中泰婚礼文化对比.ppt

TheWeedingCustomInChinaandThailand,张添羽张琪琪张娜娜,TraditionalChineseweeding,TraditionalChineseweddingcustomsareconsideredasthefoundationofritesintraditionalChineseculture.Aweddingisusuallyagrandoccasionwithoverly-elaborateformalities.,Therearefourmajorproceduresofawedding：matchingprocesspreparationfortheBridalBedweddingdayactivitiespostweddingactivities.,TraditionalChineseweeding,TraditionalChineseweeding,Matchingprocess,TheancientChineseisanimportantpartofancientChineseculture,buttheweddingespeciallyThreeLettersandSixEtiquettesplaysanimportantroleintheinstitutionofmarriage.ThedevelopmentofancientChinesesocietytillZhouDynastyhadformedarelativelycompleteinstitutionofmarriagewhichhadaprofoundimpactonancientChinesesociety,andnowitstillcontinuestoaffectpeopleslifeinChina,Intheolddays,allcommunicationwasthroughformalletters,therefore,themarriageessentialprocesswerethecommonlyrecognizedThreeLettersandSixEtiquettes.“,TraditionalChineseweeding,ThreeLetters(三书）,1.RequestLetter（“聘书”）Thisletterconfirmstheformalarrangementofamarriage.Itissentbythegroomsfamilytothebridesfamily.Thisletterisnormallypresentedwiththeinitialgiftsforthebridesfamily.2.GiftLetter（“礼书”）ThisletteraccompaniestheformalgiftsfortheBridesfamily.Itisactuallyagiftlistthatrecordsthedescriptionandquantityofthegifts.3.WeddingLetter（“迎书”）Thisletterispresentedtothebridesfamilyonthedayofthewedding.Itconfirmstheactofbringingthebrideintothegroomsfamily.,Matchingprocess,TraditionalChineseweeding,Matchingprocess,SixEtiquettes（六礼）,1.RequestforMarryingtheBride（纳采）Afterthegroomsfamilyhasspottedayounggirlwhomthegroomwantstomarry,thefamilywillhireaspokeswomanwhowillcommunicatetheirwishtothepotentialbridesfamily.Intheolddays,itispopulartohireelderlyladiesasmidwivesorspokeswomanforthegroom.Thisladywillpersuadethepotentialbridesfamilytoaccepttheofferfromthegroomsfamily.Bothsideswillnegotiatecertainterms.Ifsuccessful,bothfamilieswillproceedtothenextstep.,TraditionalChineseweeding,2.RequestforBrideandGroomsBirthDates（问名）,Thisisthesecondstepinarrangingamarriage.Uponsuccessfullycompletionofthepreviousstep,thegroomsfamilywillrequestforthebridesdateofbirthandtheeightcharactersofahoroscopethroughthespokeswoman.InChinesecalendar,thereare22lettersthatweusetorepresentdate.TenareknownasTianGanandtwelveareDiZhi.Twolettersareusedtorepresentsomethingsuchasyear,month,dayandtime.Afterobtainingthethedateofbirthandtheeightcharactersofahoroscopeofthegroomandpotentialbride,afortunetellingmasterwillbehiredtodeterminewhetherthetwomatcheachother.Ifthereisnothingwrongwiththebridesbirthdate,thegroomsfamilywillproceedtothenextstep.Otherwise,therewillbenofurthercontactbetweenthefamiliesandthegroomsfamilymaylookforanothersuitablebride.,TraditionalChineseweeding,3.InitialGiftsfortheBridesFmily（纳吉）Ifthepotentialbridesbirthdateisacceptable,thegroomsfamilywillrequestthespokeswomantosendsomeinitialgiftsaccompaniedbythegiftletter.4.FormalGiftsfortheBridesFamily（纳征）Thegroomsfamilywillpicka“gooddayandsendthebridesfamilythefollowingbridalgifts:gifts,cash,cakesandfoodandsacrificesforworshipingtheancestors.Thisactconfirmsthemarriageagreementbetweenthetwofamilies.5.SelectingtheWeddingDate（“请期”）Thefortunetellingmasterwillselectagoodday“accordingthebrideandgroomsandtheirfamilysbirthdays.,TraditionalChineseweeding,6.Weddingday,Onthisday,boththebrideandthegroomshousewillbedecoratedinred.Thegroomsfamilywillsendoutaprocessionofservants,musiciansandacarriagewhichiscarriedbyfourservantstothebridesfamilytobringthebrideback.Thebridewillbebroughtbacktothegroomshouseandthetwowillperformthemarriageceremony.Thebrideandgroomwillworshiptheheavensandtheearth,thegroomsancestorsandtheywillalsoservetaetoalloftheirsuperiorsinthefamily.Afterthat,thesuperiorswillgivethemredpackageswithmonetarygiftsandwishthemwell.Thegroomsfamilythenthrowahugefeastfortheirfriendsandrelativestocelebratethewedding.,TraditionalChineseweeding,Weddingday,Afterthemeal,thenewlyweeddingcouplewillreturntothebridalroomandsomenaughtyfriendsmaytag-alongandplaytricksonthegroom,whenallisdone,thecouplewilldrinkandtoastandthespokesmanwilloffersweetsandfruitstothecoupletowishthemlonglifeandhavelotsofkids.Then,thecouplewillfinallybeleftwiththemselvesandthegroomcantakeofftheredcloththatcoverthebridesface.,TraditionalChineseweeding,Preparationforthewedding,SettinguptheBridalBedAfterthegroomsfamilyhasselectedagoodday,amanwhoisconsideredtohavegoodfortuneallthroughhislifewillbehiredtomovethebridalbedtotherightplace.Thenaladywhoisalsoconsideredtohavegoodfortune(withhealthyhusbandandson)willmakethebedandplacecertaingoodfortunefoodandfruitsonthebed.Thenthebedwillbeleftuntoucheduntilthedayofthewedding.ThebridesgiftsforthegroomThebridesgiftsforthegroomwilleitherarriveacoupleofdaysbeforetheweddingdayorifshesrelativelylong-distancebride,shewillbringalongthegiftswithhermaidsasshearriveatthegroomshomeonweddingday.,TraditionalChineseweeding,Combinghair,Thenightbeforethewedding,boththebrideandthegroomneedsagoodfortunewomanandmantocombtheirhairintheirownhomerespectively.Bothofthemneedtotakeshower,changetosomenewunderwearandincenseneedstobeburnt.Thebrideneedstositnexttoawindowwherethemooncanbeseen.Theirhairneedstobecombedfourtimesandeachhasaspecialmeaning.Thefirstcombingsymbolizes:fromthebeginningtilltheendThesecondcombing:harmonyfromnowtilloldageThethirdtimesmeans:sonsandgrandsonsallovertheplaceThefourthcombingmeans:goodwealthandalong-lastingmarriage,TraditionalChineseweeding,Weddingdayactivities,1.PickinguptheBrideOnthedayofthewedding,thegroomwillsendacarriageovertothebridesfamilytobringthebridehome.Thecarriageisdecorateinredandiscarriedbyfourservants.Musicianswillaccompanytheprocessionandtheywillplayweddingmusicalltheway.Alotofgiftsarealsobroughttothebridesfamilyatthesametime.2.BrideleavinghomeAsthegroomsprocessionarrives,thegroomsspokesmanwillenterthebrideshouseandwillcarrythebrideonherback.Thebridecannottouchthegroundwithherfeetuntilshearrivesatthegroomshouse.Sometimes,aredumbrellaisusedtoshieldthebrideastheopeningoftheumbrellawillsymbolizeherbringingmanydescendantstothefamily.Sometime,thebridewillcrywhensheleaveherhome.,TraditionalChineseweeding,Weddingdayactivities,3.BridearrivingatthegroomshomeWhenthebridearriveatthegroomshouse,thecouplewillagainworshiptheancestorsandworshiptheheavenandearth.Thentheywillserveteatothenewfamilies.Relativeswillgivethemredpacketsorsomethinginreturn.4.TheweddingBanquet,TraditionalChineseweeding,Postweddingactivities,Threedaysafterthewedding,thebrideisexpectedtoreturntoherfamily.Thebridewillbringroastedpigandgiftsforthefamily.Someregionsrequirethatthegroomaccompanyherwhilesomedidnt.Insomedegree,thisisprobablythelastchancethebridegetstoseeherparents,therefore,shewillbringalongalotofgiftsforthefamilyandshemayevenstayforacoupleofdaysorevenmore.,Thaitraditionalweeding,ThailandisatraditionalBuddhistcountry.AllpeoplesactivitieshaveatightconnectionwithBuddhism,sothemarriageis.InThailandthemarriagefirstneedtogetthepermissionofthereligion,thentherelativesandfriends,thirdthegovernment.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Mostparentshopethattheirchildrenhaveadecentwedding,especiallyintheupperclass,alavishweedingisamust.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,first,theychoosealuckydaytoperformtheceremony.Thebrideandgroomarecalledzhaoshao(诏韶)andzhaobao（诏宝）.thebrideisinbeautifulgown.Thereisnopurplegownwhichmeanswidowidentity.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,WearingtheloopofShuang-Xi,Theprocessofthewedding,Thaitraditionalweeding,TheShuang-Xiloops,inanotherword,theluckyloopsarecappedtothebrideandgroombythehostortheparentsaftertheprayerofarespectedmonk.InThailand,theShuang-Xiloopmeansthepower.Whoseloopistakenofffirstindicatestheonewillcontrolthefamilyinthefuture.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,sprinkling,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,Thehostsprinkletothehandsofthebrideandgroomandsaysomeblessingwords,thentheguests,finallyaretherelatives.Thenthehosttakesoffthelooptofinishthesprinklingceremony.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,worshiping,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,Thebrideandgroompraytotheancestorstogettheblessingandprotection.Thentheybowtotheirparentsandgetpresentsfromtheirparents.,thenthebrideandgroomofferfoodtothemonks(themonkscaneatmeatinThailand).Finallytheyrewardthemonksandofferfruits.ItindicatestheendoftheBuddhistceremony.Thepeoplearehusbandandwifeatthefieldofreligion.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,Makingthebed,Theywillaskacouplewhicharehighlyrespectedtohelpthem.Thecouplelieonthebedforawhileandsaysomethingtoblessingthebrideandgroom,wishingthemalifetimehappiness.(traditionalwedding),Thaitraditionalweeding,Theprocessofthewedding,Waitinginthebridalchamber,Thegroomneedstostayatthebridalchamberalonefor3or5or7days.Untilarightdaythatthebrideandgroomcanlivetogether.Nowadays,theweddingceremonyhasbeensimplified,alltheprocessesarefinishedononeday,sothewaitingpartiscanceledgradually.,Thaitraditionalweeding,Transvestite（人妖）canmarry,butthemarriagecantlastalongtimeforthelimitationoftheirlifetime.,ThedifferenttraditionalweedingdressbetweenChina&Thailand,ThedifferenttraditionalweedingdressbetweenChina&Thailand,Chinesetraditionalweedingdress,DressandColour,Aswementioned,redisfavoriteforallChinesepeopleforredisconsideredasgoodluckthatcankeepevilspiritsaway.Soyouwillfindthebrideandgroomwearinredintheirweddingpart.ThetraditionalChineseweddingdressinnorthernChineseusuallyisonepiecefrocknamedQipao,embroideredwithelaborategoldandsilverdesign.BridesinSouthernChinaprefertoweartwo-piecedressnameQunguaorKwa,whichalsoelaboratelyadornwithgolddragonandphoenix.,ThedifferenttraditionalweedingdressbetweenChina&Thailand,Chinesetraditionalweedingdress,CoveringVeil,DuringthetraditionalChineseweddingceremony,thebrideishandedbyhergroom.Herheadiscoveredbyaredveilwhichisfallingdowntohershoulderforwholeperiod.Theveilisnottakenoffuntilalltherelativesandfriendshaveleft.Thegroomneedstoputtheveiloffbyhimselfonly.Imaginethespecialandsweetmomentwhengroomtakestheveiloffandseeablushandexcitingfacewiththetimidcandlelightwhiletheysitontheedgeofnewbed.Thebridecoveringveilisconnectedwiththespecialoccasiontheloversareeagerfortheirlife.,ThedifferenttraditionalweedingdressbetweenChina&Thailand,Chinesetraditionalweedingdress,shoes,Duringtheweddingceremony,thebrideusuallywearsaspecialpairofweddingshoes.Forexample,inSouthernFujianProvince,thebridehastowearapairofshoesembroideredwithpatternsofaturtleoradeer,whichsymbolizesblessing,happinessandlongevityaftermarriage.InsouthernZhejiangProvince,thebridehastowearapairofshoesnamedShangJiaoXie(shoeswornwhilesteppingintothesedanchair)beforegettingintothesedanisforthesakeofprayingforauspiciousness.,Eitherthebrideorotherscanmakethe