In the old days of engagement, name, date of birth, family status, etc. Engagement letters are written by men and women, and invitations are exchanged.
In the past, wedding invitations were called "group letters" and were said to be one of the six rites of the Duke of Zhou. "Group letter" was written in ancient times to announce the engagement of relatives and friends and invite them to the wedding banquet after the big gift.
The poem "Hold your hand and grow old with your son" often quoted in today's wedding invitations is actually from the Book of Songs. Drumming ",and the content is" wealth in life and death, wealth in children! " Hold your hand and grow old with your son! " The first emotional agitation, the poet vowed to stay together, life and death and * * *, and never separate. However, when it comes to marriage, it seems wrong to talk about "life and death". Therefore, in the content/wedding invitation, only the third sentence and the fourth sentence "hold your hand and grow old with your son" will be used to express your commitment and expectation for marriage.
The inviter will issue a solemn ceremony. In ancient times, complicated ceremonies, Yan 'er's wedding, the return of funeral, the relocation of wheels and the separation of family members all needed invitations to express their feelings, which was also an elegant move. The invitation was originally called Jane, and the chronicle was Jane, which was used for a long time. Jane, long and narrow, mostly made of bamboo, subdivided, bamboo is Jane, wood is bamboo. It's just that the surface is limited, so it's okay; Only printing is difficult, so it is precious. Bamboo slips are connected into a book, which is used for etiquette and often contains blessings and auspicious words. During Wei and Jin Dynasties, it was used for short messages. Paper is wide, if you take the position of bamboo slips, the short message will gradually become Cambodia, please be brief and invite.
Today, China's gifts are also very important. Invitations are indispensable for ceremonies, ceremonies, activities and meetings, which shows the importance of things and the sincerity of the Lord. Today's invitations are made of a lot of paper. Although paper notes are easy to make, they are not precious, precious or memorable. Invitations belong to the beginning, paper is easy to get, simplicity is rare, but their meaning is solemn and elegant. After reading it, the guests will be deeply impressed by the history of the ceremony and will never give up on what they have done. Ceremony, continuation, release of ceremony and invitation letter all belong to please Jane, which has a long history.
Wedding invitations have a long history in China, and there are two forms, vertical and horizontal, mostly red. The writing of the text is still the same today, with a set of customary etiquette words. What is more special is that dates are usually printed in two ways, one is the lunar calendar date and the other is the Gregorian calendar date. In addition, some families will also print the names of grandparents.
China's wedding invitation in the Qing Dynasty was called Qunshu, which was one of the six ceremonies of the Duke of Zhou when he got married. When a man is successfully engaged to his wife's house, he will print a group book to inform his relatives and friends.
"Negative textbook: The White Snake Leifeng Pagoda in Yongzheng Period": "The foreign minister said,' Mom, the 13th is my birthday, so I can have a big banquet and invite my relatives and friends to play for one day, which is also the happiness of my life. "On that day, relatives, neighbors, friends, supervisors, etc. They all sent invitations. "
Back to the forty-ninth chapter of The Scholars: "It is said that Wu Zhengzi went home that day and was about to pay a visit to Deng Zhifu. An invitation came from outside, which said,' Please stay with Mr. Gao in the Hanlin Academy that day. " "
Ding Ling's "Mother" II: "After a few days, the Cheng family suddenly invited. At the end of the invitation, only' Cheng Benyu' was written, and everyone guessed that Ersao had come back from her family. "
Chapters 3 and 4 of Strange Love Witnessed in Twenty Years: "No matter how humble his birth is, he is always being married by the Ming media ... here are his gift books and wedding invitations."