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    The elder people tell us that marriage in Qinghai can be generally divided into four steps as following:
 

First, Getting Engaged

    After a matchmaker made a match, the parents of the new couple will go to girl’s house to see the future bride. In general, the bridegroom will give a gift to the girl if he would like her to be his bride. The gift is accepted, the girl’s parents agree on the marriage. And the first step of the whole matrimony is done. If the bridegroom doesn’t give a gift to the girl or the gift is turned down, the matrimony is failed.

 

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Second, Asking for Betrothal Gifts
    Usually the bride’s parents will go to the bridegroom’ house to ask for some clothing, jewelry, furniture and cash as betrothal gifts when the engagement is done. The bridegroom’s parents can bargain with them and the matchmaker will mediate too until the agreement is reached.

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Third, Sending Betrothal Gifts
    The bridegroom’s parents are in charge of sending betrothal gifts to bride’s home. They will buy the betrothal gifts according to the gift list asked by bride’s parents. Not all the things on the list will prepared. It depends on the economic condition of bridegroom’s parents. If the bride’ parents feel satisfied, they will fill a bottle with wheat when the bridegroom’s parents leaving. If not, peas instead. And the bridegroom’s parents need to prepare the rest of things on the list that they didn’t buy and go to bride’s home again to send the gifts.

  Fourth, to Marry the Bride
    The most important part of the whole wedding custom comes to marring the bride after the three steps as above. It is divided into four parts: getting married, accompanying the bride to bridegroom's family on wedding day,

 

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