What are the classic ways to disrupt new houses?

Ordinary marriage custom-troubles in the new house

On the wedding night, men, women and children flocked to the new house to congratulate them. They were happy, regardless of seniority, and were called "noisy new houses", with lively atmosphere and humor. As the saying goes, "husband and wife can make trouble in three days." If there is trouble, just say a word and don't start work; There is violence, and some people make fun of alcohol. Generally speaking, they talk coquettish, or drag the groom's parents and brothers to play in front of the bride without touching her. Specific methods are:

Watch the bride's guests pour into the new house to see the bride's appearance, shout good while watching, and send auspicious words such as "having children early"; The bride is very polite to offer dried fruits or cigarettes. Salt people in the East District called the bride "He Lang" and told her to stand in the foot stove cover, and the guests watched, which often embarrassed her. This custom has been abolished.

The noisy bride plays with the bride in various ways. For example, let the bride light a cigarette for the groom, but noisy people deliberately blow out the fire, or hang an apple with a red line for the newlyweds to bite, which makes people laugh. In Xixiang, Yancheng, there is a custom of "picking up ashes", that is, calling the groom's parents in, smearing black ink and paint on their faces, wearing a paper official hat (it is said that Su, the originator of picking up ashes in the Song Dynasty, was a big official), carrying a shovel or a shovel, pulling them into the house and pushing them in front of the bride, cheering loudly while making noise. These "fathers-in-law" are also very happy, because it indicates that they are grandfathers.

Eating "rich wine" means that the bridesmaid takes a glass of wine and gives the bride and groom a sip, which is called "drinking a glass of wine". Then the bride and groom eat some hot meals, which is called "rich meals". At this time, the bride who has been hungry for several days can boldly eat a little food.

Poke the window means that before the bride enters the house, the big window outside the new house is sealed with a piece of red paper, so that most people can't see the bride outside the window. It's late at night, most bridesmaids or uncles stand outside the window, looking for a boy, poking the window with three red chopsticks, first poking the four corners, then poking the middle, and saying a few happy words about your son's early birth, such as "poking with three chopsticks, raising a son to go to college" and so on.

Finally, a blessed woman takes off her clothes, takes care of the room, takes care of the burning candles, and helps the bride unbutton her coat. This is called "relieving her bosom". At this point, the wedding is over.

It is quieter to listen to the bridal chamber in the middle of the night. In order to laugh, some young people in the countryside ran to the window of the bridal chamber to eavesdrop on the private conversation of the newlyweds. Materials. There are also a few groom's parents who eavesdrop on their daughter-in-law's private conversation to understand the feelings of the young couple. This is another matter.

When the newlyweds are asleep, they break into houses and steal them away quietly, which is called "grasping happiness" Newlyweds get up to buy drinks. This custom is uncivilized, only circulating among coastal immigrants, and has been eliminated today. Until midnight, most of them were told by an elder: "It's late at night, everyone is tired, let's go to bed early", and the trouble of the house ended here.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the old custom of building new houses in rural areas still exists, but it is simpler. Usually, the groom's father and uncle are called in. They draw faces, wear paper official hats and carry a gray shovel to the new house. The bride will sprinkle some cigarettes and forget the candy. In cities and towns, since the 1980s, the marriage custom has a revival trend. In order to enliven the atmosphere, the master of ceremonies always invites the bride and groom to take the stage, singing and dancing, or toasting. Some even have a tussle with the man's parents, inviting the newlyweds to toast with the old people, or inviting an old couple and a young couple to take the stage at the same time, with a big paper sign hanging around their necks, which is often written on the old lady's sign. The daughter-in-law's sign says "Hou", the groom wears a large piece of paper glasses and a piece of lens to show that he has turned a blind eye, while the old man is holding a shovel with the sign "Old Shovel" and smiling awkwardly on the stage. In some hotels and restaurants, there will be a big paper sedan chair, asking the old man to "carry his new wife on the sedan chair". Later, his parents and brothers carried sedan chairs around the hall, climbed up the obstacles set by people and walked up and down in the noise. Until the end of the banquet, several relatives and friends accompanied the couple home and went to the bridal chamber to make trouble again. There is also a special person to take pictures and videos.

It's much more civilized to have a new house for a group wedding now. Often, the bride and groom are invited to sing, dance, solve riddles on the lanterns, play ventriloquism or tell jokes, which is also very lively.