Guangdong wedding process reference

Article 1: Wedding Host Speech

Wedding Process

1. Makeup

Get up at 5:30 and get ready for makeup

7:00 The groom’s hair is ready and ready to go

7:45-8:30 The bride’s makeup is completed and the groom is notified (determined according to the wedding time)

2. Wedding car

6:30 Start setting up the float

7:00 A special car will send the groom to the place where the float is set up

7:30 The float will be ready to welcome the bride

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3. Pick up the bride

8:00-9:30 The best man prepares flowers and red envelopes

The bride hides her new shoes at her parents’ home

The groom led his brothers to rob someone

Knocking on the door, questioning, stuffing red envelopes, and crowding the door

The groom looked for new shoes and made a promise to the woman’s family

Red date dumplings

The bride and groom serve tea to the bride’s parents

The ribbon master is in place and the balloons are in place

Determine the number of people in the team, come and go in pairs

The groom carries or carries The bride goes out, wearing ribbons and stepping on balloons

The motorcade sets off

4. Welcoming the bride

10:00 The motorcade arrives at the new house

10:05- 10:40 The groom carries the bride into the door, with ribbons and balloons

Red date glutinous rice balls

Children rolling on the bed

Bridesmaids prepare tea

Bride The groom serves tea to his parents

The bride touches up her makeup

The bride and groom depart for the hotel

5. Hotel preparation (can be coordinated by the wedding company)

9:00-10:30 Bring tobacco, alcohol, tea, sugar, etc. to the hotel

Finally check the banquet arrangements, speakers, venue layout, sign-in counter and other details

Get ready for the bride and groom Welcome cigarettes, matches, and sugar

6. Hotel welcome

11:00 - Welcome the bride and groom at the door before the auspicious time

The last appearance before the ceremony Organizing

7. Wedding Ceremony

11:00-The ceremony begins. Host preparation

Sound preparation

Ring preparation

Balloons, ribbons, and cold fireworks are ready

The auspicious ceremony begins with music, the newlyweds enter, ribbons, balloons, and cold fireworks

Host introduction

Marriage witness People read out

The parents of the couple came on stage to speak

The bride and groom exchanged rings and saluted

The couple opened champagne, cut the cake, and drank glasses of wine

Game

The wedding banquet begins, the bride and groom exit and change their clothes

The bride and groom toast table by table

During the period, they change their clothes according to their own circumstances

Banquet At the end, the guests took photos with the newlyweds

The bride and groom ate and rested

Checked the remaining tobacco, alcohol, sugar and other items, and left the hotel

8. Having fun in the wedding room

Presiding the wedding program

Dear guests, leaders, gentlemen, ladies, hello everyone!

The sun is shining, singing is flying, laughter is spreading, and auspiciousness is falling from the sky. On this beautiful, warm, and romantic day, we welcome the happy union of a couple, Mr. and Miss.

First of all, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks and warm welcome to all the guests on behalf of the two newcomers and their families! Next, I announce that the wedding ceremony will now begin! Okay, let’s ask our sound engineer to play the solemn wedding march, and let us all welcome the two newlyweds to the stage with the warmest applause!

1. The first item of the wedding: the newlyweds appear on the stage, fire cannons and play music

2. The second item of the wedding: worship the heaven and earth

3. The third item of the wedding: worship the high hall

4. The fourth item of the wedding: thank the mother’s family

5. The fifth item of the wedding: thank the matchmaker

6. The sixth item of the wedding: thank the guests Perform the wedding ceremony

7. The seventh item of the wedding: the husband and wife bow to each other

8. The eighth item of the wedding: read out the wedding vows

9. The ninth item of the wedding : The representative of the man’s relatives delivers a congratulatory message to the couple

10. Item 10 of the wedding: The representative of the woman’s relatives delivers a congratulatory message to the couple Sound preparation

Ring preparation

Balloons and ribbons, Preparation for cold fireworks

The auspicious ceremony begins with music, the newlyweds enter, ribbons, balloons, cold fireworks

Host introduction

Witnesses read out

The parents of the couple came on stage to speak

The bride and groom exchanged rings and saluted

The couple opened champagne, cut the cake, and drank glasses of wine

The bride and groom took photos with the couple Exit and change clothes

The wedding banquet begins,

The bride and groom toast table by table

During this period, they change clothes according to their own circumstances

The banquet ends

The officiant enters

Dear guests, leaders, gentlemen, ladies, hello everyone!

The sun is shining, the singing is flying, the laughter is cheering, and the heavens are auspicious. On this beautiful, warm and romantic day, we welcome the happy union of a couple, Mr. and Miss. First of all, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks and warm welcome to all the guests on behalf of the two newcomers and their families! Next, I announce that the wedding celebration ceremony will now begin! Okay, please ask our sound engineer to play the solemn wedding march, and let us all welcome the two newlyweds to the stage with the warmest applause!

Newcomers enter

You laugh, I laugh too, relatives and friends come together; the sky is new, the earth is new, and the stars hold the moon to welcome the new people. Dear relatives and friends, the most exciting moment has arrived. Please extend your blessing palms of gold, silver, and fortune, and welcome the bride and groom to the stage with the warmest applause and cheers! Fire cannons and play music! (Soundtrack to wedding march)

Put on a white wedding dress, a beautiful garland on your head, and walk into this sacred wedding hall with two hearts that love each other! In this unforgettable moment, in this unforgettable day. All those who love you have the same wish in their hearts. I wish you fall in love in a happy love nest; I wish you raise the sail of love in the ocean of life; I wish your love will last forever in the long journey of life; I wish you will greet countless beautiful tomorrows with eternal love. Dance for happy lovers, sing for happy lovers, may your life path be filled with the sunshine of love forever.

Love Oath

At this moment, the couple is standing in front of the platform. Please take a step forward and have close contact with the guests. Now you can feel their excitement. Friends who are willing to share the happiness of the newlyweds please applaud!

Let’s take a look at our groom first. Today he is the biggest, most handsome, and most elegantly dressed. He shines brightly in the hall! Looking at our bride, she is gentle, beautiful, and elegant, more like a fairy in a flower or a hibiscus emerging from the water. The roses in the bouquet symbolize the romantic love of the newlyweds. The blooming lilies among them correspond to those words, a happy marriage for a hundred years. Friends applauded and wished the newlyweds a happy and prosperous marriage.

First of all, I want to ask a serious and solemn question to the newlyweds. Ask them both to answer respectively.

First of all, the groom please step forward and put your right hand on your chest.

(You still have to ask the right hand, right? Tell everyone, is this the right hand? "It's the right hand, that's right!")

Please listen to my question clearly: Mr. ******, are you willing to marry Ms. **? As husband and wife, should we always respect her, love her, protect her, and stay with her for the rest of our lives? "I do!" Okay, a real "I do".

Then I want to ask the bride the same question. Please step forward and listen to my question clearly. Are you willing to marry Mr. ******, respect and love him forever, and stay with him hand in hand for the rest of your life regardless of health or illness, whether he is rich or poor? "I do!"

Good, very good, they are both a real "I do, a commitment from the heart." So from now on, in the name of the Lord and God, I bless you that you have become husband and wife voluntarily and officially. (Applause)

Exchange rings

In order to show your loyalty, perseverance and harmony, please wear a ring symbolizing love and marriage to the other party.

I saw a very beautiful and precious ring. A ring that symbolizes love.

The groom please take out the ring given to the bride and put it on the ring finger of the bride’s left hand. I can't tell the difference between my left and right hands at this time. Take your time. The bride is very excited at this time and her hands are trembling slightly. She is very beautiful. Please give her a round of applause. Our bride also has a love to give to the groom. Two seemingly small rings are actually very, very precious and profound. The round one symbolizes the perfect life of two people in the future; the two rings are like two bells, symbolizing that the happy and sweet life of two people starts from here and now, from scratch. In this way, use your two hands with rings to hold them together and raise them high to receive everyone's blessings.

An exciting moment, an unforgettable moment, okay, now let’s adjust the atmosphere. The emcee will ask two test questions for each of the two newlyweds. Can you please first ask the two newlyweds to stand face to face and hold hands? 1. Groom, the first thing you have to do is to use the seven best methods in front of all the guests. Call your bride with an intimate title. If the guests are satisfied with the groom's title, please applaud. If they are very satisfied, please applaud warmly. Groom please start! At the same time, the bride is also asked to call the groom with the most intimate title. 2. The second thing you have to do, groom, is what are the three words you most want to say to the bride now? Please call it out loud. (I Love You, soundtrack). For a moment, the bride, please close your eyes. There will be two hands on both sides of your waist. They are your groom and your best man. You are about to hand over your life's happiness to him. When the time comes, please slowly take your lover's hand and hold it high. Is it okay to lift it up? Our on-site guests must supervise it. If the bride violates the rules and peeks, she will be punished for performing the show. When the game starts, the bridesmaids please step forward to give a demonstration to the bride, and then the bride please close your eyes (I will cover your eyes quietly to the music) (note: both hands belong to the groom).

Hand in hand on the road of love, we will walk side by side in this life. The newlyweds are so sweet, and the love that lasts a hundred years will last forever. Groom, please put your right hand on your chest. Now I want to ask you solemnly: "Are you willing to marry the woman next to you as your wife, respect her, love her, care for her, and accompany her for the rest of your life?" "(The groom responded with the music, I am willing); the bride also please put your right hand on your chest, and I also want to ask seriously: "Are you willing to marry the man next to you as your husband, respect him and love him forever? No matter poverty or wealth, illness or pain, will it always be with them for the rest of their lives? (The bride responded with the music "I do")

Next, they asked their witness to give a wedding speech to the couple.

Let's encourage them with applause, and let the two of them give each other a deep kiss in front of this beautiful red candle, a kiss that will be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Dear guests, relatives and friends, hello everyone!

Today is ** month ** day of **** year (lunar calendar ** month ** day). It is a good day. Today is * Mr. ** and Miss *** held their wedding celebration. I am ***, and it is an honor for me to host the wedding for this couple.

Then I hope that all the friends here can use yours. Applause, with your cheers, we jointly create a festive, warm, warm and solemn atmosphere for their wedding.

Thank you again for your support and cooperation!

The *month* day of **** year AD is today, and the *month* day of **** year in the lunar calendar is still today. My attentive friends may have heard it, a series of good days, Happy days, a series of auspicious days. So it doesn’t matter whether the day is good or the time is good. Let’s look at the watch. What time is it? 11:36.

At this moment, everyone is in the same mood as me, and they are all eagerly looking forward to the arrival of a new couple. Okay, let's listen, the wedding bells are ringing, (with bells) Okay, all our friends, please stand up, let us welcome the newlyweds with warm applause-----

Use We bless them with our applause and sincerely congratulate them with our warm applause. Okay, everyone, please take a seat.

Accompanied by the warm applause and cheers of friends, accompanied by the sacred wedding march, a newlywed couple came to us on this red carpet. So first of all, I want to introduce it to my friends. This newlywed couple is the groom standing next to me. (Applause) This young man is handsome and handsome. Friends, come and take a look, you are really graceful and have extraordinary temperament. I have a prince charming, a youth idol. Then the beautiful girl next to you is the bride***. ***Today’s white wedding dress symbolizes her purity and innocence. Let’s take a look at this bouquet of flowers. It’s pretty and charming. The roses here symbolize the passionate and romantic love of the newlyweds; the lilies blooming in the middle, my friends, really reflect the sentence, what is it called, it is called a hundred years of love. Once again, we extend our warm hands, and with applause we wish the newlyweds a happy and happy marriage. Next, I would like to introduce their family members to you, namely our groom’s father, Mr. ***, and mother, Ms. ***. Well, friends, let us congratulate them with a warm round of applause.

This is the bride’s father, Mr. ***, and mother, Ms. **. We congratulate them with warm applause. Let us get to know their witness ***, welcome.

The person who presided over the wedding, Mr. ***. Okay, welcome.

Today, there are so many guests here, including the new couple’s leaders, friends, relatives, classmates, colleagues, etc. Let’s take a look, there are more than two hundred people! So due to time constraints, we will not introduce them to you one by one. Please allow me to extend a warm welcome to the newlyweds and their families and express my heartfelt thanks! Okay, the wedding ceremony of the two of you has now officially begun.

However, it must be recognized by the country and protected by law.

Then next, please ask the witness to witness the marriage for them, -------.

Okay, thank you. The newlyweds have heaven to bear witness, earth to bear witness, us witnesses to bear witness, me to bear witness, and our friends here to bear witness to the newlyweds. From today on, they are a legal couple. . I think their newlywed life will also be happy.

Two people, a happy little family started today and was born. In this happy married life, it is not enough to just kiss and be sweet. It must contain more responsibilities and more commitments. The two people must also exchange their precious tokens to reflect this. responsibilities and commitments.

Chapter Two: Welcoming the Bride

Welcoming the Bride

Early in the morning on the wedding day, the bride must be sent to the city to put on makeup, and then the wedding car will be left in the city for decoration. Simple makeup with the groom. Later, the groom took the wedding car home and prepared to set off with the wedding team. Those who go to welcome the bride usually include the groom’s children and the two groomsmen who help beat the gong. Generally, a better car will lead at the front, followed by three to five cars, and if there is a pickup truck, it will stop behind. The two groomsmen who played the gongs were sitting in the bed of the pickup truck playing the gongs. There are also specialties in beating the gong. First, it must be sounded loudly and in unison. The gong must be beaten when setting off or in crowded places, indicating that a bride is coming and please give way. When approaching the bride's house, get off the car and set off six or eight firecrackers. At this time, the bride has put on makeup and returned to her parents' home to wait for the arrival of the wedding team. After arriving, the welcoming team will take the "tea" prepared by the bride's family, which is also a ceremonial ceremony. After enjoying the "tea", the groom went to greet the bride. The bride and bridesmaids were waiting in the boudoir to close the door and sew red envelopes.

The bridesmaids or little sisters guarded the door and began to deliberately take the opportunity to "make things difficult" for the groom. They made him sing, dance, recite poems, and so on. At this time, you need to give them red envelopes to accommodate them. After the relationship is established, the bride goes to the living room and sits down. She wants to have her feet heated on the stove, change her shoes, and eat the desserts fed by her mother. Then the bride's brother (the uncle in the Tongxiang area is the New Year's uncle) will carry the bride into the wedding car. Then he set off firecrackers, beat gongs and returned home.

Worshiping Hall

In the sound of gongs, the groom leads the wedding team and the bride home, but the bride cannot get out of the car in a hurry and must wait for the groom’s sister Or a common woman such as a sister-in-law brings a washbasin towel and a bowl of dessert to the bride's car. One washes the bride's face, which means washing off the dust (it's just for show, otherwise the makeup will be ruined), and the other one washes the bride's face. Feed the bride a bite of dessert. At this time, a red carpet of about ten meters (any red silk cloth can be used) has been laid out from outside the door to the ceremony stage in the living room, and firecrackers and firecrackers are ready. The groom opened the car door for the bride and stepped onto the laid red carpet. At this time, firecrackers and firecrackers were lit. After these are set off, the newlyweds walk three times around the tripod where the firecrackers were set off to express their blessing and exorcism. Then walk into the house. At this time, the groom's parents must avoid it first, because at this time the newlyweds are most at odds with their parents. On the ceremony table were several fruits, chickens, ducks and fish for sacrifice, as well as a pair of candles or floral candles. The host of the wedding ceremony stood on the side and shouted slogans (I also served as the host once). The first bow to the heaven and the earth, the second bow to the high hall, and the husband and wife bow to each other are replaced by bowing. After bowing three times, the parents of the bride and groom appeared and came to pay homage to their ancestors. The family members of the bride and groom also came to pay homage to their ancestors. Then there was a "tea" ceremony. After enjoying it for a while, the banquet started.

Proposal In the old days, marriages were mostly based on the words of a matchmaker. The man would ask the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman first, which was called "rewarding good luck". After the woman agreed, she handed over a red post with her daughter's birthday and horoscopes written on it, which was called "Chu Tie", commonly known as "Chu Bazi". After the man obtains the Geng card, he presses it under the incense burner in front of the ancestral tablet for three days, which is called "pressing Geng". Then he asks a fortune teller to tell whether the male and female birth dates are in conflict with each other, which is called "combined marriage". If the five elements are in conflict with each other, return the "Geng Tie" to the woman, along with some gifts as an apology. The new society implements autonomy in marriage, but marriage is still popular in many rural areas. Most urban young men and women fall in free love, and some meet through introductions and seek family consent to establish a marriage relationship, which is called "finding a partner."

Engagement Jiaxing engagement was formerly known as "An Xin". After the marriage, if the marriage can be consummated, the man's family will send a "reassuring gift" to the woman's family. The wealthy family gave a "reassuring gift", a gold spoon with auspicious patterns engraved on it, a gold ingot, and a pair of gold Ruyi, which symbolized "Determining Ruyi". The woman receives a gift called "receiving tea" and responds to the man's gift. Then she invites her close relatives to have some peace wine and announces the engagement. Gift giving to poor families varies depending on their economic situation. During the Republic of China, for high-status families in the city, engagement ceremonies were held.

Men and women also exchanged photos.

In the old days, after a man and a woman agreed to get engaged, the man should send gifts to the woman’s house on festivals, such as rice dumplings, moon cakes, chicken, fish, pig’s trotters, pastries, etc., in bamboo or wooden baskets. Sheng, so it is called "gift basket". This custom is still popular in urban and rural areas after the founding of the People's Republic of China, but it is simpler in cities. Generally, men give some gifts to women during the Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival.

The exact date means that both the man and the woman determine the wedding date. According to "Jiaxing Prefecture Chronicles": "The date of the wedding is called the exact day." According to "Ancient He Miscellaneous Knowledge": "If the date is correct, the man's house will give him tea, and the woman's house will give him cake. The cake will be returned half way, which is called two ends high." During the Republic of China, this custom seemed to be popular. Wealthy male families were required to purchase jewelry (2 to 4 pieces of gold rings, bracelets, etc.), a fruit box (the box is divided into two frames, one for longans, and one for tea) and betrothal gifts ranging from tens of yuan to Several hundred yuan will be sent to the girl's family by the matchmaker. The girl's family also prepares a cake box and a Hehe (legendary Hehe two immortals) (placed in a glass box made of silk or paper), with a red silk wrapper underneath, as a gift to the groom's family. Before the date is set, the matchmaker must first "talk about marriage", that is, the man's family asks the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's family, but the woman's family deliberately refuses to agree and has to go back and forth at least three times before agreeing. The etiquette in rural areas is relatively simple. The man chooses the wedding date and informs the woman's family half a year in advance. The matchmaker is asked to give gifts, including silks, fabrics, jewelry and gifts, and the gifts are quite considerable. There are also cases where the woman bargains with the man to the point of giving him a posthumous gift.

This custom was still popular in rural areas after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Sometimes, in order to recover the betrothal gift, the man was unable to meet the woman's request due to poverty, resulting in marital disputes. Many men were heavily in debt for the betrothal gift.

According to the record of "Ancient He Miscellaneous Knowledge": "He customs value relatives and welcome wealthy families, and they must have grand servants, sound gongs and shouts, and they are officials. Although the groom is white, he is also wearing a python suit with many beads, and even There are those who wear red hats. They are young and well-dressed. They are escorted in front of the carriage, which is called accompanying the bride. The maidservants follow behind her, burning benzoin in their hands, which is full of smoke. A hundred steps". This is the wedding ceremony of wealthy families in Jiaxing City in the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, when urban residents got married, the bride still took a sedan chair or a colorful boat, and the groom wore a robe, mandarin jacket, or a suit. It is no longer common for brides to wear phoenix crowns and harems. They usually wear pink embroidered cheongsam, some with gauze, which is pink. The bride goes to the groom's family and a civilized wedding ceremony is held after the bride gets out of the sedan chair. There are witnesses, officiants, introducers, masters of ceremonies, groomsmen, etc. They only bow but do not kneel down. When hosting a banquet for guests on that day, the number of tables set for the banquet depends on the financial situation, and chefs are often invited to the home to handle the banquet. After the founding of the People's Republic of China and before the 1970s, wedding ceremonies in cities were simplified, and the bride and groom walked or rode bicycles to get married. The wedding is held at the groom's home. At noon, the groom is accompanied by relatives and friends, and has a wedding banquet at the bride's home. In the evening, a banquet with relatives, friends and guests is held at the groom's home. The banquet does not exceed a few tables. The wedding ceremony of cadres is simpler. Usually only candies are distributed to relatives, friends and colleagues to announce the marriage. In the late 1970s, weddings became more and more luxurious. Several wedding tricycles (jokingly called "caravans") were packed with the bride's dowry and traveled in groups, attracting attention. After the mid-1980s, the trend of extravagant weddings began. Cars were used for weddings, and some used public buses, as few as one or two, as many as seven or eight. The front glass windows of the cars were pasted with the words "Double Happiness" in red, and the bride and groom were accompanied by their groomsmen. They accompany each other, and firecrackers are fired during the wedding. Even though the new house is close at hand or the new house is in the same place, they must take a car and drive along the street. Most brides wear white wedding dresses, while grooms wear black suits. In the evening, the parents, relatives and friends of both men and women go to the hotel for the wedding banquet. The bride and groom, accompanied by their groomsmen, stand in front of the hotel door to greet the guests. The groom offers cigarettes to the guests one by one, and the bride holds her wallet and distributes gifts to the juniors, usually dozens of dollars. Yuan. The banquet price is several hundred yuan per table (generally 200 to 250 yuan per table in the late 1980s). The banquet is jointly organized by the man and woman, and the expenses are borne by the man. After the banquet, the leftovers, such as chicken, duck, fish feet and other big dishes, are taken home by both parties. In the late 1980s, it was fashionable to shoot wedding videos.

During the Republic of China, most rural weddings followed the old customs. Before welcoming the bride, the bride asked for gifts, such as "mother-thank you basket", "please sit down gift", "brother-in-law gift", etc. The bride's parents even asked for "stomach pain money" "of. It is commonly known that "it costs a hundred yuan to send a sedan chair, and the matchmaker sends five dishes along with the sedan chair." When a man gets married, he must choose a married young man to carry the sedan or rock the boat. For example, when marrying in a sedan, two boys with both parents must hold lanterns in front of the sedan. When getting married, you must send someone or the groom to greet you personally, and you must bow to the door before the bride opens the doors one after another. Before the woman gets on the sedan, her relatives pass the dowry across the threshold, and the man waits to receive it. The dowry is usually less than the man's gift money. However, in the Haiyankanpu area, people have always paid attention to the abundance of dowries and called their daughters "losing money." A must-have toilet in the dowry, commonly known as the "offspring bucket", is painted red and contains a bag of peanuts and two half-boiled eggs dyed red. When the bride gets on the sedan, a reed mat (or rice bag) is spread in front of the sedan, and the bride steps onto the sedan, meaning not to take away the soil from her family. Some uncles or brothers may also carry them onto the sedan. The bride must cry when she gets on the sedan chair, which is called "crying to cry." Usually the bride cries quietly and the mother cries loudly. After the bride gets on the sedan chair, she is first fed by her mother, and then her brothers hold the sedan pole up and spin the sedan three times before being carried to the groom's house amidst the sound of drums and music. When getting married by boat, in some places, two green bamboos with mud are placed on the boat. After the bride got on the boat, she drove quickly and held up bamboo poles on the shore, as it was considered auspicious that she would not touch the water. After the ship leaves the port, the young people in the village often ask for money on the bridge where the ship must pass, calling it "water blocking port". If the requirements are not met, they will not let the ship go. When arriving at the door of the groom's house, five sacks are laid out one after another. The bride is helped by the bride to step on the sacks to enter the door, and the sacks are passed around to pave the way, which is called "passing on from generation to generation". With five bags, it is a sign that "five sons will pass the exam". After the bride and groom worship heaven and earth, ancestors, parents and each other, they "eat longevity noodles". The parents sit facing south (if one of them is deceased, they should also use cups and chopsticks), and the bride and groom kneel to toast. After the ceremony, the groom held the red silk ribbon and led the bride into the bridal chamber. Two young men held a pair of candles and led her into the bridal chamber. In the bridal chamber, the man is enthroned in the east and the woman is in the west. Legend has it that if the bride is enthroned on a large bed, it means that she is afraid of her wife after marriage; if the groom sits too much, it means that the wife is afraid of her husband after marriage, so they will not give in to each other and sit close to each other. After being enthroned, the groom uses a weighing beam (meaning happiness) or sugar cane (meaning growing taller and sweeter in old age) to pick up the red gauze scarf on the bride's hijab.

Xi Niang throws dates, peanuts, candies, etc. into the bed tent of the new house, which is called "throwing the tent". Some of them are also thrown to the four corners of the new house and in front of the guests. There is a "Song of Spreading Tents" in the Haiyan area: "If you spread your tents east and across the east, the couple will be in harmony; if you spread your tents south and spread your tents south, the population will be prosperous and there will be many descendants." In rural areas of Pinghu, there was an old custom of having a "little night meal". That is, after the wedding, the elders took out two bowls of cold rice from the bride's box, put a few pickles on top, and asked the bride and groom to sit side by side, and each had the pickles and cold rice. Finished eating.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, rural wedding customs changed somewhat. Instead of using sedan chairs, boats were used for weddings. The betrothal gifts during the engagement are very heavy, and before the wedding, the groom still has to prepare various gifts. In the past ten years, some people have gotten married on bicycles. After marriage, they go out for their honeymoon just like in the city. Since the 1980s, wedding banquets in rural areas have been similar to those in cities. The bride participates in the banquet and offers cigarettes and drinks to the guests. Wedding banquets usually feature cold dishes and hot stir-fry dishes, along with whole chicken and duck snacks. Bottled wine is used instead of home-made rice wine, and each banquet costs about 200 yuan.

On the wedding day of the bride and groom in urban and rural areas, the parents of the bride and groom and close relatives and elders must send "red paper packets" to the bride and groom, commonly known as "meeting gifts."

On the second day after the wedding, the bride’s brothers went to visit, and the groom’s family hosted a banquet, which was called “watching the tide”. Jiashan area is commonly known as "Tongzao Chimney" and Jiaxing is commonly known as "Hanging Chimney". According to folklore, a bride was teased by her in-laws and sisters-in-law, and the chimney was blocked. When the bride cooked, the smoke filled the air, and she was criticized by her parents-in-law. His brother came to visit and found something strange. He used a long bamboo pole to connect the chimney. The flue was clear, the smoke disappeared, and the food was cooked. This legend means that the brothers of the mother's family protect the bride's status in her husband's family. This custom was still popular after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In the Qing Dynasty, Huimen was called "Duiyue" and "Wang Duiyue". That is, one month after the wedding, the husband and his wife go back to their parents' home to visit. The groom brings a table of wine and food, commonly known as a "table gift", and the parents-in-law also give them gifts. This custom was still popular in rural areas after the founding of the People's Republic of China. Returning home is not limited to one month, and most people return home within three days.

Chapter 3: The problem of making things difficult when the groom steals the bride

Hang a bag at the door. When the groom comes, tell him directly that there are almost 20 people accompanying the bride in the room. Just watch. Let's pack up the red envelopes. Once they're packed, find someone to go out and get them. Let’s start with the following (a good start)

1. Who are you picking up? (If the other party says to pick up my wife, you have to ask, what is your wife’s name)

2. Why did you pick her up? (Or ask why you picked her up)

3. Do you love her? (If you talk about love, you have to say: Who do you love? When he says I love XX, you just say, who are you? Until he is tortured to say that XX loves XX)

4. For To help the bride check, the sister group needs to test the groom’s brains (if you make a mistake, you will be punished with a red envelope)

What is the father of your father’s sister’s cousin’s cousin and your uncle’s son’s sister-in-law? Relationship (Answer: Relative relationship) Chu Chu’s birthday is on March 30th. Which year is it March 30th? (This question is directly asked to the groom to know the date of the bride’s birthday and then do a brain teaser) ( Answer: March 30th every year)

What kind of family is Confucius the greatest in our country (Answer: the old man)

What will an air conditioner become if it falls from the building? ? (Answer: murder weapon)

What is the name of a child who gives birth on a plane (answer: high school student)

5. The groom named 10 nicknames for the bride, which have perfect meanings (time 40 seconds, overtime will result in red envelopes)

6. Singing:

1. The moon represents my heart or the divine song - Uneasiness (one minute, if the groom doesn’t sing well, he must sing it again, This is sung for the bridesmaids

2. The groom chooses a song to sing for the bride (this is sung specifically for the bride, consider whether to perform it at the entrance.

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7. Let the groom tell 10 reasons why he fell in love with the bride until the bridesmaids are satisfied (the bridesmaids will be given red envelopes if they are not satisfied)

8. Test the groom’s attitude towards the bride Understanding of the bride - for example, the bride's favorite two kinds of fruits, two kinds of food, etc. (ask the bride clearly in advance, and you will be punished with a red envelope if you say something wrong)

9. Let the groom read the marriage guarantee letter loudly outside the door. Sign and pledge in public before letting him in (you can consider whether to do this after entering the room, so that you can film his embarrassment when facing the bride reading the guarantee letter)

10. Put 9 precautions in the room. Let the groom be found within the stipulated time, and there will be one less penalty red envelope.

After coming in,

1. The groom should let the sisters see if you are physically capable of taking care of the bride, 9 sit-ups and 9 push-ups. (Meaning long-lasting)

2. The groom puts on 10 funny expressions, and the bridesmaid must be satisfied with them to be considered qualified.

3. Sing a song seriously in front of the bride.

4. Let the groom look for shoes. When he finds the shoes, he has to kneel on one foot and put them on the bride with his own hands.