the bride price here is generally above100000 yuan, so many people complain that the poorer the place, the more bride price they want. In the past, when we got married, a chef was invited to set more than a dozen tables at home, and several close neighbors were invited to help. Nowadays, many people are used to holding wedding banquets in big hotels. They feel relaxed and labor-saving, and the food in the hotel tastes better. Many people even put the wedding banquets of men and women together, saving a lot of trouble.

On the wedding day, the man should organize a wedding procession to pick up the bride early. The wedding team includes the matchmaker, his elders, relatives and friends, as well as his brothers and sisters and cousins. It is advisable to sit in the car and go as much as possible. Generally, we will rent some high-end cars to celebrate the wedding, mostly 6 to 8 cars, mostly black, of course, white cars are also acceptable.

When the bride's family hears the fireworks of the wedding procession, they usually don't set off firecrackers immediately, but wait for a while. It is not easy to pick up the bride at the bride's house, and it is usually the bride's best friend who is embarrassed to pick it up, so it is generally necessary to prepare a lot of small red envelopes in advance to solve it. At this time you will find that money is a good thing. On the way back from the wedding parade, if there are many villages, you may meet some people who stop the car for cigarettes and red envelopes. No matter in recent years, with the improvement of people's living standards, this phenomenon has become less and less.

The elders sit down, and the newlyweds stand in front. Generally, an eloquent emcee will be invited to preside over the wedding. At the wedding, the master of ceremonies will hold some small activities or send some gifts to enliven the atmosphere. One worships heaven and earth, the other worships Gaotang, couples worship, thank relatives and friends, and send them to the bridal chamber. These links are roughly the same. In the process of paying homage to the elders, the bride should change her mind, that is, the bride should call the man's father and mother, not her aunt or uncle, and her parents-in-law should give her red envelopes. Generally ranging from one thousand to five thousand.

After the wedding, the bride and groom will go to the happy grave together, that is, to pay homage to their ancestors and give them good news.