After the many a long-time preparations, the wedding procession finally sets off, as the toastmaster dips his hands into dairy and expresses best wishes to them by paying tributes to the gods. On the Barag plain, the wedding procession always leaves in the night with and the bridegroom is often dressed well like an armed soldier to being sent to the front, both of which have been the traditions ever since Genghis Khan 's times.

Having arrived at the Bride' house, the master of the wedding ceremony master, the matchmaker and the bridegroom will enter the yurt in succession and extend their greetings to the elders sitting right in the north one after another. The bride, with her bridesmaid, sits right behind. In the Barag wedding, there are rigorous regulations regarding the main yurt's seating arrangement of seats in the main yurt. After that, the bridegroom will presents his gifts to the bride's parents, which process proposes the wedding feast be held together.

Preparing dowry

Prior to leaving, the bride's elders will dress the bridegroom in the handmade wedding clothes and put on a 1.6-meter-long belt around his waist, which means longevity according to Barag customs. Beside, tThey are also to handrm him with a bow and some arrows.

As the dawn breaks, the wedding procession will starts back ahead of the bridegroom to inform the family members of the glad tidings and wait for the bride's arrival of the bride.

Back at the bride's home, the family members, relatives and friends of the bride, having drunk the wedding wine, set to check the dowery and get ready to see the bride off. Having to part with her beloved parents and hometown, Nuo Min feels very sad; so does . And so is her mother, who bids farewell to her the daughter with tears in eyes, and spills some milk over the ground, praying a peaceful and fortunate life for her daughter.

In a traditional Barag wedding, the bride's escorting procession of the bride leave for the bridegroom's home on a team of horsebacks, constituting a horse team, in which the horses are all strong and sturdy horses, with respective characters in their hair colors. As a mMatching to such a the horse team, is a two-horse-driven wagon driven by two horses is used, which is for the senior or respectable peoplersons. Sometimes, a small two-wheeled carriage is also used to go with the horse team. Inside the wagon or carriage are numerous decorations, which also conveys the traditional culture and life as well as religious beliefs.

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