introduction
foot washing water refers to the water after feet washing.
It is said that human feet are not only contaminated with a lot of dirt, but also contaminated with a lot of bacteria, making it a very dirty water.
However, in the wedding customs in some places, there is the custom of letting the groom drink the bride's footwashing water. When exactly this custom originated, there is currently no relevant information to prove it, but this custom is actually practiced in some places. keeping it.
incident
Su Lingling (pseudonym), 28, and He Jinhui (pseudonym), 29, met while working in Zhejiang. Since the two of them were both from Jiangxi Province, they had many contacts, and during the process of contact, the two developed feelings for each other and fell in love.
According to Su Lingling herself, her parents only had one precious daughter, and they loved her very much since childhood. When she grew up, her parents hoped that she would marry a rich husband to avoid suffering for the rest of her life. Both He Jinhui's parents are farmers, and their family income is limited. He Jinhui himself is also a wage earner and has little savings. Under such circumstances, her parents did not agree with her marrying He Jinhui.
As the saying goes: The power of love is unlimited and can break through all obstacles. Because Su Lingling deeply loved He Jinhui, although Su Lingling's parents repeatedly advised Su Lingling to break up with He Jinhui, Su Lingling refused. In desperation, Su Lingling's parents reluctantly agreed to the marriage between Su Lingling and He Jinhui.
June 29th is the big day for Su Lingling and He Jinhui. When Su Lingling was about to board the wedding car to go to her husband's house, Su Lingling's mother actually asked Su Lingling to wash her feet before leaving. Su Lingling was quite surprised by her mother's request, because she knew that she had just washed her feet that morning and there was no need to wash her feet again today. But her mother said: "It is a custom to wash your feet before getting in the wedding car. This habit is called 'washing away the dust', so as not to bring the dirt on your feet to your husband's family." Su Lingling heard her mother say this , seemed to think there was some truth to it, so he took off his shoes and planned to wash his feet again. Just when Su Lingling was about to wash her feet, her mother stopped her. Her mother said: "According to the rules, you cannot wash your feet yourself. Your feet must be washed by the groom." Su Lingling thought: There is nothing wrong with letting the groom wash her feet. Anyway, she can do it herself. She is about to get married to He Jinhui, so let He Jinhui wash her feet!
He Jinhui is a very agile person. In a short time, He Jinhui washed Su Lingling's feet clean. When He Jinhui was about to throw away the foot-washing water, Su Lingling's mother said to He Jinhui: "This kind of foot-washing water cannot be thrown away. In order to verify whether you are sincere to my daughter, I need you." Drink this foot-washing water, even if you take a sip. If you are not willing to drink it, it means you are not sincere to my daughter; if you are willing to drink it, it means you are sincere to my daughter."
He Jinhui said that he is a person with strong self-esteem. He thought it was an insult to his mother-in-law to ask him to drink foot-washing water, so he refused her mother-in-law's request. When he refused her mother-in-law's request, her mother-in-law immediately scolded him: "Get out."
His mother-in-law insulted He Jinhui, which immediately angered He Jinhui. So, he left Su Lingling and went home directly with the crowd of people picking up the bride.
He Jinhui's departure made Su Lingling feel extremely angry. She pointed at her mother and shouted: Go and get my husband back!
According to a netizen who was present at the time, Su Lingling’s mother had no choice but to send her daughter to her husband’s house in person.
netizens voice
netizens are excited: Is this something that even a mother-in-law can do? Isn't she afraid that her uncle will make her daughter drink foot-washing water every day?
netizen Sunshine Rose Grape : This mother-in-law is too strong. She actually let her uncle drink foot washing water, which is simply too insulting. For such a mother-in-law, I can only say that she lacks education.
netizen Jiji Waiwai: The bad habit of should really be changed. It is a bad habit that harms others but does not benefit oneself. Moreover, it is also harmful to elegance.
netizen Huakai Silent: Just such a small thing, the girl’s mother planted a landmine for her daughter’s marriage. From now on, all the disputes, unbearableness and contradictions in her daughter’s marriage will probably be caused by this incident.
The author's opinion
Marriage custom is a kind of marriage custom. Because our country has a vast territory, different regions have different wedding customs.
A folklore expert once pointed out: Customs (including marriage customs) are all products of the times, and each custom (including marriage customs) has its own special reasons. As the times are developing and society is progressing, some customs (including marriage customs) can no longer keep up with the development of the times and need to be abandoned.
Lao Hu believes that the wedding custom of letting the groom drink footwashing water is not only a bad custom, but also suspected of insulting the groom and must be abandoned. Otherwise, this is an infringement of modern civilization.
What do you think?
