Document No. 1: Special measures to control high-priced betrothal gifts, rural areas will bid farewell to the "difficulty in getting married"! Farmers eagerly await

Recently, the 2023 Central Committee Document No. 1, which hundreds of millions of farmers have been looking forward to, has finally been officially released.

The No. 1 document at the beginning of each year will point out the direction for the development of agriculture and rural areas that year, and also "protect" farmers' lives and production.

Document No. 1: Carrying out special rectification of high-priced betrothal gifts

This year’s No. 1 document can be said to involve all aspects of farmers’ lives and production, and is of great significance to the following work on agriculture, rural areas and farmers.

The author noticed that the No. 1 document also specifically stated that it is necessary to "promote various localities to formulate norms for changing customs according to local conditions" and "to carry out special treatment of prominent issues in key areas such as high-priced betrothal gifts and grand events."

Why is the author so fond of changing rural customs and regulating high-priced betrothal gifts? Because in rural areas, including the author's hometown, the high wedding gifts have become a social problem, seriously affecting the happiness of rural people's lives.

How high is the bride price in rural areas now?

Wedding gifts have a long history, dating back one or two thousand years.

But in the past, the bride price was more like a symbol in the marriage process. The bride price given to the woman was more often just an important proof of the establishment of the marriage contract. No matter how much the bride price was, it was a "clear match". prove.

However, in recent years, the bride price in rural areas has changed. It has changed from a symbol that proved the marriage relationship to a high threshold for marriage.

Some media have conducted a survey and found that in rural areas, betrothal gifts of less than 100,000 yuan are rare, and in many places they are generally more than 100,000 yuan.

In rural Jiangxi, which is "famous" for its high betrothal gifts, betrothal gifts of more than 200,000 yuan are only "basic operations", and gifts exceeding 300,000 yuan are not uncommon.

High-priced betrothal gifts are a must for marriage, but they are not all the requirements for marriage, because there are also mandatory requirements such as a car and buying a house in the city.

After buying a house and a car, how many rural families can still afford a bride price of hundreds of thousands?

To combat high-priced betrothal gifts, various regions have continued to take measures

Because high-priced betrothal gifts directly lead to "difficulties in getting married" in rural areas and affect the happiness of farmers' lives, various regions have continuously introduced rectification measures in recent years.

For example, Daijiapu Township, Suichuan County, Jiangxi Province recently invited 30 unmarried young women of the appropriate age from all villages in the township and held a symposium for unmarried young women of the appropriate age. At the meeting, the participants *** also Sign a pledge to boycott high-priced betrothal gifts.

Previously, many places have clarified the local limit of betrothal gifts. In some places, it does not exceed 50,000 yuan, and in some places, it does not exceed 30,000 yuan. This limit has been written into the local village rules and regulations. There; in other places, a red and white committee has been established. If a family's wedding gift exceeds the local standard, they will come to persuade them and do ideological work.

Some places also require village cadres and village wise men to play a leading role in organizing marriages, and regulate and educate rural matchmakers to strictly prohibit inflating the standards of betrothal gifts.

Reducing high-priced betrothal gifts and making farmers' lives happier

It is very difficult for individual farmers in a household to fight against the unhealthy trends of the entire society.

If the local standards for betrothal gifts are very high, but your daughter gets married and the betrothal gifts required are relatively low, then there will definitely be rumors.

At the same time, if your daughter gets married and the bride price is high, then if your son wants to marry a wife, others will definitely ask for more gifts.

With such high betrothal gifts coming and going, the farmers themselves are miserable, but there is nothing they can do.

Therefore, most farmer friends have long been eager for the country to vigorously crack down on high-priced betrothal gifts, because by then every family will benefit from it.

I believe that after this year’s No. 1 document is released, rural areas in various regions will come up with more effective methods to further strengthen the special management of high-priced betrothal gifts.