Custom of marriage

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 .
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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