€ Definitions to traditional marriage rites
◆Demon of getting on Sedan Chair
Before getting on the sedan chair, the bride should knock the sedan by a fan for three times to throw away the natural bad temper or original family name (the Taiwanese pronunciations of fan and name is the same).
 ◆Demon of Thunderbolt
A woman who had not conceived was sheltered from supernatural beings from all directions by rice sieve with a print of Eight Trigrams.
◆Demon of White tiger
A bamboo pole tied up with fresh pork is for white tiger to bite and protection on the bride as well. It had been evolved to be a guiding chicken in later generations.
◆Demon of getting off sedan chair
A main kicks the door of sedan away for expelling the demon away.
◆Demon of entry into door
To prepare a flake of tile in the front of door, and the bride step the flake of tile into crush before entering into the door, it developed to “having a baby girl or a baby boy” in later generations.
◆Demon of entry into room
To cross over the stove with fire for expel the demon and easier for conception (It means procreation in Taiwanese and have son to carry on the family name and extension unceasingly.
| € Traditional ceremony of marriage rites |
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It has variety of extremely interesting symbolization action in the traditional wedding.
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| ◆The bride was shadowed by a rice sieve and black umbrella |
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It is said that when the Duke of Zhou fought with the peach blossom girl by magic duel, he commented that on the date of the preach blossom getting married, she would die when her head was exposed under the sky and her feet stepped on the ground. Therefore, the preach blossom use “a rice sieve with the print of Eight Trigrams” and “red veil” to escape from the demon. |
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On the other hand, it is said that “the bride deity” is greatest on the date of her wedding. However, it cannot be greater than the god and the ground in any case. Thus, in order to address her respects to the universe, the bride should be shadowed on the top for evading facing the god as well as leave from the ground on the date of her wedding. |
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| ◆The wedding vehicle to be tied up with sugar cane and bamboo |
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The node of sugar cane and bamboo presents for chastity. It means that the bride getting married with purity and gives an instruction to the bride to preserve his chastity. |
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In addition, it is necessary to use the whole plant of the sugar cane and bamboo with the implication of completion from the beginning to the end and growing old together to the end. |
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◆The bride side will splash a ladle of water instantly upon the bride going out of the door.
ladle of water instantly upon the bride going out of the door.
It stands for a daughter who get married is just like “split water cannot be gathered up.” for reminding the bride that it should never regret or look back, and focus on the family of husband from now on.
◆When the luminous is on the move, the bride will take a fan to throw out of the window
1. It implies that the bride throw away her original family name (The same pronunciations between “fan” and “name” and put on the family name of husband to launch for a new life journey.
2. On the other hand, it is said that to throw away the bad temper and help husband and teach children with virtue of a woman.
3. Besides, it is said that to leave “fan” to the family of the bride, which stands for the affection with her family will be kept forever.
| ◆Welcoming limousines |
a red tray with two large tangerines or apples
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Before the bride gets off the limousine, a boy carries with a red tray with two large tangerines or apples wrapped up with a red paper on his both hands and came to the front of the limousine for welcoming the bride. |
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The bride touch the citruses and exchange its positions by hand, followed with a cash gift put the bottom of the citruses. After that, the boy withdrew from there. |
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The matchmaker puts a rice sieve and enters into the door, sprays golden powder while chanting “the luck comes first before the person arrives, and get along with everyone after entering the hall.” |
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It is necessary to place a fire pan (stove, burning wood coal inside) and flakes of titles. The bride cross over the stove by her right foot and crash the flakes of titles, which was called “cross over the fire” and “break out the demon.” |
◆The chairs to be set up in the bridal chamber (called as parents-in-law chair commonly)
It needs to put on black pants of the groom and place some copper coins or currencies under the pants. After the bride and the groom enter the chamber, they sit on it shoulder to shoulder, which stands for the unity of couple and sharing honor and disgrace together and having money and property from now on.
◆Bridal chamber
1. The elder family or matchmaker to carry a bowl of pig heart into the chamber and feed the grog and bride, just as the common saying: “becoming with one mind after eating pig heart.”
2. Later, one bowl of rice balls to feed the groom and bride, which symbolized that sweet as honey and come to perfection as the common saying “eating rice ball soup.”
 ◆Roll over the bed
1. The groom side arranged a boy with dragon sign to roll over the bed, and the matchmaker will chant the auspicious wording” Rolling down from the bed to have a girl, roll over here to have a scholar, and roll over there to have a presented scholar.”
2. Or the groom walk and jump on the bed for a circle after taking off his shoes.
3. The bridal chamber is not allowed to sit on it by anyone.
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