An interesting fact about studying in Canada: wedding customs are very different-2 Chief
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The wedding of Canadian Indians has a strong national touch. The wedding venue is mostly held in a public building in an Indian colony, usually a larger wooden house. When the wedding was held, relatives and friends, neighbors, and village residents came to the wooden house one after another, and everyone sat on the ground and exchanged greetings. Men, women, young and old wear national costumes with novel styles and bright colors. Although the Indians are cheerful, they seem to be very quiet at the wedding, and they speak softly even when they speak.
The host of the wedding was the chief and the two elders. When they came to the scene, everyone in the audience saluted them. The chief is dressed in national costumes, and the tall feathers on his head that symbolize authority are particularly eye-catching. The chief was seated in the middle of the hall, and the two elders sat around the chief separately. They were the oldest people in the local area, with grey-white hair knotted and long braids hanging on their shoulders. The bride and groom dressed in traditional white deerskin costumes, kneeling and sitting opposite the chief. Adult men sit around chiefs, elders, brides, and grooms, women, and children sit around men, with knives, forks, plates, and bowls in front of each.
The ceremony began, the chief faced the air, raised his hands, and the audience was silent. He lit the wormwood, and as a scented blue smoke rose, the chief prayed to the gods in the national language and blessed the newlyweds. After the chief had finished speaking, the elders on the left and right sang while talking, singing boldly and boldly. After praying, the chief took a long pipe smoker from his body, lit it on the wormwood, then held the smoker flat on his chest, turned it around from left to right, and put it in his mouth to take a few puffs. Afterward, hand the smoking gun to the elder on the left, and the elder will do it as the chief and hand it over to the elder on the right, and then pass it to the bridegroom, bride, and guests. According to the traditional customs of the Indians, the smoking gun symbolizes peace, and smoking expresses friendship. When everyone present had smoked, the four young men brought a large bucket of soup. The bride and groom first served a bowl for each of the chief and the elder, and the chief then divided the soup into five or six small buckets. , And then distributed to everyone present. According to the Indian tradition, the bridegroom must try to hunt a moose before getting married, boil it with venison and wild rice to make a soup, and distribute it to everyone at the wedding. According to the old tradition, when Indians eat tortillas at weddings, they should also eat roasted bison. But today's bison is a protected animal, so many people use American "KFC fried chicken" instead of roasted bison at weddings. In this way, the wedding ceremony of the Indians not only maintained the traditional customs of their people but was also influenced by Western culture. After the wedding banquet was over, the chiefs and elders left, and people came to a clearing and danced the traditional Indian sun dance all night long to the joy of drums.
snatch relatives
For the Eskimos living in northern Canada, the ancient custom of "grabbing relatives" is popular today. Eskimos pay attention to sincere feelings and do not pay attention to the form of marriage. A couple of young men and women have a love affair that develops to a certain extent. The man builds a house for the woman’s family or gives the woman a set of clothes that can keep out the cold, and the woman’s family members live in the house or the woman puts on clothes, even if the mutual marriage relationship is determined. NS. The wedding date of the Eskimos is mostly held in the mid-winter season, because during this time the door is closed due to heavy snow, and it is impossible to go out fishing or hunting. On the day of the wedding, the man secretly hid near the woman’s home, and “robbed” the girl if he had a chance. The girl naturally knew that the young man was freezing outside the door. To test his loyalty, she deliberately stayed deep in the inner room, making it difficult for him to "grab" him. The clever young man always uses tricks to lead the girl out of the house to achieve the purpose of "robbing" people. If the wedding is selected in summer, the young man can get into the girl's house and run out with the girl. The girl pretends to be unable to follow her, and the family turns a blind eye. Finally, the girl's shouting slowly disappears into the distance. The Eskimo wedding was very simple. The bridegroom Xin Lang worshipped the family elders, parents, and brothers, relatives and friends, etc. Everyone ate a meal of fish meat rice, drank a bowl of fish soup, and danced with indulgence. The wedding was announced and the guests left.