My hometown is in Jiangdu rural area of Yangzhou, and my nephew got married on the sixth day of the first month of this year. Left some records about marriage customs and previous memories, which is a trace of time. 1. Warm homemade wine. There will be a greenhouse wine the night before the wedding. Please invite close relatives, such as brothers and sisters, good neighbors, and set up a few tables at home to have fun first. Step 2 press the bed. There is a custom of pressing the bed in the greenhouse that night, that is, a boy and the groom-to-be will sleep in a new bed. Generally speaking, they are very close, and of course there are smart and handsome boys. The press should seal the press as red. Me and my brother 10 years old. I pressed the bed when my brother got married. When getting married, my nephew presses the bed. When my nephew got married, my son undertook the glorious mission of pressing the bed. I have promised that when my son gets married, my nephew's son will press the bed. 3. Celebrate the wedding on the right day. The wedding ceremony was prepared the day before and neatly placed on the table of the Eight Immortals in the main hall. Tobacco, wine, sugar, firecrackers, gift boxes (containing gifts), pork, etc. The two companies also discussed the variety and quantity. There used to be pig heads and tails, but now many things and customs have been simplified. It's a motorcade going to the wedding, and the wedding car is beautifully dressed. The wedding procession consists of matchmakers, friends, relatives, drivers and cameras. If the number of people going is odd, if they come back, it is even. The people who went to the wedding ate jujube tea, set off firecrackers at the auspicious moment of 8: 18, and the motorcade set off. On the way, the wedding motorcade will meet acquaintances asking for candy and cigarettes, and the matchmaker will disperse the candy and cigarettes. Firecrackers were still being set off when the bridge was turned. The route to and from Yangzhou is also very particular. Which road to take with the wedding team in Yangzhou, which bridge to cross and a trip to Wenchang Building are all the same. Before the wedding procession arrives, the bride's family will set off firecrackers first. Open the door and seal it. When the wedding guests arrive at the bride's door, relatives on the other side of the bride's house, usually cousins and children of the same age, close the door tightly and then open it. Although the groom and the matchmaker came prepared and prepared a lot of red seals, the doorman would not open the door easily. The red seal is about to be sealed, and the door is getting bigger and bigger. People outside took the opportunity to force the door open, and people went in. Open the gift box. After entering the door, the bride's family and the matchmaker counted the wedding ceremony, and finally my uncle came out to check the gift money. Uncle will open the box after reading it. Those who greet the bride eat jujube tea, and the bride lights candles to burn incense and worship her ancestors, and then sets off firecrackers to send the bride away. Brother or younger brother carries the bride, puts on new shoes and gets on the bus. The driver wouldn't let the bride get on the bus until the door opened, and the noisy relatives stopped to ask for a cigarette. The bride's father will come forward to pass the cigarette. In the past, it seemed more memorable to give a dowry at a wedding. To attend the wedding, the main force to send dowry is a strong man who can carry heavy burdens. Most of the dowries are chosen by people, and they can't land yet. Look for trucks or tractors in the distance. When you arrive at the bride's door, stand and wait for the door to open. Someone in the bride's family will hide the pole and pig's tail, and the red seal letter will be handed over only when it is in his hand. Dowry includes bicycles, sewing machines, tape recorders, quilts, wooden cases, toilets, copper stoves, etc. At the bottom of the dowry box, parents will collect the money from the bottom of the box and let their daughter use it when her husband's family is in trouble. When the bride leaves, especially when she is married far away, the mother of the bride will secretly cry. Since then, my daughter has become a daughter-in-law. How can she not be sad? When you go to the groom's house, when the bride enters the groom's house and the bride's room, she will also encounter a red seal when she closes the door. Let's have fun and have fun. 4. Go and answer the door. That is, the bride goes back to her mother's house. Because of the long distance and inconvenient transportation, she usually goes back the next day. Now it's usually the same day. Bring gifts back to the door, mainly for the elders and relatives of the family. 5. Wedding reception. It was held in a restaurant in the town, not much different from the restaurants in the city. There is a host, a band, and the routine is similar. Marriage is a big event, and relatives, neighbors, colleagues and classmates will invite more than 30 people at a table. In the past, most of them were cooked at home. If you eat more tables, divide them into two batches. Grandpa, aunt, daughter-in-law, and many relatives in the village came to help, and the family was so busy that they were all beaming. In the countryside, there is a custom of disturbing grandpa. The groom and great grandfather * * * carry their daughter-in-law around the field. More busybodies, mainly the brothers of the same generation of the groom's father in Zhuangshang, also prepared straw hats, sunglasses, keys made of red cardboard and dust collectors. Let's not talk about the scene and the meaning. 6. Meeting ceremony. At the wedding reception, the bride and groom and their parents will come to a table to propose a toast and express their thanks. When they see their elders, they should be generous and give a formal shout. The elders will give them a red seal, which is called greeting. 7. tea. After the wedding reception, the bride and groom have a tea ceremony before going home and entering the bridal chamber. My brother and sister-in-law were sitting on a bench in the hall, and my nephew and niece stood respectfully in front of them. They offered them tea respectively. "Please have tea for dad and tea for mom." Both my brother and sister-in-law have smiles on their faces. What is happiness? Their faces are full of happiness. The onlookers also smiled and shared their happiness. Take a picture of this warm and happy moment with your camera. 8. Make trouble in the bridal chamber. I made an appointment with my nephew's classmates and colleagues of the same age to make trouble in the bridal chamber. There seems to be nothing new in the program. It is nothing more than eating a piece of candy together, eating an apple and putting chopsticks in bottles. The groom holds the bride across the red line, and the bride crosses the egg from the left trouser leg to the right trouser leg with her hand. The groom lies on his back in bed and lets the bride guess a word. Today's young people are much more open than the previous generation, and these programs can hardly beat a couple. In the past, the bride would be flushed. 9. Enter the bridal chamber. The bridal chamber was almost full of people, and people gradually dispersed. Before 12 o'clock, find a good time. 1 1: 00 16, the family began to set off firecrackers and send a couple to their bridal chamber. The wedding is over. There are many details and stresses in the whole process of getting married in the countryside. Generally, the matchmaker or the elders he knows are guiding or directing. Of course, many past customs and concerns about the younger generation are not well understood, and some are too annoying. Times have changed, and new things have been done.