Tibetian marriage common is formal - bridal and consuetudinary

Choose marriage

The children of family of past Tibet noble, the boy arrived 16 years old, when the girl comes 14 years old 15 years old, parents begin to consider their marriage, make choice of matchs marriage target. After wanting to pick the girl that several as familial as oneself positions comparative or man silently for children above all, it is commonly first accreditation is familial the Jiang Zun in (steward namely) the delegate that serves as host, the damask on the belt goes before the gift such as silver of silken, Tibet, food and hada already choose decides a certain familial talk about a marriage, request those who tell children of domestic government office to belong to photograph and element, if its are familial,agree to await choose marriage, meet very tell children readily belong to photograph and element. If do not agree, they can have decided good marriage with children or do not wish to let the origin is manage such as filial marriage prematurely politely decline. When Jiang Zun (chamberlain) acquire each other after belonging to photograph and element, familial should ask dignitary augur, look with whose become attached to appropriate.

Propose and be engaged

Classics dignitary choose is decided with who after become attached to, by familial inside the big betrothal gifts on the brother with highest grade or uncle belt and detailed list, head for the familial seek a marriage alliance that choose decides. After negotiate of give sb a present, ask dignitary augur again, choose goes out be engaged auspicious day.

Be engaged this day, the man should send the woman the home in old little honour low each a hada and rich and generous gift, the woman should prepare tea wine meal to wait, great kindness is xenial. Bilateral delegate enters main hall ordinal into hind, the " on master home end cuts Ma " to respect tea wine. Lovemaking home is displayed on gift, particularly homeward mother serves a " to help allusion " , suckle money " with the " that will foster a daughter as the mother. Later, in duplicate affiance is put in tall foot dish inside, recite loudly by the witness, another witness checks seriously. Read aloud finish, the witness imprints two home build in public go up in marriage book, give earnestly respectively by the woman and man delegate next father of the other side, then two parents display hada to the witness, express gratitude. Hold be engaged when the ceremony, young men and women does not attend, just family is attended. After the ceremony ends, guest of woman home fete, happy get-together a day; When dusk man family leaves, woman family displays a hada to every guest.

Hold wedding

Man home asks astral photograph Shi Bo to calculate lucky day in order to decide wedding day (Tibetan language " reads aloud Zi " ) . Hold the head of spousal one day, it is good with bag of silks and satins that man group person acts the role of a beautiful dress and eye acts the role of a beautiful dress and eye, send in woman home, let a bride apparel. Greet kiss this day, man home should seek a person that has the capacity, take covey forces and colour arrow, there is jade of bright mirror, Cong on colour arrow, bead adorn etc, pull a color and woman to belong to photograph be identical and be be pregnant, dress up exquisite mare rides with offerring a bride to multiply, head for woman home to receive a bride. The woman arrives in a train of horses carrying goods before, should hold respect " to cut wine of Ma " tea to wait leave ceremony. After greeting close team to take the door when the man, insert colour arrow on bridal back first, put Cong jade in bridal the top of head again then, state the bride already belonged to man family. The woman sends a bride to get married, general area goes to accompanying a person, when the girl goes out, woman family skill takes colour arrow, skill to take ovine leg, the station is upstair shout: "Do not take away the good luck of my home! "Relapse for many times, go far till the girl.
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