Introduction: Marriage is an important event, so you need to choose an auspicious day and month for your marriage. So is it not appropriate to get married or engaged in April in the lunar calendar? Does the "Nacai" in the lunar calendar mean marriage? In the blink of an eye, we have entered the fourth month of the lunar calendar. It is early summer now, the temperature is rising, and the weather is getting hotter. Shuimoxiansheng.com will take you to experience the wonderful fourth month of the lunar calendar in 2019.Is it not suitable to get married or engaged in April in the lunar calendar?In our country's tradition, many taboos are related to homophones, such as the number 4. Therefore, there are also inappropriate statements about important events like marriage!It is easy to understand why people don't get married in April. Nowadays, people avoid using the number "4" as they believe it sounds like death and is unlucky. Therefore, very few people use the number 4 nowadays. In ancient times, people had to avoid five months when getting married. The reasons were very strange. In fact, the ancients also believed that 4 is homophonic with death, so getting married in April would be extremely unlucky. Who would want bad things to happen after getting married? Therefore, in order to avoid taboos, ancient people seldom got married in April. Does Nacai in the lunar calendar mean getting married?Marriage customsNacai refers to the ancient Han marriage customs, which is the first of the "Six Rites". It means that when a man wants to marry a woman, his family sends a matchmaker to the woman's family to propose marriage and give gifts to propose marriage. If the girl is interested, the boy will send a matchmaker to formally propose to the girl's family and bring certain gifts, so it is called "Nacai". In today's terms, "Nacai" refers to the engagement, gift giving, and then discussing the wedding date. Therefore, the Yi Na Cai day in the lunar calendar refers to the day that is suitable for concluding a marriage ceremony. Ancient records 1. "The Rites of Rites: Marriage Ceremony for Gentlemen": "Marriage ceremony: Send the bride price, use wild geese." Jia Gongyan's commentary: "Nacai means 'Na' because it is the first time to choose a bride and the bride's family may not agree, so it is 'Na'." 2. "Han Shu Pingdi Ji" records: "In the spring of the third year (Yuanshi), the emperor ordered officials to marry the daughter of Anhan Gong Mang for the emperor." What are the taboos of engagement?(1) Avoid using unlucky names in betrothal giftsIn the old days, after the man’s family selected an auspicious date, they would bring gift money and gifts to the woman’s family 15 to 20 days before the wedding. Generally, this ceremony is very grand, because the amount of the gift the man gives to the woman not only reflects how much he values the woman, but also reflects the financial status of his family. Each item in the betrothal gift should have an auspicious name. For example, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were nine fixed betrothal gifts, including cassia bark, Jiahe, donkey-hide gelatin, cattail leaf, red reed, double stones, cotton wool, longevity thread, dry lacquer, etc. Each item has the meaning of blessing the couple's love to last forever. (2) Avoid giving betrothal gifts in odd numbers The number should also be even rather than odd, because even numbers are a symbol of good luck and there is an old saying among the people that "good things come in pairs". The odd number is an unlucky symbol and is therefore taboo. (3) Avoid including shoes in the betrothal gift In some places, it is taboo to include shoes in the betrothal gift because people are afraid that the woman will wear the shoes and run away. (4) Avoid putting meat filling in the betrothal gift box In some places, it is taboo to put meat filling in the gift box of betrothal gifts. It is said that if meat filling is put in the gift box, the new bride will be slow in temper and will be slow in doing things after she gets married. (5) Avoid the woman returning the empty gift box to the man After the betrothal gifts are delivered to the woman's family, they are forbidden to return the empty gift box to the man. Generally, part of the food will be returned to the man's home, or the clothes prepared by the woman for the man will be placed in a gift box for the man to take back. According to the custom in the Central Plains, the man must bring a rooster when sending a betrothal gift, which means good luck. When the woman receives the betrothal gift, she does not keep the rooster and takes back a hen. The hen must be alive, and white is not recommended, as it is unlucky to have a white hen with other hens. Searching in this vast sea of people, is that person the destined one? Welcome to click on the [Premium Calculation] below to make predictions in advance. I wish you a perfect relationship and marriage! |
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