Xi' an suburb immigrants

Eating noodles at noon and having a wedding in the afternoon are common wedding customs in Tianjin, 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 immigrants from Tianjin in the early Ming Dynasty. These early immigrants from Jiangsu and Zhejiang lived in Tianjin in the early days, retaining the marriage customs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Getting married at night naturally forms a different custom from the surrounding suburban counties. The customs of the surrounding suburban counties mainly come from Hebei. In terms of ethnic origin, the urban area of Tianjin is Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Jianghuai, and the suburban counties are local to Hebei. In fact, many people don't understand that Tianjin (especially the urban area) is the most southern city in 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 is the same as the southern cities, not to mention east, west, north and south, about; Streets, like southern cities, are built along the river, not horizontally and vertically; Tianjin's local belief in Empress Mazu came from the south rather than the north hundreds of years ago. The three largest Mazu Tempel in the world are Mazu Tempel in Meizhou, Putian, Chaotian Palace in North Port of Yunlin, Taiwan Province and Tianhou Palace in Tianjin.

Speaking of it, this is also one of the bad habits in Tianjin. Ceremonies are basically held at noon all over the country. It is customary to hold a wedding in the evening, usually a second marriage. Tianjin is the opposite. Generally speaking, it is not good to ask for leave before going to work and come in the afternoon. As a result, we can't get the blessing of traditional customs, and the divorce rate is extremely high! First in the country! It should be corrected. Now that there are more outsiders, there are more ceremonies at noon. 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 begins in the evening. Then some people say that the "marriage" in China traditional culture comes from the "twilight" in the evening. This is also for the convenience of people attending the wedding reception. In Tianjin, a big industrial and commercial port city, most people are busy making a living during the day and it is not easy to get away, but they have time after work at night to facilitate everyone to attend the wedding.