Common of peculiar marriage of the Yugur nationality - bridal and consuetudinary

In bridal ceremonially, bridegroom does not have arrowhead arrow 3 times to bridal dartle (will not injure a person) , indicative bridegroom bride is deeply attached to each other, hoary head arrives old. Shoot, bridegroom breaks off bow, throw the door by, cast the burn-up in fire by the old person.

This consuetudinary origin an old fokelore: Once upon a time, make rich firm person does not have fire, there is live cinders kept for starting a new fire of fetch of a hero later, make rich firm person with ability spends superior time. At that time, have a pair of newlywed, the husband goes out chase, the wife is in the home to destroy igneous lane carelessly. She to beg fire and must give blood to a 3 head bewitching it is drunk. After a few days, after the husband comes back, and the wife drinks blood however because of the alluring woman every day and become a mere skeleton. After marital know the inside story, shoot with 3 arrows fall alluring woman 3 build, and oneself also are hurt again because of sufferring gone. From now on, people of the Yugur nationality comes again to arrest an alluring woman, also drive out to commemorate that the hero of demon, when holding wedding arisen this ceremony. Indicative bride has the marital protection that brave be apt to shoots, demons and ghosts not dare make trouble. Accumulate containing conquer of abundant firm person the evil, determination that seeks happy life and desire.

Wedding of the Yugur nationality undertakes minute days, the first day is in the bride's side, morrow is in the bridegroom's or husband's family, latter just should go more ceremoniously. On wedding, both sides of male and female should invite a singer. In the day that the girl gets married, hold the ceremony that wear a head. That day, the close friend of the bride's side gathers in girl home. Guest brings white hada, jing Xian gives the woman's father and mother, express the congratulation that gets married to the girl. Towards evening, host asks guests to sit in the on the ground in yurt, male guest is in left, female passenger is in right, in sound of a mirth, pulled open the heavy curtain of marriage banquet. Wine count make one's rounds, rise gradually when Venus, the bride is in of a matron of honour accompany next entering to spread the yurt that has red carpet, hold ceremony of the face that wear a head. Wear woman's head-ornaments to be chaired by two young married woman. Uncle or singers sing an elegance " wear woman's head-ornaments song " : Venus is glisten, beloved girl gangmaster face is worn / send close a train of horses carrying goods to be about to set out / send the girl to husband's family door.

In rising and falling singing, the girl that is about to get married, in two young married woman dress up meticulously below, changed hairdo, wear horn form terai, admire wears pectoral and back to act the role of, wear the woman's head-ornaments that becomes with the work out such as silver medal, jade, coral, agate, Hai Bei. This ceremony meant a girl to had ended childlike girlhood, move toward new life. Gong Richu is shown, preside over a wedding ceremony the person announces drink " wine of mount a horse " . The bride rides a horse or camel together with an a matron of honour, leave loving mother, comprise in the home clansman such as father, uncle, brother, sister send those who kiss a team to cluster round, drink all the way joyous song, to bridegroom home set out.
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