Ethnic minorities, young men and women mate, engagement and wedding to colorful than Han Chinese, many of them also maintain the original ancient features. Minority youth to get to know each other, to identify the object often in festivals or go to the market on the way to attend the meeting. Miao April eight, June six, the song will catch the autumn activities, Dong's "play catch Pass Mountain", is an excellent opportunity for young men and women make friends gathering. Xiangxi Miao also jump on the wind, boys and virgin breeze moonlit night, the forest mountains, antiphonal singing and dancing. Who fall in love, though not met, also similar engagement.

Some young men and women of minority engagement distinctive flavor. Yao longhui engagement token is a paper umbrella, female family will intentionally colored fabric with tied wire 12 and the wire cloth triangles lump, wound hanging on the supporting bone Zhisan; Huaihua Dong chicken is stabbed tokens of love, in the bright moonlight night, young men and women, accompanied by the partners meet, the man will bring big cock crest puncture, dropping the chicken wine, drinking parties vows, tie the knot.

Wedding minorities each have a set of rituals, cheerful warm, very fun. Xiangxi Miao wedding, to be held wash "kind face" of the ceremony. When the bride home to Duff, the elder man fetched a basin of water, put water in a silver bracelet, the bride and her husband shared family this basin wash with water. It is said to wash the "kind face", the whole family can Qingtai peace and harmony.

Tujia unique wedding, when the girl married to sing "Cry Marry Songs", when sending pro-girl and mother sing "the song made car", the couple entered the bridal chamber, the singer will sing "Hershey Song" and "Song of the Outback." Southwest Hunan Yao of "abducting" the custom, when the groom to the wedding, the bride avoided, the groom to catch up, so back and forth three times, considered married. It is said that this form of husband and wife, can love each other, grow old together.

Changsha marriage customs in rural areas

1, the day of the next of kin to the man with 100 100 buns cake to the woman's home.

2, sesame beans to drink tea when the next of kin, can not drink tea.

3, to give both parents King "changed to tea", both parents give red envelopes.

4, if the woman at home with grandparents grandparents, the man to beat a big red envelope per person.

5, the woman went home the next of kin if the singular to go back to the time if the double number.

6, there must be a mention Boys descendants barrel.

7, the woman must prepare Shop 4 4 cover.

8, after the bride's parents to have someone with a new house to fetch water wash basin wait wash, then a red envelope sent by the bride's parents.