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Why do Meizhou Hakka people need to meet for wine first after a blind date? What is the process of meeting for wine?

Marriage and festive customs of the Hakka people

The marriage etiquette and customs of the Hakka people are heavily influenced by ancient customs and are still mainly for the purpose of carrying on the family line. Hakka people pay attention to "marrying with a clear matchmaker" when marrying men and women. The formal marriage relationship in Hakka society is a "marriage with marriage", and the practice of recruiting brides is not popular.

Although Hakka society inevitably has the stereotype of favoring boys over girls, overall, the relationship between men and women is relatively equal. For example, Hakka women and men work equally hard at home. Therefore, when a woman is in her natal family, she is equal to her brothers; when she gets married, her parents value her marriage, and her husband's family must follow traditional etiquette and follow the rules in order to get a good wife. Hakka people's marriage methods follow the ancient "six rites". With the changes in society, although there have been changes, they are still generally handled according to the old system. The Six Sacrifice Ceremonies: "Promise the bride, send the marriage, announce the date and send the betrothal money, plate the dowry, receive and send off the bride, visit the hall and eat a bowl of chicken with noodles." It is very similar to the ancient "Six Rites". In the wedding ceremony, there are still old customs such as making arrangements and consummating the marriage.

On the third day after the bride gets married, her parents' family entertains her daughter and son-in-law, which is called "inviting three dynasties". On this day, the daughter cannot stay at her parents' house and must rush back to her husband's house. In some rural areas, the mother's family invites some female relatives and friends to their daughter's home in a few days; or the mother's family invites her daughter home to make full-moon wine (during the full moon of the wedding). The male and female parents-in-law each choose a date and hold a banquet to invite each other, which is called "visiting", in order to strengthen the communication between the two parents' families.

Guests, commonly known as "wedding wine", have a very grand etiquette, especially in the past. Among them, the woman's guests at the man's house are called "big guests"; the man must set off firecrackers in front of the door to greet them, and the banquet cannot start until they arrive. The groom should hold the pot at the head table of his maternal uncle, and he should take turns pouring wine from his maternal uncle. Guests are seated according to their seniority, distance, age, and age. Relatives from outside the family are respected and members of the same family are humbled. On the upper left of the hall is the chief, and on the right is the second. The elderly sit at the top, accompanying guests at the bottom, and so on.

Forms, such as child bride-in-law, bridal marriage, transfer of relatives, exchange of relatives, remarriage, etc. Some are now gradually becoming rarer and disappearing.