Na Cai is an ancient Han marriage custom, which belongs to the first ritual of the "Six Rites" and is equivalent to the current proposal of marriage. Specifically, when the man wishes to marry the woman, he will send a matchmaker to the woman's house to propose marriage and give gifts. After receiving approval, please ask the matchmaker to formally offer the "picking ceremony" to the female family. In ancient times, only geese were used to offer the picking ceremony.
What do you need to prepare for Nacai
1. Gift money
In ancient times, there was a betrothal gift when proposing a marriage, but now there is also a need for a gift of money when proposing a marriage. In different regions, the amount of gift money may also vary. The specific amount of gift money can be learned from local customs in advance, or consulted with the woman's parents. After both parties reach an agreement, the gift money can be given to avoid many unnecessary troubles.
In addition, both parties also need to determine whether the gift money includes various expenses related to marriage, such as grooming gifts, box pressing gifts, and so on. Usually, the amount of gift money is chosen with a lucky number and a good color scheme.
2. Gifts
In addition to preparing the gift money, it is also necessary to prepare some gifts for marriage proposal, such as the common six or eight gifts.
The Eight Rites usually include cigarettes, wine, tea, sugar, cakes, noodles, fish, meat, and other eight items. Regarding gifts, there are different customs in different regions. When the groom comes to propose, he should respect the local customs.