Feng Shui taboos to know when getting married during the 2017 Chinese New Year of the Rooster

Choose an auspicious date

As the saying goes, "A boy's destiny depends on the time of his birth, and a girl's destiny depends on the year of her marriage." This shows that choosing an auspicious day is very important. Especially in Chinese weddings, the most important thing we pay attention to is choosing an auspicious day so that the bride can have a happy family and many children and grandchildren. In fact, since ancient times, people would choose a good time for any happy event such as moving to a new house, opening a business or getting promoted, hoping that it would add icing on the cake in the future. What's more, it's a matter of marriage! The traditional Chinese wedding is based on a comprehensive consideration of the horoscopes of both the man and the woman, and then an auspicious date is chosen for the wedding ceremony.

Hanging red before getting married

In traditional ancient weddings, before the bride leaves her parents' home to get married, she will first have boys and girls under the age of five perform a bed-rolling ceremony. The implication is that one will have the luck of a golden boy and a jade girl, and will be able to have children soon after marriage. I mentioned earlier that the bride has to hang red before getting married. It is easy to understand, right? Just hang red flowers and red ropes on both sides of the door before going out. Bright red is a festive color, and doing this can also help ward off evil and bring joy.

Light a red candle at the door

After the groom brings the bride home, he lights a pair of big red candles before entering the house, implying that their married life will be as prosperous as the red candles. In different places, there are some customs that the groom has to feed the bride six dumplings after entering the house. The meaning is actually very straightforward, hoping that the couple can live in harmony, reunion and eternal love after marriage.

Flowers are not allowed during wedding ceremonies

The above points are mainly for Chinese weddings, and the following will talk about Western weddings. Back to the topic of worshipping in the hall, this is a typical part of a traditional Chinese wedding. It is usually held in a hall during the day, with the auspicious direction being the southeast. The ceremony proceeds in order from worshipping heaven and earth to worshipping each other as husband and wife. Flowers should not be used during the entire process, as they symbolized loneliness in ancient times. So no matter which form it is, since you have chosen a Chinese wedding, you must strictly follow the customs and habits, and don't let the flowers ruin the great atmosphere.

Western style wedding car

If you choose a Western-style wedding, the day when the wedding car travels should also be chosen on a day that does not conflict with the zodiac signs of both parties. When getting out of the car after picking up the bride, you need to follow the Feng Shui principle of "Green Dragon on the left, White Tiger on the right". The specific practice is: the best man usually sits in the front passenger seat of the wedding car, while the groom sits on the left side of the back row and the bride sits on the right side. After arriving at the destination, the best man gets out of the car first and walks around the rear left to open the door for the groom, and then the groom walks around the front to the rear right to open the door for his bride. Remember not to mess up the order!

Wedding lights should not flash

Western-style weddings are usually held in hotels. The flashing lights mentioned here often appear when the bride enters the venue, and many people will turn off some of the lights. This practice is actually not recommended in Feng Shui. First of all, the sudden turning off of the lights will make all the guests feel uneasy for a moment. Secondly, the lighting at a wedding indicates the stability of the marriage. If the lighting suddenly turns off or on, it will cause the couple’s relationship to fluctuate.
Summary: The above article is what the editor has compiled for readers about the Feng Shui taboos that you need to know about getting married during the 2017 Spring Festival of the Year of the Rooster. I hope that readers who are planning to get married during the Spring Festival can refer to it. I wish you good luck in the new year and a happy family!