...Mid-spring, second year of Guangshun, the families of Fawn Village prepared a marriage alliance with Qin an…
...Mid-spring, second year of Guangshun, the families of Fawn Village prepared a marriage alliance with Qin and Jin...
All eligible young men and women were to be matched through arranged proposals, with weddings held on auspicious days.
For those afflicted with chronic illness, blind brides were purchased from outside the village in hopes of warding off misfortune...
Below is the required list of wedding provisions for official inspection:
Sixteen wild geese
2.3 taels of tea leaves
3.5 taels of sugar
Twenty-four bolts of red silk
Sixteen tall red candles
Assorted melons and fruits...