Yifeng Wedding Crying Custom
Crying for a wedding is also called crying for a sedan chair: In the old days of Yifeng, the groom did not go to the wedding reception, and the man's family sent a sedan chair to the bride's home. Before getting on the sedan chair, the bride cried and said goodbye to her relatives from her natal family, which was called "crying for a sedan chair". Currently, it only exists in a few towns in mountainous or semi-mountainous areas. Mothers have to teach their daughters and warn them to be filial to their elders, take care of the younger generations, and live in peace with uncles, aunts and sisters-in-law after they arrive at their husband's home. Crying for a wedding in Yifeng is mainly about the bride crying and complaining, mostly about parting, thanking her parents for their kindness, and scolding the matchmaker. Its form is mostly crying in pairs, that is, the elders headed by the bride's mother (such as aunt, aunt, aunt, aunt) cry to the bride one by one, crying and complaining, crying and singing, teaching through crying, complaining, and singing. The lyrics of the crying for a wedding in Yifeng are either passed down orally by the older generation or improvised, with a lot of didactic elements. Its singing style is mostly tonal, which is both sentimental and lyrical, with a melodious and graceful drag, and it integrates the melody of local folk songs and minor tunes. Nowadays, when women get married, there are few people who cry for their weddings, and the tradition is in danger of being lost. (No pictures yet, please provide them.) (No pictures yet, please provide them.)