What are the classic ways to make trouble in a new house?

Common wedding customs - bridal party

On the wedding night, men, women, old and young flock to the new house to congratulate and have fun, which is called "bridal party". Regardless of seniority or hierarchy, the atmosphere is lively and humorous. As the saying goes: "There is no big or small problem in three days, and both husband and wife can make trouble." If there is literary trouble, people will use their words but not with hands; if there is martial trouble, a few people will take advantage of the drunkenness to have fun. Usually they talk coquettishly, or drag the groom's fathers and brothers over to play in front of the bride without touching the bride. The specific methods are:

Seeing the bride. Guests rush into the bridal chamber to see the bride's appearance. While watching, they shout "hello" and give auspicious words such as "give birth to a baby soon"; the bride offers dried fruits or cigarettes and other treats, which is very polite. The Yan people in the East District called the bride "He Lang" when they saw the bride, and asked the bride to stand in the foot stove cover while the guests watched. This often made the bride very embarrassed. This custom has been abolished.

Troublemaker makes fun of the bride in various ways. For example, the bride is asked to light a cigarette for the groom, but the noisy person deliberately blows out the fire, or hangs an apple with a red thread and asks the newlyweds to bite it to make people laugh. In Xixiang, Yancheng, there has always been a custom of "picking off ashes". The groom's father is called in, and his face is smeared with black ink, paint, etc., and he wears a paper official hat (it is said that the "originator" of picking off ashes is Su Xueshi of the Song Dynasty) He was a high-ranking official, carrying a wooden or iron ash-picking basket, and pulled him into the room and pushed it in front of the bride, shouting hello and making a fuss. These "grabbing uncles" are also very happy, because this indicates that they are grandfathers.

Eat "rich wine". That is, the bridesmaid takes a glass of wine and gives each bride and groom a sip, which is called "passing a glass of wine." Then the bride and groom eat some hot meals delivered, called "rich rice". At this time, the bride, who has been hungry for several days, can boldly eat some food.

Window poking means sealing the large window outside the new house with a piece of red paper before the bride enters the house. Therefore, most people cannot see the bride outside the window. Late at night, most of the bridesmaids or uncles stand there. Outside the window, find a boy, use three red chopsticks to pound the window paper, first poke the four corners, then the middle, and say a few happy words about having a baby early, such as "Poke with three chopsticks, and you will raise a son to go to college." , "If you make trouble quickly, you will raise it quickly, and you will raise a son who will be a scholar."

Finally, a blessed woman takes off the couple's clothes, cleans the room, takes care of the burning flowers and candles, etc., and helps the bride untie the two buttons of her coat, which is called "undressing". At this point, the bridal chamber ceremony comes to an end.

Listen to the new house Even late at night, some young people in the countryside went to the outside windows of the new house to eavesdrop on the private conversations of the newlyweds for laughs. material. There are also a few grooms' parents who eavesdrop on their daughter-in-law's private conversations to learn about the couple's relationship. This is another matter.

Zhu Xi: When the newlyweds are sleeping, they break in through the door and seize them secretly, calling them "Zhu Xi". The newlyweds get up and treat themselves to drinks. This custom was uncivilized and was only spread among coastal immigrants. It has now been eliminated. The commotion lasted until midnight, when an elder probably came forward and said: "It's late at night and everyone is tired. Let's go to bed early." The commotion ended at this point.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the old custom of building new houses in rural areas still existed, but it was simpler. Usually, the groom's father and uncle are called in, their faces are painted, they wear a paper official hat, and they carry a dust bag and walk around the new house. The bride spread some cigarettes and candy. In cities and towns, starting from the 1980s, wedding customs have been trending back to the old ones. When weddings are held in hotels and restaurants, in order to liven up the atmosphere, the host always invites the bride and groom to the stage to sing, dance or have drinks. Some even cause trouble for the groom. Parents, invite the new daughter-in-law to have a glass of wine with her husband-in-law, or invite an old couple and a young couple to the stage at the same time, and hang a big paper sign around their necks. The old woman's sign often says "laid off", and the daughter-in-law's sign is often written "laid off". The word "Job" is written on the sign, and the groom is given glasses made of large paper with one lens, which means to turn a blind eye. "Lao Pa Hui" sign, smiling awkwardly on the stage.

Some hotels and restaurants each have a large sedan chair made of paper. The husband is asked to "carry the new daughter-in-law into the sedan chair." Then the brothers from the father's generation will carry the sedan chair around the hall and climb on the characters to the music of "Entering the sedan chair". obstacles and walk around amidst the noise. After the banquet is over, a few relatives and friends accompany the newlyweds home, and then there is no further fuss in the bridal chamber. There are also dedicated people to take photos and videos.

Today's collective weddings are much more civilized. The bride and groom are often invited to sing, dance, guess riddles, perform ventriloquism, or tell jokes. They are also lively and lively.