First, Shanghai marriage customs
1. Before getting married, the groom-to-be should choose a gift filled with rooster, fish, pork leg, white goose and some dried fruits and go to the woman's house to propose marriage. Then the woman will tell him how much dowry there is in her house, and then the groom will come back to her house the next day to get it back.
The woman will put all the dowry in the living room for the guests to watch to show her family's wealth. The man accepted the betrothal gift and wanted to set off firecrackers and beat drums at the door of the woman's house.
At the beginning of the dowry, the dowry of the woman's family should be given to her elder sister-in-law to fill the box, and the toilet should be sent first, indicating that the children and grandchildren are full.
Before getting married, the bride should sit beside her sister-in-law and watch her sew a red and green quilt head for herself. After sewing, she will wrap it in big satin and make a quilt.
The wedding banquet is a small wedding banquet in the woman's house now, and a large wedding banquet in the man's house the next day, and then the wedding begins.
On the wedding day, the groom will go to the door to meet the groom. According to the wedding custom in Shanghai, the groom needs to knock on the door, propose marriage and drink sweet soup when picking up the bride.
7. A worship ceremony was held at noon, and the couple offered tea to their parents and worshipped the world.
8. According to the wedding custom in Shanghai, the reception starts around 5: 30 in the evening and the wedding reception starts at 6: 00.
One of dowry
Two. List of married women in Shanghai
Dowry 1: quilt
The quilt has become a very useful dowry and a necessity in life. Parents can customize 4 handmade quilts as a dowry for their daughters.
Dowry 2: I like to comb my hair
Hi comb is also a necessary item in traditional wedding dowry in China. On the eve of the wedding, the bride combs her hair by her elders, saying: comb it to the end, comb it to Qi Mei with white hair, and comb it to the children and grandchildren. After the wedding, the bride and groom's hair should be combed together, which means "knot hair", "get married" and "grow old together"
Dowry III: Dragon and Phoenix Scarf
Dragon and phoenix towel, as its name implies, is a dragon towel, phoenix towel. Generally, two towels should be prepared, one for the bride and groom. In fact, towels have been a symbol of happiness since ancient times. Putting towels on the bride's dowry is not only to set off the wedding celebration, but also to express the family's wishes and hopes for the couple: I hope that the married life of the couple will be warm, intimate, long-lasting and happy.
Dowry 4: car
Many parents simply buy a car for their daughter in order to make her struggle less for a few years. Moreover, most young people are working people. After buying a car in advance, they can let their daughter and son-in-law make more detailed plans in their future marriage.
Dowry five: furniture and household appliances