Is it a good idea to get engaged on May 1st? What is the custom of "sitting and drinking" during engagement?

Is it a good idea to get engaged on May 1st? What is the custom of "sitting and drinking" during engagement?
Engagement and marriage are both happy and auspicious events, and are also major events in life; engagement is a ceremony before marriage. Is it good to get engaged on May 1st Labor Day? What is the custom of "sitting and drinking" during engagement? After the third month of the lunar calendar, April is getting closer and closer; regarding the special content of the fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2020, Shuimoxiansheng.com will give you a detailed introduction!

Is it a good idea to get engaged on Labor Day?

——From the perspective of holidays: You can get engaged on May 1st Labor Day. Choosing to get engaged during a holiday creates a lively atmosphere.
——From the perspective of days: it is necessary to check the lunar calendar (do’s and don’ts, hexagrams, good and bad luck) according to the specific days.
【Establishment of May 1st Labor Day】

(1) In July 1889, the Second International, led by Engels, held its congress in Paris.
(2) The Conference adopted a resolution stipulating that May 1, 1890, would be an international workers’ parade and that May 1 would be designated International Labour Day.
(3) In December 1949, the State Council of the Central People’s Government decided to designate May 1 as Labor Day.
(4) After 1989, the State Council recognized national model workers and advanced workers on a five-year basis, recognizing about 3,000 people each time.
【Engagement gift ideas】
You can give some meaningful wedding blessing gifts. Unique customized gifts are a good choice, such as a pair of engraved rings, or a pair of engraved necklaces, engraved with the initials of the two people who are about to get engaged, which is very meaningful.
You can give gifts that symbolize joy and come in pairs, such as a pair of big red teddy bears, a big red pillow, etc.
Decorations are also a good choice. Engaged people should decorate their new houses, so decorations are needed to decorate the new houses.

What is the custom of sitting and drinking before an engagement?

Sitting and drinking: People in the north of the Wei River call it "eating a banquet", people in the south of the Wei River call it "passing the ceremony", and common people call it "chao, chao, chao", which means "eat, eat, eat". The etiquette of sitting and drinking is very grand.
——On this day, the man’s family has to kill pigs and sheep, prepare chickens, ducks, fish and meat, hire a chef to cook, set up a tent to entertain guests, and install tweeters on the roof to make a grand show of their wealth.
——The man’s relatives are invited to the banquet with gifts, and the woman’s side notifies her clansmen, fellow villagers, and relatives to bring their elders and children to sit at the matchmaker’s table to show their approval.
——Usually, there are seven or eight tables of guests sitting and drinking, and sometimes there are more than twenty tables, with twenty or thirty dishes served.
Sit and drink procedure:
《1》After entering the house, you will first have tea, accompanied by cakes and dried fruits. There are four plates and nine dishes, and there are also thirteen dishes (nine large plates and four small plates).
《2》 Eat first, most people eat noodles with臊子. We invite skilled women in the village to cook it, and the noodles should be as thin as paper and as fine as thread, turning like a lotus flower when put into the pot. The臊子 can be made with pork, mutton, shredded chicken, etc.
《3》Two meals: drink first, then eat
.
——When drinking, eight or four dishes are placed on the plates first; then the dishes are served while drinking, with a variety of delicacies from land and sea.
——During the drinking, the male partner is brought by someone from the girl's family to toast the guests from the girl's family one by one, which is called recognizing the son-in-law. The female partner is brought by someone from the boy's family to toast the guests from the boy's family, which is called recognizing the daughter-in-law.
——After three rounds of drinks, the matchmaker puts the clothes prepared by the man for his wife and the gifts given by the guests on a large plate and presents it to the host of the bride's family (including the wedding cash agreed in advance, sealed with red paper). He delivers it in person. If there is no objection, the engagement (gift-giving) task is completed.
——When eating after drinking, usually one plate is served with nine dishes and steamed bun. The current engagement ceremony is generally divided into "benevolent engagement" at 240 yuan, "ordinary engagement" at 360 yuan, and those above the above are "high-priced engagement".
——After the ceremony, unmarried men and women will send each other festival gifts during the four seasons and eight festivals. The man’s gift is more important than the woman’s. When the woman comes to the man’s house to send the festival gift and is called back to the man’s house, the man’s family will definitely receive her warmly.

<<:  Is it appropriate to move graves on April 4, 2020, during the Qingming Festival? Check the auspiciousness and inauspiciousness of the 12 hours during the Qingming Festival!

>>:  April 14, 2020 - Is it okay to travel the day after the beginning of summer? Has the beginning of summer in 2020 become hotter?

Recommend

What day is October 11th in the lunar calendar of the Year of the Rat 2020?

The tenth month of the lunar calendar is now also...

What is the origin and story of Mid-Autumn Festival?

The 15th day of the eighth lunar month every year ...

What are the taboos on the fifth day of the first lunar month in 2019?

The arrival of the first month of the lunar calen...

What are the taboos on the 14th day of the seventh lunar month in 2018?

It is not until the seventh month of the lunar ca...

The fourth day of the eleventh lunar month in 2018 is a good day?

The eleventh month of the lunar calendar is a new...

Is March 12th of the lunar calendar in 2019 an auspicious day?

Is the twelfth day of the third lunar month in 201...