Then one of the men took my dad and said, "Coming? Hurry up and get some food, remember, the wine has to be drunk! So saying, he took my father inside, and the others were very enthusiastic and introduced us inside, only to see that there was a festive appearance inside, and there was a man and a woman in the middle hall, who were worshipping this heaven and earth, and it seemed that this was a wedding banquet. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Yi wedding banquet.

Among them, there seems to be something in front of the two of them, only to see that there is a bowl, there is some water in the bowl, in fact, their wedding banquet is exquisite, after the young men and women of the Yi nationality meet and fall in love, both parties are in love, satisfied, the man's parents will ask the knot to choose an auspicious day, and after obtaining the consent of the woman's parents, they will hold a wedding for them.

A few days before the wedding, the girl has to reduce food and water, and is not allowed to eat and drink before the wedding, this custom of "the bride is hungry and hungry for water" mainly comes from the legend of the Yi "tiger wife", but also in order to avoid defecating on the way to get married, this is because the Yi people think that it is unlucky.

On the day of the wedding, it is in the man's home, and seeing them in such a festive atmosphere not only reflects the joy of the man's family, full of relatives and friends, but also makes the woman feel that she has married the right person.

In addition, we also saw a green shed set up in the middle of the yard with tree branches, the shed was covered with red and hung colors, and the Yi family Xishen tablet was placed in the middle, and there was a Yi singer who constantly sang songs rich in national flavor, that should be the green shed tune, relatives and friends gathered together, the singing did not stop, the suona sound continued, and it was cheerful.

In addition, there are also characteristics in the aspect of receiving relatives, when the man's family gathers in front of the woman's house, they must accept the woman's brothers and sisters and the brothers and sisters of the same generation of young men and women and young men and women of the same generation to welcome and celebrate, they Yi family believes that after splashing water, the girl will not go far away to carry water after arriving at her husband's house, even if it is dry, there is food and drink.

In addition, after the marriage procession enters the woman's house, they light incense on the offering table, kowtow, and then begin to display the gifts they brought, such as clothes, shoes, buns, coins, etc.

The woman also shows the girl's dowry, such as cabinets, boxes, clothes, stools, bedding, color TVs, sewing machines, etc., etc., which are too many to count, this custom has evolved to the present, and it was even more elaborate in ancient times. At this time, the singer invited by the woman's parents began to sing the marriage song, sing a paragraph, show the same, and show what he sings, otherwise the singer will use a dustpan to hit the head of the marrying relatives three times, causing everyone to laugh.

After the display, the woman's family entertains the marrying person to drink water, the order is to drink tea first, then drink sugar water, called "first bitter and then sweet", then put the champagne, ask the woman's uncle to say some auspicious words, and then open the red box, put two red ribbons on the groom, after everything is finished, the woman's family feasts to entertain the marrying people, relatives and friends and the villagers of the village.

When it comes to the banquet, the bridegroom has to go to each table to make a toast, and then toast, and so that all the guests have finished eating, before marrying the bride and leaving home, if the road is far away, the woman's family will warmly entertain the person who marries to stay, and then go the next day, that night, in the courtyard of the woman's house or in the square outside the house, people dance with their left feet all night, if the road is near, they can marry and go home on the same day, look at this, they have already taken their relatives over.

When people carry out these activities, the bride generally dresses upstairs to make preparations before marriage, before leaving the woman's uncle to take the groom to the woman's ancestral tablet to say goodbye, the bride is carried by the elder brother or younger brother from the upper floor to the door of the hall and the groom on the road together, the matchmaker after the matchmaker beckons all the guests of the woman's family to send off the family, the family is mainly a young couple, and the rest of the girl's companions or closer juniors, they can be sent to the man's house.

No, as soon as we entered the courtyard, we already saw that the bride and groom were ready to start worshipping, but at this time, inexplicably, I don't know how many men came out of you, and they were so smeared that they were about to rob the bride in broad daylight, and the people around them were laughing on the sidelines.

"I'll go, this is to rob a kiss!" I was surprised.

As soon as Abu heard that he was going to rob his relatives, he hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and walked to the front, and said in his mouth: "Dare to rob the marriage in front of my brother Bu, this is impatient!" ”

As soon as I heard Abu say this, my stomach hurt with laughter at the moment, and I hurriedly grabbed Abu and said: "What kind of robbery, this is a custom, if you don't understand, don't mix it blindly, otherwise what are the people around laughing at?" ”

"Huh? And such customs! Abu looked puzzled and surprised, and at this time, Qianyu also laughed faintly on the side.

My father explained to Abu, "This robbery is a marriage robbery, but it has a meaning. ”

"What does it mean?" The crow was also puzzled and asked.

My father hurriedly explained: "The Yi people in northwest Yunnan and southern Yunnan still retain the custom of robbing marriages, of course, we are here in the northeast of Yunnan, but ah, this family moved here from the northwest, so there is also this custom of robbing marriage!" ”

At this time, the man who had taken us into the courtyard came up to us with a bowl of dirt, first handed it to my father, and then asked the others to bring us a few bowls of wine, and said, "Let's drink some wine to warm up the scene, you will come, don't leave this drinking thing behind!" ”

After the man handed us the wine, he also said, "Yes, the distant master is right, they are robbing the marriage!" ”

My father nodded, and continued to explain to Abu and the others: "The so-called marriage robbery is actually the willingness of both men and women, the consent of the parents, and the matchmaker has agreed, and the marriage robbery is just a form of marriage. At this time, the people of the woman's family can use fake beatings to deal with the man who comes to rob the marriage, and hit the black pot ash on the face of the marriage robber. When the girl was snatched back to the man's house, the robbers were all covered with ashes, and they were not black, which often made the guests laugh. ”

"Oh, no wonder I see those men in the dark!" Abu smirked.

At this time, my father also introduced the man who handed us the wine, and the man's surname was no different from the surname of the Han people, saying that it was called "Li Yahong".

Li Yahong took my father's words and continued: "Also, in southern Yunnan and other places, the place and time of the marriage robbery are agreed in advance, and often the girl is snatched away on the way home from working in the field, mowing grass at the edge of the village, or carrying firewood. The girl who grabbed it was led directly to the man's hall. According to the customs of the local Yi people, when the woman arrives at the man's house, she realizes that she has officially signed a marriage relationship, and she can no longer run away. No matter what form is used to rob the relatives, after snatching the girl to the groom's house, the wedding must be held according to the customs of the local Yi nationality and the guests will be entertained. For the robbery of marriage, we Yi people say that this is passed down from the ancestors, and the man to rob is a kind of respect for the woman's family, indicating that the girl is not sent if she can't get married. ”

"And this kind of operation?!" Abu sighed.

After speaking, we all laughed, just looked at the marriage robbery activities there, and then entered the seat, saying that they would discuss things with us after drinking, and at this time, Li Yahong had already asked someone to hold a few wine jars and put them on the table in front of us, it seems that today's wine can't run away.