Generally, weddings are held in the afternoon. Why do most people in Tianjin choose to hold ceremonies in the evening?

Eating noodles at noon and having a wedding in the afternoon is a common wedding custom in Tianjin and Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai. The reason why both places have the custom of getting married in the afternoon is that there are a large number of boatmen and sailors from Jiangsu and Zhejiang among the early Ming immigrants in Tianjin. These early immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang lived in the urban area of Tianjin in the early days, which preserved the marriage folk custom in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Wedding at night naturally forms a different custom from surrounding suburban counties. The customs of surrounding suburban counties mainly come from Hebei. In terms of ethnic origin, Tianjin urban area is Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jianghuai, and suburban counties are local to Hebei. In fact, many people don't understand that Tianjin (especially the urban area) is the city with the most southern origin among the northern cities. Tianjin was established with the capital of Ming Dynasty moving from Nanjing to Beijing (the bridge where the Eye of Tianjin is located is called Yongle Bridge, you know); Tianjin, like the southern cities, does not say east, west, north and south, but about; Streets, like southern cities, are built along the river, not horizontally and vertically; Tianjin's local belief in Mazu Empress came from the south rather than the north hundreds of years ago. The three Mazu Tempel in the world are Mazu Temple in Meizhou, Putian, Chaotian Palace in Yunlin North Port, Taiwan Province, and Tianhou Palace in Tianjin.

Speaking of it, this is also one of the bad habits in Tianjin. It is basically a noon ceremony all over the country. It is customary to hold a wedding at night, which is generally a second marriage. Tianjin does the opposite. It is generally said that it is not good to ask for leave before going to work and only come in the afternoon. As a result, the blessing of traditional customs cannot be obtained, and the divorce rate is extremely high! First in the country! It should be corrected. Now there are more outsiders, and the number of ceremonies at noon has begun to increase. This is a good thing.

In fact, strictly speaking, the wedding in Tianjin is in the afternoon (usually around 4 o'clock), and the wedding reception starts in the evening. Then there are people who say that the "marriage" in China's traditional culture comes from the "faintness" at dusk. This is also for the convenience of people attending the wedding banquet. In Tianjin, a big industrial and commercial port city, most people have to be busy making a living during the day, and it is not easy to get out, but they have time after work at night to facilitate everyone to attend the wedding.