Vietnamese marriage system

Vietnam is a socialist country. The marriage system is monogamous and marriage is free. It's just that the age of marriage is younger than that in China. The legal age of marriage for men is 20 years old, and that for women is 18 years old. Marriage must be registered. Traditional wedding generally includes four steps: asking for gifts, engagement, giving bride price and wedding.

First, the wedding process in Vietnam:

1. Gift: The man's family sent someone to the woman's house to find out the woman's age, so as to calculate whether the birth dates of both men and women are consistent. If both men and women have the same birth dates, they will propose. The man sends a bride price to the woman's house, and betel nut must be included in the bride price. The other party agreed to accept betel nut marriage.

2. Engagement: After negotiation by the matchmaker, the betrothed person signs the engagement in front of relatives and friends of both parties and puts it in front of the ancestral tablet on the shrine of the man's house. Before the wedding, the man's family will also give gifts to the woman's family, including a pair of big white geese, whose wings should be tied with red lines, indicating that the newlyweds "grow old together." During the period from engagement to marriage, the groom will go to work for the future Zhang Yue family on a certain day every month, which is a remnant of the ancient custom of serving marriage. Finally, the wedding banquet and wedding. 3. Wedding Ceremony: Weddings are usually held on auspicious days of the zodiac, and the man goes to the woman's house to greet the bride. Both families should arrange wedding banquets and entertain relatives and friends. On the wedding day, the bride worships the ancestors of the groom's family and bows down to her parents, and the wedding is over. Newcomers should raise their glasses to celebrate their wedding night. The groom pours the wine, drinks half of it first, then hands the glass to the bride, who drinks the rest.

4, back to the door: three days later, the newlyweds returned to the door, and both sides returned to the woman's house to visit. According to the custom, newlyweds have to pay part of the bride price to the village in order to get social recognition. Payment methods vary from place to place. For example, in some areas, people cross a rope on the road to stop the wedding procession and pay the money before they can pass.

Second, is polygamy in Vietnam true?

1. Vietnam is still monogamous in law, and one spouse's application for marriage registration with others is rejected by law;

2. Monogamy has been recognized in modern civilized countries, and "polygamy" or "polygamy" outside the law is illegal.

Legal basis:

Article 9 of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Conditions for marriage

Marriage between men and women must meet the following conditions:

1. Male over 20 years old, female over 18 years old;

2. Both men and women are voluntary, and neither party may force or deceive the other, and neither party may force or interfere;

3. It doesn't fall into one of the circumstances that marriage is prohibited as stipulated in Article 10 of this Law.

Article 18, item 5, paragraph 1 of the Adjustment of Marriage Law, Law No.68 of the Vietnamese Government.

1. Refuse marriage registration under the following circumstances: 5. One or both parties already have spouses.