In the southwest corner of the land of China, there lives a nation that conveys love and friends with songs-the Zhuang people. Their wedding customs are like a moving mountain song, with a long melody and deep emotions, full of strong national customs and life. Today, let's walk into this wedding world full of singing and laughter, and feel the romance and sincerity of the children of the Zhuang people.
The wedding of the Zhuang nationality is not as straightforward as "I love you" and "you marry me". Here, the marriage proposal is a "song battle" that tests the man's sincerity and intelligence. The man has to take a few buddies with loud voices to the woman's house and sing a marriage proposal song. In this song, you must not only sing praise and admiration for the woman, but also skillfully express your sincerity and determination. The woman's family is not so easy to deal with, they will hide behind the door and listen carefully to the man's singing. If the man doesn't sing well, or the sincerity is not enough, then there is "no door"!
I finally passed the marriage proposal, and the next step was to prepare for the wedding. Zhuang weddings are usually held after the autumn harvest, which is a season of harvest and romance. The groom has to go to the woman's house to marry the bride in person, and the bride must not touch the ground on the way. Therefore, the ingenious Zhuang people invented a unique "greeting bridge" - a simple bridge built with several bamboo poles, and the bride had to step on this "bridge" to the groom's house when she came out of her mother's house. This walk symbolizes that the bride has entered a new journey of life.
At the wedding, the most lively thing is "crying marriage". Before the bride gets married, she sings the "Crying Wedding Song" with her female companions. What is sung in this song is not really crying and reluctant to leave her mother's house, but using singing to express gratitude to your family and a beautiful vision for the future. In this "crying", there is actually more joy and anticipation.
The climax of the wedding is, of course, the "marriage in the church". On this holy occasion, the bride and groom bow down to heaven and earth, their ancestors and their parents, thanking them for their nurturing grace and blessings. This worship is a lifelong event, and it also worships the hope and longing for a new life.
The wedding of the Zhuang nationality is not only a union ceremony for two people, but also a grand celebration of national culture. Here, singing is the bond of emotions and the bridge of the heart; Here, every detail contains profound national emotions and cultural connotations; Here, love and happiness are given the most simple and sincere expressions.
So, if you are lucky enough to attend a Zhuang wedding, then don't miss this romantic symphony of "song" and "love"! Make sure you smile from ear to ear and be moved to tears!
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