Prepare to hold a ceremony in accordance with local customs in Zhangzhou. What are the wedding customs in Zhangzhou?

Zhangzhou Wedding Customs This is a ceremony held in accordance with the local customs of Zhangzhou. The bride and groom must follow the local traditions of Zhangzhou step by step. Life events are more important than anything else at this moment. The solemn and serious look of the couple is a reflection of their longing for future life.

In Zhangzhou, the bride has to cry loudly before getting into the sedan chair. This is called "crying for good luck" in the local area. As soon as the bride leaves, her family will set off firecrackers and close the door tightly, or put a one-meter sieve in front of the door. What does this mean? It is said that doing so will not take away the family's wealth. Not far from the bride's home, she will throw out a fan from the sedan chair, which is called the "Safety Fan". It means not letting her parents worry about her.

What’s interesting is that in Zhangzhou’s wedding customs, it is considered taboo for two wedding teams to meet. What would they do if something like this happened? To celebrate happiness with happiness, the bride and bride exchange hairpins on their heads to solve the problem. When he arrives in front of the groom's house, the groom will kick the sedan door three times, which means to overwhelm the bride in terms of momentum. After opening the sedan door, the sister-in-law sticks a citrus stick in her hand for the bride to touch as a sign of good luck.

What is even more interesting is the scene of the bride getting off the sedan. The groom pulls the bride out of the sedan, and the bride gets up and sits down three times in a row, which means the bride is reserved and dignified. When the bride gets off the sedan, the wedding attendant covers the bride's head with a rice sieve painted with Tai Chi diagrams, and chants "it can't reach the sky, it can't touch the ground", which means to respect the gods of heaven and earth. The groom's family lights a fire with straw in front of the door threshold, and the bride has to step over the fire to enter the bridal chamber.

At noon, we have the "uncle table" with 12 dishes. Every dish will be accompanied by an auspicious saying. These 12 dishes are composed of six meat and six vegetarian dishes, with vegetables, fruits, fish and meat all showing good luck and good luck. According to Zhangzhou wedding customs, maternal uncle and great uncle should sit at the head of the middle table at the wedding banquet. The first sound of firecrackers marks the opening of the banquet. At this time, the bride and groom have to toast to each table of guests. When the firecrackers go off for the second time, it means the banquet is over, and then the "bridal chamber" begins. On the new bed, a boy with both parents should roll over on it a few times, which means that he will have a baby early. According to Zhangzhou wedding custom, on the morning of the second day of the wedding, the bride should serve tea to her parents-in-law, and the parents-in-law should return the gift with red envelopes. On the fourth day, it’s time to “go back to your parents’ home.” This program is still popular today. After eating at your mother's house, you have to go back to your mother-in-law's house before it gets dark, and you have to bring various gifts back, which means that you will stay together for the rest of your life.