
Have you ever heard of Crying Marriage before?
The custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and remained in vogue until the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a necessary marriage procedure.
It is very much the same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding . Otherwise, the bride’s neighbors would look down upon her as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases in which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony.
Isn’t it sounds weird?
source: chinadaily.














