The local folk customs in Guizhou are related to the ethnic groups they live in, and all ethnic minorities living in Guizhou have their own unique wedding customs. If a wedding is held in a city, the process is actually similar. What is distinctive and worth knowing is the wedding in the countryside. Generally, there are many weddings in rural areas of Guizhou, which are also grounded. Wedding customs are traditional, modern and grand.

Hexagram

After the parents agreed to this marriage, there was a matchmaker to exchange the characters of the two. Find someone to match the eight characters for the two newcomers to see if they are suitable for marriage. However, it varies from person to person. Some people don't believe this, just skip it.

Crying marriage

In Guizhou, girls start to cry half a month before they get married, and locals will cry in the form of poems. Crying parents, brothers and sisters, etc. Although crying, it implies good luck.

burn joss sticks

There is a wedding custom of burning incense in Guizhou, which means that when the woman gets married and the newlyweds pay homage, they need to burn incense to worship their ancestors. When a woman gets married, she burns incense to bid farewell to her ancestors and prays for them to bless her happy married life. When couples go to church, they will burn incense at the man's house, which is a kind of recognition.

Women treat.

There is a custom in some areas of Guizhou that the woman's family must cook for relatives and friends at home in person, and can't invite them outside. At the beginning of the banquet, it is also the custom of marriage in Guizhou to arrange several people to serve the guests.

Present a dowry to the bride's family

After the woman's banquet, the groom will give gifts to the bride's house. Gifts include: jewelry plate, red envelope plate, bride service plate and other items. When the groom arrives at the door, arrange for someone to pour water for the groom to wash his face.

(of the bride's relatives) accompany the bride to the groom's house or attend the wedding.

After receiving the bride, the bride's relatives will send the items to the groom's house. When seeing the bride off, the bride needs relatives to carry her downstairs and walk in front with a red umbrella. After seeing the groom off, the groom will make a midnight snack for the groom and finally accompany the bride to go home until two o'clock.

wedding feast

The wedding reception was held at the man's house. In the past, only the man came out to entertain guests and the woman rested in the wedding room. Now, at the wedding banquet, the newlyweds come out to propose a toast and express their thanks to all their relatives and friends.