How to officiate at a wedding

According to legend, the earliest marriage and wedding in China began with Fu's marriage and Nu Wa's matchmaking. As "Jing Hua Yuan Wai Ji" said: "There was no difference between men and women in ancient times, and Tai Hao began to set up a wedding ceremony, with the skin of the couple as the gift." Since then, the couple's skin (paired deerskin) has become one of the classic wedding gifts. After that, in addition to the "wedding ceremony", we must also "tell our parents"; During the Xia and Shang Dynasties, there were festivals of "before welcoming the court" and "before welcoming the court". The Zhou Dynasty was an era of etiquette. At that time, a complete set of wedding etiquette was gradually formed. There are detailed regulations in "Yili", which combine the whole set of rituals into "six rituals". Since then, the production of the Six Rites Wedding has been the template of the traditional wedding in China, which has been passed down to this day.

Chinese wedding process

1. ancestor worship: the man worships his ancestors before going out to marry the bride.

2. Departure: The wedding team should be even.

3. Setting off firecrackers: The wedding team should set off firecrackers all the way.

4. Waiting: When the groom arrives at the woman's house, there will be boys waiting for the groom with tea trays. After the groom gets off the bus and before entering the woman's house, he should reward the boy with a red envelope.

Cute: The groom should hold a bunch of flowers in the room for the bride who is about to get married. At this time, the bride's close friend will stop the groom and forbid him to see the bride. The woman can make a condition for the groom to agree, and then she can enter. There is no such link in Chinese weddings. This link is to let the West serve China. )

6. Farewell: The bride should bow to her parents, the mother should cover her head, and the groom can only bow and salute.

7. Going out: The bride should be escorted to the limousine by the female elder of Fugaode with a bamboo curtain or a black umbrella, because the bride's position on the wedding day is greater than anyone else, and she must not compete with heaven.

8. Gift car: After the bride gets on the gift car, the car will start soon, and the woman's parents will sprinkle a bowl of water and white rice behind the car, indicating that her daughter spilled water, and she will never ask again, and wish her daughter food and clothing.

9. Firecrackers: On the way from the woman's house to the man's house, a salute should also be set off all the way.

10. Touch oranges: When the bride's welcoming motorcade arrives at the groom's house, a child with oranges will greet the bride. The bride should caress the orange and give a red envelope as a gift. These two oranges should be peeled by the bride at night, which means "longevity".

1 1. Leading the New: When the bride walks out of the limousine, a lucky elder of the man will put a bamboo curtain on her head and help her into the hall. When entering the door, the newcomer must not step on the threshold, but cross it.

12. The bride should cross the charcoal brazier before entering the door, which means to wash away the unlucky and ominous in front of the door.

13. wedding banquet: both Chinese and western weddings are quite popular now. Most of them entertain guests at night and hold ceremonies at the same time. At the wedding reception, the bride can take off her wedding dress and put on her evening dress to propose a toast to each table.

14. seeing the guests off: After the wedding reception, the couple stood at the door to see them off.

15. Making trouble in the bridal chamber: The severity of the punishment for the newlyweds depends on whether the newlyweds have teased others at other weddings or whether they have been loyal to others.

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Role arrangement

1. One party engaged: it shall be borne by the parents of the man. Proposing to the bride and giving gifts were called "accepting talents" and "Zheng Na" in ancient times. In China culture, gifts usually include all kinds of auspicious foods and objects. Like tea.

2. Matchmaker: a person who has close family relations with both parties, who is responsible for inviting the elders of both parties to meet and promoting communication between the two parties.

3. Boy: played by the unmarried man of the man's family, responsible for bringing tea and water to meet the sedan chair during the wedding.

4. All in one suit: played by several beautiful young unmarried women in the woman's family, helping the bride get off the sedan chair when she gets off.

5. Wedding emcee: Announce the official start of the ceremony, introduce important relatives and friends of both sides, and give a blessing speech.

6. Moderator: A respected elder or friend will make a speech for the wedding.

7. Photographer: A professional cameraman who records the whole process of the wedding, takes photos of the couple and guests, and leaves precious memories for the couple.