What are the wedding customs in Wuwei, Gansu?

Gansu is located in the northwest of China, and Wuwei in Gansu has a long history. Since ancient times, it has been a region of ethnic exchanges, exchanges and blending. Most of the ethnic minorities living there are ancient northern ethnic groups. Wuwei is not only a famous cultural city, but also many cultural relics have been unearthed. The local residents are also very hospitable, especially when the couple get married, and their wedding customs are also very interesting.

Act as a matchmaker/middleman

The basic steps of matchmaking are: after the man's family obtains the woman's birthday through the matchmaker, please ask the Yin and Yang teacher to calculate. If the personalities of men and women match, marriage will be concluded. Then the man invited the matchmaker to the woman's house as a matchmaker, commonly known as "matchmaker". After the woman's parents get the girl's consent, the young men go to the woman's house to "see the daughter-in-law" and meet the young women to exchange blind dates.

Be betrothed to (sb) (by parents)

Engagement is called "rack lock" in Gansu. The introducer decided, the two sides agreed, and then the engagement ceremony was held on another day. The man's father (or agent) and the introducer went to the woman's house with generous gifts. Gift money generally includes wedding wine, wedding buns 12 (commonly known as "big steamed bread"), wedding money (called "lock lock"), wedding silk (cloth), clothes and so on. The woman's family will gather her elders and relatives to accompany her and give a speech at a banquet. The woman's mother will also give a gift to her new son-in-law and give back two steamed buns, which is called "counter-offer". Afterwards, the woman distributed the steamed bread to close relatives and announced the marriage.

It makes me addicted.

On the eve of the wedding, both men and women choose an auspicious time (the man should be half an hour earlier than the woman, that is, one hour) to hold the ceremony. It symbolizes that a couple has entered the "adult" stage, and this ceremony must be held by a "lucky guy" and a "lucky woman" in their respective homes.

Pick up the bride (in a sedan chair) for the wedding.

Nowadays, picking up the bride is the climax of the whole wedding. Accompanied by the two brothers, the groom greeted the bride with flowers. When you arrive at the bride's house, the first level is "getting started". After opening the door, the bride will be brought out by Sister Dajin or the maid of honor and given to her father, who will then give it to the groom for a formal ceremony. Newcomers should worship heaven and earth first, then their ancestors, then tea, and bow down to their parents. After leaving her family, the bride formally entered her family and met Weng Gu and other elders of her family.