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Customs and Culture of Wenxi County

Engagement: no matter free love or matchmaker introduction, are to be engaged. Auspicious date is chosen by the woman, and the engagement ceremony is held when the man thinks it is suitable. The man asked people who know the etiquette and the deacon, carry on the food basket, inside the pig's elbow, cakes, incense, candles, firecrackers, dragon and phoenix flower buns, wedding cloth, cotton, clothing, bride price, to the female side of the plea for relatives and ancestors. Women's elders and relatives give the new son-in-law to meet gifts, followed by women's relatives to the men's side of the guests, men's elders and relatives also give gifts.

Welcoming the bride: After the man chooses an auspicious date for the wedding and the woman gives her permission, the wedding ceremony is organized. In the afternoon of the day before the wedding, the man's family invites people to the woman's home to move the dowry. In the morning of the day of the wedding, the groom gets a haircut and pays homage to the gods and ancestors. After breakfast, he goes to the woman's home to welcome the bride. Entering the woman's home, the new son-in-law first salute to the female ancestors, a short break to perform the ancestral rites, traditionally kowtow, later changed to bow to the ancestors. The groom bows to the bride, and the bridegroom walks out of bed. Bride and groom to the ancestors of a bow, rise.

Wedding: the welcoming party returns to the man's home, the mother-in-law gives the new couple sets of jade locks or gold necklaces, the groom puts flowers on the bride's head. After worshipping the God of the land, they enter the Hall of Flowers for the wedding ceremony. Finally, the man entertains the woman's relatives and friends with a sumptuous banquet. On the second day after the wedding, the bride returns to her mother's home with the groom, carrying gifts with her. The bride stays in her mother-in-law's home until the 10th day and then returns to her mother-in-law's home, after 10 days or so, to buy some small gifts for her in-laws, and then the whole wedding is over.

Tao daughter-in-law: also known as the "tease daughter-in-law", "haunted cave", for one of the traditional wedding program, time in the evening of the wedding day, the form of change with the times. There are various forms of the program, but the general idea is to enlighten the newlyweds about sex. With the gradual popularity of free marriage, since the 1990s, the cave-in tends to be civilized, Figure celebratory components.