Bac Giang has 26 ethnic groups living together. The Dao ethnic group occupies not much, mainly in Luc Ngan and Son Dong districts, but this is the ethnic group that still retains many unique cultural identities, including the ceremony of organizing weddings for children according to traditional customs. of our people. For the Dao, a family that organizes a wedding ceremony for their children is also a fun event for the whole village and village.



Dao people in Son Dong district make up nearly 20% of the population, including Thanh Phan and LoGan people living in 5 upland communes. Many traditions and customs of the nation are still preserved, including traditional weddings still bearing cultural identities. If the son and daughter of the Dao people like each other, then the boy's family will take a bottle of wine to the bride's house to ask and ask for leaves to record the date of birth, month of birth of the bride and groom, and then set the wedding date.

Following the customs of the Dao Thanh Phan people before the ceremony to welcome the bride, the homeowner must invite the priest to the ceremony to "clean the house". In front of the altar, the priest solemnly invited his ancestors and the gods to witness the couple's marriage, to expel evil spirits and evil. He also prepares gold coins and candle incense to divide his ancestors and family money. According to the Dao, the preparation of gold coins for the ancestors is very important. This money is made from special paper made by relatives. Then put it on the altar so that after the worshiping is done, the code is encrypted. Any work from marriage, funeral or festival of the Dao people must have this procedure.
Besides the work of the priest, early in the morning, cousins ​​gathered at the groom's house to prepare to go to the bride's house to welcome the bride. The people who raise pork, catch chickens and weave baskets for wedding supplies. According to the Dao's customs, in the past, it was often due to long distances and hard work, so we often went to pick strawberries one day in advance. Today, no matter how far or near it is, this custom is still retained. The bridegroom's delegation usually has only 5 or 7 people or more but it must be odd and there must be a girl who is the bride's guide, all dressed in their ethnic clothes. Although the ceremony was simple, but when the bride arrived, the boys only brought two pairs of chickens, a pork leg, two bottles of wine and a few candies and cigarettes. When all is ready, the group will depart to pick up the bride. All have to walk, have to climb, Wading stream should come until the evening to reach the girl's house. At this time, at the girl's house, the cousins ​​were gathered, the bride wore her national costume. When the boys' delegation comes, please come in. In front of the ancestor altar, the boys' family stood on one side, the bride's house stood on the other, representing the two of them stood up to give the ceremony and receive the ceremony. At the same time, the representative of the groom's family will talk to them and ask to take the bride home to be a descendant. The bride and groom will go to wine and listen to the advice of relatives on both sides so that when they can live together, they will be happy. Next, the two of them will sit and drink, sing and talk together until the night. The boys' family will sleep at the bride's house so that at 4am, we will ask the bride to come back. In the Dao's opinion, 4 o'clock is the most beautiful hour. When the boys' delegation comes, please come in. In front of the ancestor altar, the boys' family stood on one side, the bride's house stood on the other, representing the two of them stood up to give the ceremony and receive the ceremony. At the same time, the representative of the groom's family will talk to them and ask to take the bride home to be a descendant. The bride and groom will go to wine and listen to the advice of relatives on both sides so that when they can live together, they will be happy. Next, the two of them will sit and drink, sing and talk together until the night. The boys' family will sleep at the bride's house so that at 4am, we will ask the bride to come back. In the Dao's opinion, 4 o'clock is the most beautiful hour. When the boys' delegation comes, please come in. In front of the ancestor altar, the boys' family stood on one side, the bride's house stood on the other, representing the two of them stood up to give the ceremony and receive the ceremony. At the same time, the representative of the groom's family will talk to them and ask to take the bride home to be a descendant. The bride and groom will go to wine and listen to the advice of relatives on both sides so that when they can live together, they will be happy. Next, the two of them will sit and drink, sing and talk together until the night. The boys' family will sleep at the bride's house so that at 4am, we will ask the bride to come back. In the Dao's opinion, 4 o'clock is the most beautiful hour. The groom will go to the wine and listen to the advice of relatives on both sides so that when they come back together to be happy. Next, the two of them will sit and drink, sing and talk together until the night. The boys' family will sleep at the bride's house so that at 4am, we will ask the bride to come back. In the Dao's opinion, 4 o'clock is the most beautiful hour. The groom will go to the wine and listen to the advice of relatives on both sides so that when they come back together to be happy. Next, the two of them will sit and drink, sing and talk together until the night. The boys' family will sleep at the bride's house so that at 4am, we will ask the bride to come back. In the Dao's opinion, 4 o'clock is the most beautiful hour.

After the bridegroom's welcome team arrives at the gate, it is time to do the marriage procedures and the red silk ceremony. This is the most important procedure for the recognition of a bride who officially becomes a descendant of the house ... When the whole group arrives at the gate, the boys have a trumpet team to invite the girl's home. The meaning of the trumpet is as follows: "Open the door to welcome the new bride. Welcome to the girls' friends. From here, you will become a family. A new family hundred years of happiness. Soon there will be children. Come on, brother." let's go into the house to have a drink and a drink with the new couple. " The trumpet team keeps blowing until the girl's house is gone inside. Now is the time for the ceremony. The groom's family will choose a man outside of them who is successful and has built a family that is about to get married and red silk. It has pork, chicken and necessarily boiled pork liver. The bride and groom wear traditional ethnic costumes. The bride must wear a traditional embroidered frill scarf of the Dao people, and the groom will wear an embroidered shirt and hat to pay homage to the ancestors. At this time, the priest consecrated the magic and turned a beautiful mat so that the bride and groom could stand in. This means that the flower bed is rich and precious for the couple to be happy for hundreds of years. The sorcerer blows away evil spirits, the unfortunate date of birth of the bride and groom if anyone is born at a bad time. Then carry out the procedure of wearing a red silk string with the bride and groom ... and handing a cup of rose wine to the young couple. At this time, the priest consecrated the magic and turned a beautiful mat so that the bride and groom could stand in. This means that the flower bed is rich and precious for the couple to be happy for hundreds of years. The sorcerer blows away evil spirits, the unfortunate date of birth of the bride and groom if anyone is born at a bad time. Then carry out the procedure of wearing a red silk string with the bride and groom ... and handing a cup of rose wine to the young couple. At this time, the priest consecrated the magic and turned a beautiful mat so that the bride and groom could stand in. This means that the flower bed is rich and precious for the couple to be happy for hundreds of years. The sorcerer blows away evil spirits, the unfortunate date of birth of the bride and groom if anyone is born at a bad time. Then carry out the procedure of wearing a red silk string with the bride and groom ... and handing a cup of rose wine to the young couple.

Next is the worship To do this ceremony, only the groom will have to join hands and kneel, while the bride is still standing. In the old days, according to the custom of the Dao people, the groom had to worship 120 times. But today to simplify this procedure, depending on where the groom only has to worship 12 or 24 times.

When the diabetic finished, the representatives of the two families of the boys and the girls would sit in front of the altar to drink wine, eat boiled pig liver. Just eating and having ideas to teach the bride and groom to stand underneath so that the couple can get along and obey the laws of the state. After the ceremony, the two of them will continue to drink to celebrate the wedding. At noon, the girls' family began asking permission to leave. At this time, the trumpet team will continue blowing up to see them off. While the trumpeter blows the song, the bride and groom will go and invite the two of them to wine again. Those who drink alcohol will give the bride and groom some small change to make money ... Out to the gate, to see off the girls' family, the boys will send a person to sing a song to wish them to go home safely, hope to have a reunion day

Today, depending on the place, family conditions, the organization of marriage for children can be expanded or compact. However, the traditional marriage procedures are still retained, which is also a unique cultural feature of the Dao Thanh Phan people in Bac Giang province.