Marrying love or marrying dowry?
Liangshan promulgated regulations to curb high betrothal gifts: standards should abide by village rules and regulations
"Organizing a wedding, according to traditional customs, it is really necessary to pay or receive wedding gifts and gifts. The standards of the bride price and the types and standards of gifts should abide by the village rules and regulations (resident convention) and other relevant regulations. Consciously resist the following behaviors: asking for high betrothal gifts, Gift money or use of betrothal gifts or gifts to interfere with the freedom of marriage; giving or receiving exceeding standard betrothal gifts or gift money; reversing (destroying) the marriage at a high price; using marriage to damage the legitimate rights and interests of others; using marriage to make money…”
On April 6, a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News learned from relevant departments in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province that on March 31, the 34th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Thirteenth People's Congress of Sichuan Province reviewed and approved the "Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture's Change of Customs and Customs". Regulations, which clearly stipulates the curbing of bad habits such as "high betrothal gifts".
The regulation will come into effect on May 1 this year.
It is also the first case in Sichuan to specifically raise the work of changing customs to the level of laws and regulations.
But behind the introduction of this regulation, after four years of "gestation".
In the face of bad habits such as "high dowry" in some local places, many people suffer deeply.
In an interview with a Red Star News reporter, Han Galapo, chairman of the National People's Congress Ethnic, Religious, Foreign and Overseas Affairs Committee of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, introduced, "We formed a research team to go deep into the 17 counties (cities) of Liangshan to investigate. At that time, some people reported that they would marry a daughter-in-law in the countryside. To give a dowry of 200,000 yuan is a big financial burden for the family. Whether it is to hold a symposium or to enter a household, the research team is welcomed by people from all walks of life. We received a total of 341 comments and suggestions, of which we adopted Article 156, it took four years from the motion to the promulgation of the regulations..."
Phenomenon
Netizens reflect that they are carrying "high betrothal gifts"
Liangshan Prefecture has issued policies to rectify
"High-value betrothal gifts" have also appeared in several places in Liangshan in recent years, and local cadres and masses have reacted strongly.
On February 5 this year, a student in Yuexi County, Liangshan wrote a letter to the governor through the local leadership message board of People's Daily Online, reflecting on the issue of the bride price.
He wrote in the letter: "My three brothers' betrothal gifts cost more than one million yuan. My parents were worried that we would not be able to marry a wife, so they asked us to drop out of school and go to work earlier. We hope that the leaders can take care of it. We, the common people, hope that the government will take action against this kind of behavior. Competitive mentality."
In response, the Propaganda Department of Yuexi County Party Committee in Liangshan Prefecture replied that the problem of high-priced bride price reflected by the netizen did exist in some townships after investigation.
In recent years, Yuexi County has attached great importance to it and issued a series of relevant documents to rectify it.
For example, the "Implementation Opinions of Yuexi County on Further Curbing High Gifts and Extravagance and Waste in Wedding and Funeral Matters (Trial)" was formulated and issued, which stipulated that the total number of wedding gifts should be appropriate to the net income of farmers, prohibit extravagance and waste, and orderly Advocate year-by-year decline and zero dowry.
Guide the villages to revise and improve the village rules and regulations, and advocate for new marriages and weddings to be handled in a province.
The "black list" exposes the bad phenomena such as high-value wedding gifts and grand exercises, extravagance and waste, feudal superstition, and comparisons.
On February 10 this year, a netizen in Zhaojue County, Liangshan Prefecture left a message on the People’s Daily Online reflecting the excessive dowry gifts. He wrote: “The excessive dowry gifts in our county have overburdened the parents of boys. 300,000 to 500,000 yuan for work... Many girls are not married to love, but to betrothal gifts, so husband and wife cannot live in harmony. I hope to rectify the atmosphere, so that more people can reduce stress, and more people can Marry the person you like, and more people marry the person they like."
On February 23, Zhaojue County, Liangshan Prefecture issued a reply saying that Zhaojue County has continued to carry out the work of changing customs and customs, and although certain results have been achieved, there are still stereotypes and bad habits of high betrothal gifts and comparisons in some places.
In order to solidly promote the work of changing customs and promoting a new style of civilization, in January 2022, the "Relevant Requirements for Changing Customs and Customs in Zhaojue County" was initially formulated; Draft)", and printed and distributed for comments and suggestions; a formal document was formed in mid-March, and the overall work of changing customs and customs was fully launched.
"legislation"
Consciously resist asking for high betrothal gifts, etc.
The standard should abide by the village rules and regulations
In the face of bad habits such as "high dowry", Liangshan said "no" to legislation.
On April 6, the reporter learned from relevant departments in Liangshan that on March 31, the 34th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th Sichuan Provincial People's Congress reviewed and approved the "Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture's Regulations on Changing Customs" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"). ).
Recently, the regulations were announced by the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and will be officially implemented on May 1.
The Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter noticed that in the code of conduct in Chapter 2 of the above-mentioned "Regulations", it is clear that the laws and regulations related to marriage should be abided by, and the marriage system should be strictly implemented.
Comply with the following code of conduct: "Register marriages in accordance with the law and resist invalid marriages; parents or other guardians shall not allow or force minors to marry or enter into marriage contracts for minors."
The "Regulations" clearly stipulate that wedding gifts, gifts, and gifts are limited to human etiquette, and state public officials shall implement them in accordance with relevant regulations; consciously resist high-value gifts and extravagant weddings; Bad ethos; support and encourage village (resident) committees and community organizations to provide marriage and love services, publicize and guide the boycott of high-value dowry and luxury weddings.
It also pointed out that in order to arrange a wedding, according to traditional customs, it is really necessary to pay or receive wedding gifts and gifts.
Consciously resist the following behaviors: requesting high-value betrothal gifts or gifts or interfering with freedom of marriage by using them; paying or accepting betrothal gifts or gifts that exceed the standard; returning (destroying) marriages at high prices; using marriage to damage the legitimate rights and interests of others; using marriage to make money; legal, Other acts of enrichment prohibited by law.
behind
Four years before and after the promulgation of the regulations
In-depth research in 17 counties and cities adopted 156 opinions and suggestions
Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News reporter learned that in recent years, Liangshan Prefecture has made in-depth efforts to change customs and achieved initial results in order to curb high-paying gifts, large-scale weddings and funerals, and low-cost funerals. , proven experience and practices.
In 2017, the Standing Committee of the Liangshan Prefecture People's Congress incorporated the "Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture's Regulations on Changing Customs and Customs" into the five-year legislative plan of the Eleventh National People's Congress of the prefecture.
Han Galapo, chairman of the Ethnic, Religious, Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee of the People's Congress of Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, introduced, "In order to summarize and refine these good experiences and practices, and raise them into regulations, and promote the change of customs and habits through the rule of law, in 2019, the Standing Committee of the State People's Congress made a Comprehensive and in-depth legislative research work has begun. At the end of 2020, the "Regulations (Draft)" have been drafted, and the State Party Committee Office has established a leading group for the formulation of the "Regulations". It was finally promulgated."
"We formed a research team and went to 17 counties (cities) in Liangshan to investigate. At that time, some people reported that marrying a daughter-in-law in the countryside would cost 200,000 yuan as a dowry, which was a big economic burden for the family. The symposium was still in the household, and the research team was welcomed by people from all walks of life. We received a total of 341 opinions and suggestions, of which 156 were adopted. It took four years from the motion to the promulgation of the regulations. "Hangalapo believes that , the implementation of this regulation is very necessary.
From May 1 this year, the "Regulations" will be officially implemented, marking that Liangshan Prefecture has legal protection for the work of changing customs.
It is reported that it is the first case in Sichuan Province to specifically raise the work of changing customs to the level of laws and regulations.
Chengdu Business Daily-Red Star News reporter Jiang Long