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In times of feudal society marriage of young
couples depended on will of parents and introduction
of matchmaker . When boy’s family took fancy
to a girl , they would ask a match maker to
propose to the girls family .If the girl’s parents
agreed , they would ask a geomancer to tell
whether the young couples were well-matched
according to animals used to symbolize the year
in which he or she was born . Now people have
gotten rid of this kind of arranged marriage
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On wedding day , the bridegroom’s family sent
a cart to pick up the bride whom was made dress
up , her head was covered with a red scarf .
In the evening their close friends and young
neighbors would come to visit the new couples
and make fun of them . After that women who
had borne both boys and girls would mad bed
for the new couples , put on bed were walnuts
,peanuts ,dates , litchis or longan , implied
lucky meaning .
On the third day after wedding , the new couple
used to visit bride’s family , bringing presents
. They were dined dumplings .
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