(1) Lantern Festival
The festival customs of the Chinese Han nationality. Contains birth customs and culture. Popular in Cenxi, Fuchuan and other counties in eastern Guangxi, it has a history of more than a hundred years. It falls on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Any family with a boy in the previous year will go to the temple to hang lanterns. The lamp is tied with bamboo strips, patterned paper is pasted on the outside, auspicious riddles are written on it, an oil lamp is lit inside, and oil is added every day.
There are many people hanging lamps, and the temple naturally forms a lamp shed. On the same day, the family of the new baby will have lantern wine. Grandpa and grandma will send clothes, carriers, and toys to the baby. Relatives, friends, and neighbors will send clothes and red envelopes to express their congratulations. The lanterns are turned off on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.
(2) Check the date
Chinese Han marriage customs. Also known as reporting the date. Popular in most counties and townships in Guangxi. A step in rural marriage negotiation and engagement. After the young man and woman get to know each other, they inform their parents and ask a matchmaker to communicate. The man gives the woman a gift and then decides on a wedding date.
In the old days, people often asked a fortune teller to arrange the "eight characters", and then proceed only if the fortunes match. In some places, both parents meet to betroth their children. For example, in the Quanzhou County area, after both parties reach an agreement.
The matchmaker will send wine, meat, clothing and materials to the woman on behalf of the man, and will accompany the woman’s parents and uncle to the man’s house on an agreed date, and the man will host a banquet in honor of the man. The young man holds a pot and pours wine, first to the woman's uncle and then to his own uncle, and then to the guest and then the host.
The two parties agreed on a wedding date and the engagement was successful. Afterwards, the man and woman give the woman heavy gifts and betrothal money, the woman prepares the dowry, the man prepares furniture, and the wedding is held as scheduled. If the woman is urging marriage, she will make a pair of glutinous rice cakes (commonly known as "reunion cakes") and send them to the man's house. The man will understand and treat her warmly and invite his neighbors to accompany him. Generally, the woman's suggestion to advance the wedding date is respected.
(3) He Langge
Chinese Han marriage customs. It is popular in Xing'an County in northeastern Guangxi. After the worship service and dinner, relatives and friends gathered around the groom in the main hall and sang congratulatory songs. Improvised congratulatory messages, including joking and humorous remarks.
Relatives and friends sing a song, and the groom drinks a glass of wine. Singing until midnight, the bridegroom is sent into the bridal chamber. The female singer waits behind closed doors, while the man and woman sing "Opening the Door Song" due to each other, and then open the door after enjoying themselves. After entering the house, sing and make noise in the room, from "Congratulations to the groom on one glass of wine" to "Ten glasses", and the groom drinks from 1 to 10 glasses in turn (if you are not strong enough to drink, the male singer can drink on his behalf).
Then "Mate Wine" is sung, and the newlyweds drink a glass together. Finally, the singer knocked on the door and sang "Knocking on the Door Song" to end the wedding.
(4) Sitting in the red hall
Chinese Han marriage customs. Popular in Quanzhou County in northeastern Guangxi. On the eve of their marriage, young men and women worship their ancestors at their own homes and receive instructions from their elders. The bride wears a red pendant and is accompanied by her classmates. She sits in the hall and sings the "Crying Wedding Song" in a soft and euphemistic voice, remembering her parents and recounting the love between sisters.
The sisters told the bride to respect the elderly, be harmonious to her brothers and sisters after passing the wedding, and praised the groom for his handsomeness and hard work. When the bride expressed her dissatisfaction, the sisters tried to comfort her. Singing late into the night, Yi Yiyi bid farewell and gave gifts.
The groom is also accompanied by his brothers and sits in the main hall of his home, receiving the lessons from his elders about being diligent, thrifty and managing the family and how to behave in the world. After the teaching, the old man retired, the young men joked and chased the groom, and the joy ended late at night.
(5) Asking for keys
Chinese Han marriage customs. Popular in Quanzhou County in northeastern Guangxi. The bride's wedding key is held by the "bridal groom" appointed by her younger siblings or nephews.
Before the ceremony, the groom sends a packet to the groom to ask for the key so that he can open the box after the ceremony and display the rice, money and goods inside, symbolizing a bumper harvest and a wealthy family after the marriage. There were too few bridegrooms to accept the bridegroom, and the groom added many times. The groom accepts the package, and after the groom obtains the key, he happily pays homage to the bride.
(6) House viewing
One of the marriage customs of the Chinese Han people and an important procedure in rural marriage negotiations. Also known as housekeeping and housekeeping. Popular in most counties and townships in Guangxi. At that time, the woman and two girls called "accompanying aunts", accompanied by more than 10 relatives and friends, will visit the men and women to check on their families (sometimes the woman herself will not go).
The man hosted a banquet for the guests. The matchmaker introduces the parties to the marriage proposal. When the woman's relatives and friends ask for financial gifts on her behalf, the man usually agrees and gives "travel money" to the guests.
The next day, both parties discussed in detail through a matchmaker. In some places, it is even allowed to enter the inner chamber of the man who is planning to marry, rummage through the cabinets, and check the true situation, and then discuss the marriage through a matchmaker.
(7) Black house robbery
Chinese Han marriage customs. Popular in He County, Guidong. In Xiacheng Mountain District, after the bride cried for two days and two nights, she hid in a dark room with her female companions early in the morning on the wedding day. After the men's and women's wedding teams arrive, the bride's brother (or cousin) and the powerful young man break in through the door.
The female companion threw sand and waved bamboo branches to resist. The snatcher tried to drag the female companions out of the door to eliminate interference. If the two snatchers are defeated, the number of people will increase to 4 or even 10, until the bride is forced to go out.
Then the two (or four) women in the groom’s wedding team take turns carrying the bride to the groom’s house. During the competition for bride-grabs, men wiped pots and smoke on women while women tore off men's clothes, turning the ancient tradition of bride-grabs into a slapstick game between young men and women.
(10) Colorful words for worshiping in the church
Chinese Han marriage customs. Popular in most counties and townships in Guangxi. An important procedure in the wedding. The groom's uncle often lights a pair of wedding candles on the altar table and says congratulations and blessings.
For example, colorful sayings are commonly used in Guidong He County: "The dragon alone shines brightly, shining high in the palace. The husband and wife live together, and they are blessed with fortune and wealth." May the couple be blessed with good fortune and longevity." After the congratulatory speech, the bride and groom worshiped heaven, earth, ancestors, and got married.
Festival customs of the Han people in China. Popular in Guanyang area in northeastern Guangxi. It is on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. According to local folklore, the Weaver Girl will meet the Cowherd in the evening. During the day, she will dress up and spread rouge powder all over the sky, hence the name.
At that time, women take out their clothes and boxes to expose them to the sun, fill them with water in a basin, put a few grasses in the water to represent hundreds of herbs, and place them outdoors to dry in the sun, which is called "drying perfume." It is said that wearing clothes that have been dried in the "Fragrant Sun" and washed with "Perfume" can prevent plagues, promote health, and make couples more harmonious and loving, just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. There is a folk saying that "the fragrance of July is in a drying box".
Extended information
China's Han nationality is the largest ancient nation in the world. Due to its long history and developed culture, its customs and customs are colorful and extremely rich.
The culture of the Chinese Han people is rich and colorful. In the historical process of its formation and development, it was open-minded and inclusive, forming Qilu, Zhongyuan, Yanzhao, Guanzhong, Bashu, Jingchu, Wuyue, Lingnan, Yunnan-Guizhou, Fujian-Taiwan, Songliao, Hui-Jiangxi and other distinctive regional cultures reflect the diversity and colorfulness of Han culture.
The Chinese Han nationality is an ancient agricultural nation. Since ancient times, the agricultural population has accounted for more than 80 to 90% of the total population, and the custom of farming has a long history. From ancient times, the Chinese Han people have regarded agriculture as their main industry. As early as the Warring States Period, Han Fei put forward the idea of ??"taking agriculture as the basis".
He said: "The reason why the warehouse is real is that it is the duty of farmers." "Han Feizi·Gui Shi Chapter". Under the influence of the thought of promoting agriculture, Chinese Han society formed the "Men plow and eat, and women weave and clothe" "Shang Jun Shu·Painting Policy Chapter".
“Men farm and women weave” can be said to be a typical painting of the customs and customs of Chinese Han society.
It is only in modern times, especially after liberation, that there have been major changes
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Han Customs