In recent years, a new form of marriage, double marriage, has appeared in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and has been widely accepted by many young people. Only child is the label of the 8090 generation. Now, those born in the 80s and 90s have reached another stage of life. What does such a special form of marriage mean and what are its characteristics?
What does double marriage mean?
Double marriage does not belong to a man marrying a woman, nor does it belong to a woman recruiting a man for adoption. After a young couple gets married, they still maintain a certain degree of "stickiness" with their original family and usually live in separate rooms. Generally, they will have two children. The first one will take the father's surname and will be raised mainly by the man. The second one will take the mother's surname and will be mainly raised by the woman. In two married families, there is no concept of grandparents. Children call their parents grandparents.
Where is the custom of two-end marriage?
This is a new form of marriage that has quietly emerged in Jiangsu and Zhejiang in recent years. This situation mainly occurs in the Hangjiahu area. The clients I contacted were concentrated in the Jiubao, Linping, and Yuhang areas around Hangzhou. Most of them were villages converted into communities, as well as the Huzhou area. Second marriage is very common.
Where does the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions refer?
The "Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions" in the broad sense refer to all the areas under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and the narrow sense of "Jiangsu and Zhejiang" usually refers to the Yangtze River Delta under the jurisdiction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Cities in the region: Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, and Taizhou in Jiangsu Province; Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shaoxing, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Zhoushan, and Taizhou in Zhejiang Province.
Attractions in Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Jiangsu - Nanjing: Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum, Qixia Mountain, Minngling Tomb, Yuhuatai, Xuanwu Lake, Tangshan Hot Spring, Presidential Palace, Mochou Lake, Yangtze River Bridge, Confucius Temple , Qinhuai River and so on. Zhenjiang: Jinshan Temple, Jiaoshan Mountain, Beigu Mountain, etc. Yangzhou: Slender West Lake and so on. Wuxi: Yuantouzhu, Three Kingdoms City, Huishan, the Second Spring in the World, Lingshan Giant Buddha, Taihu Fairy Way, Plum Garden, etc. Yixing: Zhanggong Cave, Shanjuan Cave, etc. Nantong: Langshan and so on. Suzhou: Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, Humble Administrator's Garden, Liuyuan, Lion Grove, Dongshan, Xishan, Tongli, Zhouzhuang, Mudu, Beisi Pagoda, Lotus Root Garden, etc. Kunshan: Qiandeng and so on.
Zhejiang - Jiaxing: Nanhu, etc. Haining: Leather City, Jin Yong’s former residence, tide watching, etc. Hangzhou: Ten Scenes of the West Lake (Xiao Chun at Su Causeway, Fenghe at Qu Yuan, Autumn Moon at Pinghu, Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow, Liulang Wenying, Fish Watching at Huagang, Sunset at Leifeng Peak, Twin Peaks in the Clouds, Evening Bell at Nanping, Sandan Silver Moon), Liuhe Pagoda, Huanglong Cave, Hupao, Qingshan Lake, Lingyin Temple, Wuzhen, Wangyue Temple, Fuchun River, Qiandao Lake, etc. Lin'an: Daming Mountain, Western Zhejiang Grand Canyon, Bamboo Sea, etc. Tonglu: Rafting and the like. Shaoxing: Lu Xun’s former residence, Shen Garden, Keyan, Jianhu, Lu Town, Dayu’s Tomb, etc. Ningbo: Tianyige, Tiantong Mountain, Xikou, Xiangshan, etc. Zhoushan: Shenjiamen, Putuo Mountain, etc. Wenzhou: Taishun Covered Bridge, etc. Jinhua: Shuanglong Cave, Zhuge Bagua Village, etc. Lishui: Wonderland and more. There are many places in Zhejiang.
Customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang
Custom 1: Killing pigs during the New Year.
About a month or half a month before the Chinese New Year, Zhejiang people will take their own fattened pigs to the slaughter, and then invite their relatives, friends and neighbors to have a lively pig-killing meal and share the rich food. Pork feast and joy of the upcoming new year!
Custom: Bacon
Bacon is a special delicacy in Zhejiang. After killing the pig, marinate the fresh meat and put it into a marinating jar. After marinating for a few days, it is taken out, then set up on a rack and smoked over firewood. After a while, the meat will become bright, oily and fragrant.
Bacon can also be kept for a long time, just like it can extend the joy of the New Year. A low-temperature and dry environment is suitable for preserving bacon. The general shelf life is 3-6 months. Depending on the moisture content, ambient temperature, and humidity, the shelf life of bacon is also different. If it exceeds 6 months, the quality will be difficult to guarantee.
Custom 3: Eat rice cakes with Bazan.
In many places in Zhejiang, there is a saying that the 28-year-old "beats Bazhan". It's almost thirty, it's freezing outside, but the bhajans are in full swing inside!
Where
Some people in Zhejiang will take advantage of this time to buy some high-end products. Some jewelry stores will prepare enough materials before the Spring Festival and wait for customers to come to make jewelry.
Custom: Buy new year’s goods.
Every household has to buy various New Year goods, not to mention lanterns and Spring Festival couplets, as well as food and entertainment. Especially chicken and fish have to be bought. Chickens portend good luck and of course there are plenty of fish every year!
Custom: Lighting lanterns to watch the New Year.
Zhejiang people have the habit of lighting up lanterns on New Year’s Eve. This means that on New Year's Eve, lights will be on everywhere. New Year's Eve starts with the New Year's Eve dinner. This dinner should be eaten slowly, and the dinner should be held during the Lantern Festival time. Some families had to eat until late at night. The custom of celebrating New Year's Eve dinner is not only a cherishment of the past years, but also a look forward to the upcoming New Year.
Custom: Ancestor Worship
Ancestor worship is a grand folk activity for Zhejiang people during the Spring Festival. Before New Year's Eve, every household must give their family tree and memorial tablet to the family leader, set up the table, set up the incense burner and offerings, worship the parents, burn three incense sticks, pray for a good harvest, and finally burn paper money, commonly known as "giving money and food"! Nowadays, it is more common to place dishes and chopsticks to worship the deceased elderly before eating, as a way to pay New Year's greetings and commemorate them.
After dinner or at the beginning of the first month, all families, no matter how big or small, go to the burial place of their ancestors to offer sacrifices. Sacrificial offerings must be prepared in advance, including firecrackers, incense candles, and burning paper, and sent to the cemetery to be burned and used as expenses for the ancestors during the New Year. Inevitably, they have to knock their heads, set off firecrackers, and then walk around the cemetery. Worshipers will take the opportunity to express their prayers and wishes.
The ancestor worship on the 15th day of the first lunar month has come to an end, "I plan to live after the New Year." On the 15th day, I will set off firecrackers to see my ancestors off.
Custom: setting off firecrackers
At midnight, the New Year’s bell rings and the fireworks begin. At this time, the lights were brightly lit inside and there were a lot of people outside, pushing the lively atmosphere of New Year's Eve to a climax. However, as we enter modern times, people have begun to pay more attention to its dangers, and perhaps it will soon withdraw from the Zhejiang New Year stage.
Special note: Because of the dangers of fireworks and firecrackers, various places in Zhejiang have clearly issued policies that stipulate that certain areas cannot be set off.
Before setting off fireworks, you should determine your local policies! Also, for the safety of yourself and your family, you must buy fireworks produced by regular manufacturers!