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The wedding ceremony of the Yao nationality has always been ancient and full of mystery. It not only has a unique legendary color, but also has profound national cultural connotation. Since most of the Yao people live in the vast virgin forest, where mountains are continuous and picturesque, and they are rarely impacted by foreign cultures, they still retain their own traditional and original national culture. Among them, the marriage customs of the Jinxiupan Yao people are the most gorgeous "exotic flower" among many Yao branches. Let's take a look at the wedding characteristics and process of Jinxiupan Yao people.

in Jinxiu Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi. Only men who are eligible to get married after the coming-of-age ceremony are implemented. The coming-of-age ceremony is also called abstinence. Only boys who have been abstinence have the power of adults, can be qualified to fall in love and marry, and can win the trust and respect of the public. Therefore, whenever a boy reaches the age of 15 - 16, this ritual with a folk religious flavor must be held in accordance with custom.

Jin Xiu's Panyao weddings are divided into two types: "marrying a daughter" and "marrying a husband". The two weddings are almost the same in terms of ceremonies. In the Yao family, going to marry into a family is regarded as a virtue of respecting the elderly of the same ethnic group and taking into account the rise and fall of the nation, so the custom of going to the family is very popular among Panyao. Especially in families with only one daughter, they must recruit a husband into the marriage. Therefore, every family with boys in the Pan Yao people is happy to let their children come to their homes.

Pan Yao people call this marriage custom of "marrying into a husband". In ancient times, after a man married into a woman's family, he had to change his surname to the woman, and his children had to follow the woman's surname. In modern times, before a man married into the woman's family, he discussed with the woman that he could not take the woman's surname, and his children could follow either party. If the man's family is in trouble after marriage, the couple will go back together and stay for a period of time to help solve difficulties in production and life, and then return to the wife's home. The Yao family calls this "two-sided roof".

After Pan Yao meets a man and woman, if they are in love, they can tell their parents their wishes. If the parents agree, they will send a matchmaker to the other party's home to make matchmaking. After the other party's parents agree, they can get engaged. Another type of marriage is one in which the parents have full control, but the consent of the children must be sought. Matchmaker sent children to the woman's home, after the wizard "close the eight characters", the woman's parents and the media with a dowry to the man, called "next set." That is, the engagement is counted and the wedding date is decided.

Most of Pan Yao's weddings are after the autumn harvest and before the Spring Festival. Weddings are more particular. Three or four months before marriage, the marrying party actively prepares a dowry. The marrying party must ask a matchmaker to send chicken, meat, wine, etc. to the marrying party. On the night before the wedding, Xifang's relatives all came to congratulate her. On the wedding day, the marriage party selected a handsome and intelligent man to be the smoker and a beautiful and virtuous woman to be the tea lady to accompany a team of drummers to meet the bride outside the village.

The bride's family, grandparents, uncles, parents, cousins, etc. accompanied the bride to the bride's family. The time when the newlyweds enter the door is calculated by the master based on the eight characters of the groom and bride. Pick up relatives and greet the wedding guests next to the village. The smoker and tea lady entertain the wedding guests outside the house to drink tea, smoke, and rest for a while. When the good day comes, they will lead the bride and the wedding guests into the groom's house; before entering the door, the bride must take off her straw sandals, wash her face, and change into new shoes prepared by the wedding party. When entering the door, the master who greeted him at the door cut off a rooster's head, which is called "Duan Sha", which symbolizes the evil spirit brought by the woman before the wedding can be held.

Pan Yao also prevails a kind of "worship" etiquette. In the hall, several square tables are connected to a long platform to set up a banquet. The groom and bride must kneel down to the guests three times and toast twice. Guests present gifts to the bride and wife, such as belts, scarves and silver coins, and then play a round of music and light a string of firecrackers. After paying homage to the wedding guests, the wedding guests are invited to the banquet, and the groom and bride bowed the same as before. For those with high incomes, the wedding banquet is large-scale, with dozens of tables. If there are many guests and take turns, it will often last all night long. According to custom, after the wedding, the marriage party has to deliver pork and return gifts to relatives and visitors. The entire wedding process costs a lot, and some spouses cannot pay off the debts they borrowed from the wedding for a long time.

Currently, the Pan Yao people's wedding betrothal price is generally determined based on the family's social status and economic situation. In addition to the betrothal price, many Yao areas in Guizhou also maintain traditional Yao people's wedding customs. For example, the best man will lead the groom to the woman's house the day before the wedding, and the woman's house will find a bride to accompany the bride in the boudoir. On this day, the bride personally stir-fried soybeans, peanuts, and brewed strong tea to entertain the groom, and ate, and talked together all night long. When sending off for marriage the next day, the bride's family first invited the "Master Gong" to recite the "Auspicious Ruyi Sutra" and the "Anti-evil Sutra" to comfort the ancestors in front of the ancestral throne. Then the bride's aunt and sister-in-law would put on a handkerchief for the bride, put on a wedding dress, and make up. After dressing up, cry goodbye to our ancestors, parents, and relatives to show our unforgettable gratitude for raising them. The bride and relatives and friends comforted the bride while helping her out of the door.

After leaving the house, the "gentleman" handed the bride a sun umbrella with a "evil spirit charm" affixed with it. The groom and best man walked in front to lead the way. Every time they crossed the bridge and crossed the river, the bride would "make things difficult" for the groom. He sat at the bridge or by the river and refused to walk. The groom had no choice but to carry the bride and cross the river, and the wedding team used this to laugh and entertain him. When the wedding party arrived at the entrance of the man's village, there was already a singer in the marriage family who was waiting at the intersection carrying rice wine. The wedding party first thanked the woman for sending the marriage and praised the bride for her beauty. The marriage party immediately responded with songs, singing and inviting wine. After socializing for a while, the family led the way and came to the front of the groom's house.

At this time, Mrs. Fang took the bride's umbrella, dressed her up again, and put on new cloth shoes. Then, the "gentleman" invited by Mrs. Fang recited the "Sutra of Anti-evil Evil Evil" to the couple at the door and set off firecrackers. The groom's mother led the bride into the door, and then the "gentleman" chanted sutras in the ancestral throne, wishing the groom and bride a long life together. Whenever a wedding is celebrated in the village, relatives will come, no matter how far or far, and come to the wedding house with various gifts to congratulate them.

Pan Yao's marriage is relatively stable, usually one person, and divorce is rare. During divorce, both parties cut copper coins or break bamboo tubes and swear to heaven to hold half each. If you divorce and remarry, the "worth" money can be collected by the Shipaitou person, and both parties cannot accept it. With the changes of the times and the progress of society, the wedding ceremony of the Pan Yao people has been much simplified in terms of procedures compared with traditional weddings in the past. However, the wedding etiquette of the Pan Yao family has become the most gorgeous among the Yao people's customs with its unique charm."exotic flower". After the baptism of history, the Pan Yao compatriots have created a splendid national culture in this land.