Marriage etiquette occupies an important position in the customs of a nation, and it best expresses the characteristics of the etiquette of this nation. *** The wedding customs of the Er people are gradually formed in the long process of life. *** The weddings of the Er people are more grand and full of joy. The weddings usually take two or three days. On the first day of the wedding, the bride and groom hosted banquets at their respective homes to entertain the guests. People played Dutar and Refu, played tambourines, sang and danced, and the yard was filled with a joyful atmosphere of joy, laughter and laughter. On this day, the bride puts on beautiful clothes, accompanied by the bridesmaids and friends who come to congratulate her, and gathers at a neighbor's house. The bride sits on the carpet in the corner of the kang, and the female companions sing and dance in the limited space in the house, enjoying themselves and waiting. The arrival of the new team.
The groom was also accompanied by the best man and friends who came to congratulate him. He gathered in the yard of his home to play the piano, sing, dance, and joke with his friends to enjoy the wedding, and patiently waited for the moment to receive the bride. advent. Throughout the wedding process, the bride and groom's friends immersed the wedding in a joyful and festive atmosphere. The religious ceremony of "Nika" is held the night before or the morning of the wedding, and the imam recites sutras to witness the marriage. Ask the bride and groom if they are willing to become husband and wife. Then treat them to a piece of naan soaked in salt water. In the afternoon, the bride puts on her wedding dress, decorated like flowers and jade, and waits at home with a veil on her head for the arrival of the welcoming team. The groom dressed up, surrounded by relatives and friends, went to the bride's house to marry the bride. Along the way, the young men played tambourines, suonas, and refus, and sang "Welcome the Bride" happily.
When the woman's relatives and friends learned that the wedding team had arrived, they immediately blocked the door and asked for gifts before allowing the team to enter. The bride warmly entertained the people who came to welcome the bride, and people danced for a while in the yard of the bride's house to add to the festive atmosphere. Before the people who are welcoming the bride leave the bride's house, the bride must bid farewell to her parents and ask her parents to bless her. The bride's father blesses and prays for his daughter in front of everyone, and the bride will inevitably shed tears of reluctance.
At this time the boys sang "Persuasion". When the wedding team returned, the young man who welcomed the bride played the tambourine, played the refu, and sang in front of the bride. The whole wedding team was filled with a joyful atmosphere. The bride and groom then separated into the floats, followed by the women in the wedding procession.
According to traditional customs, when the wedding procession is passing by, the villagers can "block the vehicle" and prevent the procession from passing. The procession can only continue after giving gifts to the blockers. Moving forward, this is mainly to make the festive atmosphere of the wedding more lively.
When the wedding team arrives at the door of the groom's house with the bride and groom surrounded by them, the groom's family lights a fire in front of the door and lets the bride cross over the fire. The mother-in-law's family also spreads new cloth on the ground. The Er people call this piece of cloth "Payendazi", and it usually has to be spread from the courtyard door to the house door. The women among the guests stood on both sides of the new cloth to welcome him. After entering the house and sitting down, the young men and women sang and danced to perform the veil-unveiling ceremony. One of them took advantage of the dance to quickly remove the bride's veil, and the bride immediately stood up and saluted everyone. Then the guests sit down for the wedding banquet. After the wedding banquet, a dance party was held, where everyone sang and danced to their heart's content to celebrate.
Almost everyone danced to the drums, and the joyful atmosphere reached a climax, and people did not leave until late at night. On the morning after the wedding, the bride, accompanied by her bridesmaid, went to her parents-in-law's house to pay their respects.
The parents-in-law warmly received and presented gifts to the bride and bridesmaids. On this morning, the bride's family brings breakfast (called "isklik" in German) to the bride and groom, usually rice and thin-skinned buns. After breakfast, the groom, accompanied by the best man and one or two friends, goes to his father and mother. After saluting and greetings, the parents also warmly received the groom and others and presented gifts. Within a week after the wedding, both parties held a "Qilak" banquet for their relatives and friends. *** The wedding ceremony of the Er people came to an end. Due to different regions, the methods of holding are also different, and the methods of holding them are also different in cities and rural areas. Now, with the development of social economy and culture, many ethnic weddings in cities have added many styles that are in line with the spirit of the times. content.