1. Matchmaking: The man will ask the matchmaker, who must be familiar with the situation of the families of both parties, and then go to the woman's home to talk about or propose marriage, after which the woman will inquire about the situation of the man's family.
2, the eight characters: if the woman agrees, the matchmaker will bring the time of birth of men and women to the eight characters, also known as fortune-telling, to see whether the two sides are compatible, if the eight characters together to form a verbal marriage.
3, betrothal: after agreeing to marry, will inform everyone of the marriage relationship between men and women, will do engagement.
4, recognize relatives: after that, the man's family will choose an auspicious day, to the woman's home, the woman will call relatives and friends, which is to recognize relatives.
5. Gathering in the hall: it is similar in meaning to recognizing relatives, and the man changes his tone to address these relatives in the same way as the woman.
6. Reporting the date: The man decides on the date of the marriage and then goes to the woman's house to inform her of the time of the marriage. Then in preparation for the final stage, such as the preparation of the bride price, bride price and so on.
7, crying marriage: the Tujia crying marriage is within 10 or 15 days before the wedding, the bride will call the girlfriend of the same village, together with the needle and thread, while crying.
Tujia wedding customs two, the wedding march
1, the wedding day, "accompanied by ten sisters" and "accompanied by ten brothers" process. "Accompanying ten sisters" is the first night of the wedding day, two or three nights, light incense, open a few tables, set out food, and start singing songs about blessing. On the other hand, "accompanying ten brothers" is the same, and then the two parties sing to each other, which is very lively.
2, the next day, brothers and sisters with the groom to marry the bride, to the woman's home will set off firecrackers, the bride price and jewelry to the woman, and then men and women from all sides of the family and friends to show their talents, very lively. After that, the woman will entertain everyone, and when it's over, the dowry will be tied, and the bride and groom will go home together with everyone's blessing.
3, the next day the bride will return to the door, called "marrying Dengmen pro".
Editor's summary: Tujia wedding customs highlight the culture of the Tujia, but also reflect the side of the Tujia national traits, such as the Tujia hard work and courage, wisdom and intelligence, singing and dancing, and so on, thousands of years of cultural precipitation, so that now the Tujia culture colorful.