The wedding in Lin'an continued.

By the time the procession carried the bride back to the bridegroom's mansion, it was almost dark.

However, the red lantern is lit, and the night color adds to the beauty.

The music has also been changed, and it has been replaced with a song specially composed by Mingyue Academy for this couple, which is tactful and melodious, and the atmosphere is elegant.

Xia Ningxuan got off the sedan chair with the support of the bridesmaids, and walked into the Han Mansion from the main gate with Han Lan holding the colored ball ribbon with the sound of ceremonial music.

Above the courtyard, a square array of hanging lanterns lit up as the couple stepped in.

The two of them went further, and a row of lanterns overhead lit up.

The guests on both sides also offered applause and auspicious words.

"It's the best red carpet I've ever walked in my life." Xia Ningxuan raised her head slightly, and she could vaguely see the ceiling lights above her head through the red hijab.

Han Lan took the red silk, walked half a step in front of her, and said with a smile: "When we get married, we will go again." ”

Golden Wedding...... Fiftieth wedding anniversary.

By then, both of them will be old, right?

Xia Ningxuan smiled and nodded: "If there is a day, it will be up to you." ”

"Okay." Han Lan responded and led Xia Ningxuan into the lobby.

The groom washes on the southeast side and the bride on the northwest side. Simply wash your hands and face, wash away the hustle and bustle of welcoming your relatives along the way, and start the next wedding with the best side.

The process of traditional Chinese weddings is indeed cumbersome, even if it has been streamlined, there are still many more links than Western weddings.

If you follow the Western-style wedding, the couple has already begun to read the vows at this time.

But traditional Chinese weddings are not so straightforward vows, and are more dispersed into various ceremonies, including the well-known three prostrations.

And before the three prostrations, there are two more links, one is the same prison prayer.

It is said that the same prison ceremony originated from the prison prisoners eating the same pot of rice in ancient times, and it is also said that the husband and wife share blessings and misfortunes, of course, these statements need to be studied.

Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan sat opposite each other under the guidance of the waiter, and the beef of the same cow was placed on the table.

The specific dishes vary from place to place, and the beef here is simply because Han Lan likes to eat it.

And at this time, it is not that they are really all-you-can-eat, but they ceremoniously pick up a slice and eat half of each, symbolizing that after eating a pot of rice, they will be a family in the future.

The same prison ceremony is followed by the 合卺 (jǐn) ceremony, which in some places is also collectively called "同獺" as a link.

There may be few people who know about the ceremony, but there should be more people who know its common name, which is called "handing over a glass of wine".

But in fact, the ceremony is not as in the film and television works, where the couple drinks with wine glasses hooked with each other's arms, and there are other exquisite places.

卺 is a kind of gourd (páo), that is, gourd.

The wine glass used in the ceremony is to split a gourd into two petals, connect them together with red silk threads, and the husband and wife each hold one petal and drink a glass.

It means that husband and wife are one, divided into two, and now they are brought together by marriage, and they can become one again.

At the same time, the taste of the gourd is bitter, and the wine is also bitter, and drinking the bitter wine indicates that the husband and wife will share the joys and sorrows after marriage.

Also, "匏" is one of the eight ancient musical instruments, and it contains the meaning of harmony and harmony, so "He" also indicates that the bride and groom should be harmonious and harmonious after marriage, and marry the good of the piano.

In fact, it is the same as the vows in Western weddings, "whether rich or poor, healthy or sick", which are the vows made by the husband and wife to each other, and the blessings of outsiders to them after marriage.

It's just that Chinese people are more subtle, or they like to use realistic things to symbolize, rather than say it directly.

In addition to the same prison, there is also a very classic one in the traditional Chinese wedding, called the untie knot hair ceremony, referred to as the knot ceremony, which is also a link that many people know.

The bride has a red ribbon on her head, which is a hair ornament used to tie her hair. It is untied at the wedding, and then the couple each cuts a strand of hair and ties it together.

That's how the saying "married couple" came about.

But in fact, this link is not a necessary part of the open wedding, or it will not be taken out to operate in front of all the guests at the wedding. Even if there were, it was cut and played by the young couple in the marriage room, and then wrapped in red silk and put it away as a token or something.

is the same as the husband giving the new wife thrush seen in some costume dramas, it is a private scene for the young couple to promote their relationship.

The aforementioned conjunctional ceremony is also, and later it did evolve into a glass of wine in film and television dramas, and the young couple may play again when they return to their new house, and it will be more intimate. But in the lobby, you must not be able to show affection so clearly, which is not in line with the subtle tradition of Chinese people.

Therefore, after the joint ceremony, Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan began to bow three times under the auspices of the praise ceremony.

This is also the last guest-oriented program of the wedding.

After worshipping, Licheng was sent into the cave room and went to lift the red hijab. The follow-up intimate games of the young couple, such as tying hair and handing over a glass of wine, are not for outsiders.

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In the new house, everything is mainly red tones, and the decoration is very festive.

Of course, there is no candle to light in pursuit of tradition, and the lampshade is made of red light bulbs, and after the lampshade is softened, the light is actually more soft than the candle.

The brightness is also appropriate, otherwise it will definitely not be able to achieve the kind of brilliant effect in film and television dramas if you really rely on candles, and there are lights outside the lens.

Of course, the main thing is safety.

"Sister Xuan, are we out?" An Keke and the others sent them all the way into the new house, and they didn't follow up, and helped them close the door with a smile.

It is impossible to make a hole in a cave room, and this bad habit will cause them to be hung by Han Lan to the door for public display.

After three bows, the groom and the bride still have a hand ceremony, and the hand of the son grows old with the son, so there is no need for red silk now, and he can directly hold hands and take Xia Ningxuan to the head of the bed to sit down.

A tray has been placed on the table, and on the tray is a jade Ruyi cushioned with red silk.

According to tradition, the bride's red hijab can only be uncovered by the groom's officials, but not directly by hand, and must have a special ritual vessel.

The conditional use is jade Ruyi, and the unconditional use is Ruyi, also called joyful name. In fact, it is a scale rod.

But now times have changed, and the scale rod is not easy to find.

Therefore, I found someone to order such a jade Ruyi.

"Shall I reveal it?" Han Lan rubbed her hands and took the jade Ruyi, and bent down in front of the bride with a little excitement.

"Hmm." Xia Ningxuan responded, and her hands were also a little nervous on her thighs.

In ancient times, newcomers couldn't see each other in the cave room before, so when the red hijab was lifted, it was the couple's first meeting, which was a very important moment for both of them.

Although Han Lan and Xia Ningxuan have been familiar with each other for a long time, in this atmosphere, they can't help but be a little excited, looking forward to seeing each other's appearance when they lift their red hijabs.

It's like opening the box, knowing what's inside, but there's still something to look forward to.

Han Lan took the jade Ruyi and gently picked up the red hijab, and as the red hijab was lifted, the two happened to look at each other, just in time to see the best side of each other. Everything, just right.

Perhaps, this is the splendid manga that Chinese people are pursuing.

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