In ancient times, formal wedding links included: bridal sedan chair, paying homage to the bride, banquet, bridal chamber, tying the knot and tying the knot, bridal chamber and so on.

1. Wedding in a sedan chair

On the wedding day, the sedan chair goes out and offers pure tea and four-color cakes to the "sedan chair god". Put spears and firecrackers, open the way with red lanterns, and blow and beat along the way. The matchmaker leads the wedding procession of the man's house and carries the sedan chair to the woman's house to marry the bride. The groom doesn't go to his father-in-law's house to greet the bride, and takes the wedding mother (seeing her off) as the messenger and goes there with a name tag.

2. Worship the church

Worship the church, also known as worshipping heaven and earth, is a ceremony in which the newlyweds pay homage to their ancestors, their parents and their elders after paying homage to heaven and earth, and also refer to worshipping heaven and earth, ancestors, parents and couples as worshipping the church. After the man welcomed the bride home, he held a ceremony to pay homage to the bride at a certain time. The main purpose was for the newlyweds to get the protection of their ancestors and gods, and at the same time get the blessing and witness from their elders and relatives.

3. Banquet

The wedding banquet was actually a very important religious activity in ancient times. Before the banquet, it was necessary to worship the ancestors, and the newly married family sought the protection and protection of the ancestors. After the completion of the sacrificial activities, they began to entertain guests and rushed to a new life under the witness of relatives and friends.

4. Making bridal chamber

Making bridal chamber is very important for couples in ancient China. In ancient times, many newlyweds were unfamiliar with each other according to the orders of their parents. By making bridal chamber, they can put aside their shyness, so that the bride can quickly get used to the groom and their new home, and at the same time reduce the anxiety and fear on their wedding night.

5. tying the knot and tying the hair in the bridal chamber

The young couple drink "acacia wine" in the new house, and then each cut a strand of hair and tied it in a knot. After so many ceremonies, the husband and wife can be called a real husband and wife.

Baidu Encyclopedia-China Ancient Wedding Process