Shenyang City registered more than 2,000 marriages on February 22. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Civil Affairs Bureau
Shenyang, February 22, 2022 (Li Xi) Tuesday, February 22, 2022 is also the 22nd day of the first month of the Year of the Tiger. In Chinese, the number "2" is not only in harmony with "love", but also has the meaning of "double", symbolizing "pairs" and "double happiness at the door", so it is identified by many newcomers as the most "love" day in a lifetime, and they have chosen to register for marriage on this day, hoping to please a good head and be happy for a lifetime.
The reporter learned from the Civil Affairs Department of Liaoning Province on the 22nd that on February 22, Liaoning Province handled a total of 8215 marriage registrations. Among them, Shenyang has handled a total of 2078 marriage registrations. On that day, the number of online appointments made by marriage registration authorities in Liaoning Province reached 3242 pairs, which was about 3 times the amount of online appointments on weekdays and accounted for 39.46% of the amount handled on the same day. The "newlyweds" who received the marriage registration certificate as scheduled on the same day, while not hiding their joy, also gave "praise" to the excellent service of the marriage registration authority.
The picture shows a marriage registration department in Shenyang. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Civil Affairs Bureau
It is reported that in order to effectively meet the needs of the majority of "newcomers" to choose a day to register, and to do a solid job in the prevention and control of the epidemic in marriage registration places, the Civil Affairs Department of Liaoning Province has deployed the "special dates" of marriage registration organs in the province to do a good job in the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, safety management and standardized registration, etc., and ensured the normal and orderly development of marriage registration work on special dates by guiding "new people" to make appointments in advance and register at the wrong time; increase work force, strict on-site order, adjust working hours, and carry out delayed services.
In order to welcome the special peak day of registration, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Huanggu District of Shenyang City and the Social Work Service Center of Shenyang Luluo City jointly held the "Love Must Go On" marriage customs reform practice activity in Huanggu District.
From 8:30 a.m., the marriage registration office in Huanggu District became bustling, and new people followed. While doing a good job in maintaining on-site order, regular ventilation and disinfection, and wearing masks throughout the epidemic, the staff also prepared a variety of activities for the newcomers.
A wishing tree full of yearning for a new life was set up at the event site, and some of the newlyweds wrote blessings on the blessing cards and hung them on the wishing tree; some punched the clock at the punch point of marriage reform; and some followed the volunteers to make candy symbolizing the sweetness of love. Everyone was very fond of the event and signed their names on the "Marriage Customs Reform Volunteer Application Form" and the "Marriage From the Simplified Convention", and took the "Marriage Customs Reform" volunteer oath.
A marriage registry office in Shenyang is bustling. Photo courtesy of Shenyang Civil Affairs Bureau
The newlyweds interviewed said: "The reform of marriage customs is of great benefit to our young people, and in the future life, we must not only lead by example to advocate simple marriage, but also publicize it to more friends." ”
It is reported that the marriage registration office of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Shenhe District of Shenyang City not only creates a warm and romantic registration environment for the newcomers, provides high-quality services, but also sends a love blessing gift to each couple, so that each couple can bring love and bring love home.
In order to do a good job in the prevention and control of the marriage registration epidemic and avoid the newcomers queuing up outside to be cold, the Shenhe District Civil Affairs Bureau specially provided a large bus that can accommodate about 50 people, so that after each couple came, they sat in the warm bus and waited for the call, the marriage registration office also prepared candy, coffee, hot water, festive red masks, and the bus was regularly disinfected to make each couple feel the warmth of home; it also provided special certification services for the newlyweds, bringing unexpected surprises to everyone; preparing a "love photo machine" for the newcomers. Let the newcomers make good memories on this loving day.
It is understood that all marriage registration organs in Liaoning Province went to work one hour in advance on the same day, canceled the lunch break, the window was fully opened, the off-duty time was subject to the completion of all on-site business, the masses did not leave, the service did not "close", and never let any "new couple" come and go home happily. On the same day, the last pair of "newlyweds" in the province to register their marriages was completed at 17:12 at the Marriage Registration Office of the Civil Affairs Bureau of Sujiatun District, Shenyang City. (End)