Preparing for the wedding day, in the past days, some people called it "retire to the cock loft." In preparation for her upcoming departure, the bride will quit her daily life and live with her best friend in a separate part of the house! During this time, the girls will send mourning, mourning the separation of the bride from the family, and even cursing the middleman, the groom's family, and even her own parents! Since this extended sleep occurs in the cock loft, the appearance of the bride on the wedding day is called "out of the cock loft."
However, today's traditional Chinese wedding is no longer this custom, but "the bride's crying", which means that when she separates her parents and goes to a new home, the bride will cry!
One day before the wedding, there was a custom called the installation of a bridal bed. This is prepared by the groom, usually a favorable moment and a good luck ' woman and good luck ' man, this is a man or woman with many children and life partners, was selected to install a new purchase bed. In fact, this installation ceremony only included a slightly moving bed, and the actual work was done by a friend's servant! This is just a symbol of good luck and a promising life!
Chinese traditional culture has a belief, more children, more happiness! After installing the bed, the children were invited to the bed as a sign of fertility. For the same reason, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, oranges, pomegranates and other nuts and fruits are scattered on the bed. Traditionally, watching children fight for these nuts and fruits is part of the harbinger of fun and luck.
In the part of the bride, she will have her hair combing ceremony. In general, lucky women are invited to perform such rituals. After showering with water filled with pommels or pomegranate leaves, the bride will be blessed by the lucky woman because she is sitting in front of a window with a distinct moon or in front of the mirror. There are four blessings [the first combination, living together; the second combing, marriage harmony; the third combing, blessing many children and grandchildren; the fourth combination, blessing longevity]. After that, the bride often sent sweet pink rice soup, which is a perfect and sweet marriage for both husband and wife.
For the bride or groom's friends, Chinese wedding decoration is also an important job! Double like stickers everywhere, happy taste! Bright red tones can be seen everywhere. A red banner hung on the front door of the two houses to announce the joy!
Orignal From: Chinese Wedding Tradition - Part 2
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