Finally, we have come to the day of the “actual” wedding ceremony.
7) In the early morning, sometimes as early as 3-4am, a ‘hair-dressing’ ritual is performed for the bride. A ‘good luck woman’ will be invited to the bride’s house to perform it. (Good luck woman requirement: must have living parents, spouse and children).
During the ceremony, this good-luck woman will comb the bride’s hair and tie it into a bun, while speaking (aloud) some auspicous words.
Inviting the bride (yin qin)
This is really one of the most exciting part. The groom will bring along a bouquet of flower AND a whole group of his friends.
They will be stopped at the door. The bride will be accompanied by a whole group of her own friends (and / or sisters). The groom, in order to get this group of female (jie mei) to open the door, will have to pass through a series of test. It will range from IQ test, a show of physical toughness, or even singing.
When the group of jie mei is satisfied, then the groom will pass an ang pao (li shi) through the door. It is usually an auspicous amount, ie Rm999.
Should the jie mei be satisfy with the amount, they will return an envelope with a small amount (of li shi) to the group of male (xiong di). Then the door will be opened.
After the door is opened, the jie mei will have to serve some refreshment (food) to the xiong di. The bride will be accompanied by her “marriage lady” or her bridesmaid to her father. Then her father will lead her to the groom.
i dunno, but i will skip this ceremony if can, just have dinner ceremony is enuff, my parents are okay, n his parents aso okay, easy easy, hahaha
haha…i just woke up at 5a.m in the morning
damn tired…
wonbin, yes. Very tiring.
Quite a few couples had decided to skip the ’shang tou’ (hair dressing) process for their marriage.
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