ChineseandForeignWeddingCustoms中外婚礼习俗.ppt

ComparethetraditionalcustomsofmarriageinChinaandWesterncountries ChineseWedding 婚礼地点 对于我们中国人来说 婚礼要办的隆重热闹 邀请众多的亲戚朋友 所以婚礼举行的地点一般都选在交通方便 空间宽敞的院落或酒店 服饰 典型的中国传统婚礼服饰为凤冠霞帔 achapletandofficialrobes 状元服 BridalProcess thebridegroom 新郎 gotothebride 新娘 shomewithflowerballandbringthebridetohisownhome Firstthenewcouplebowtoheavenandearth thenbowtotheancestors finallytheyboweachother 一拜天地 二拜高堂 夫妻对拜 Whenthenewcouplebowtotheparentsandserveteatotheparents theparentswouldgivethecoupleredpacketswithmoneyorsomethingvaluable 中 WeddingLocation 西方婚礼突出庄重和圣洁 婚礼一般都是在教堂 church 或其他较为安静的地方举行 婚礼井井有条 但是相对来说就不如中国婚礼那么热闹 西方结婚礼仪习俗 西方人的婚礼可概括为 旧 新 借 蓝 somethingold somethingnew somethingborrowedandsomethingblue Somethingold 旧 指新娘头上的白纱必须是母亲用过的旧纱 表示不忘父母的养育之恩 Somethingnew 新 指新娘的白色婚礼服必须是新的 它是纯洁童贞的象征 也标志新娘将开始新的生活 Somethingborrowed Theborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfromafriendthatishappilymarried Itissuggestedthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage 借东西应该从一个婚姻幸福的朋友那里借来 预示着朋友的幸福婚姻也会带给你好运 Somethingblue Wearingsomethingbluedatesbacktobiblicaltimeswhenablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity fidelity fi deliti 忠诚andlove Overtimethishaschangedfromwearingabluedresstowearingjustabluebandaroundthebottomofthebride sweddingdresstomoderntimeswhereitiscommonplaceforthebridetowearabluegarter 吊袜带 蓝色的东西意味着纯洁 忠诚和爱 Difference Westernweddingisaromantictype thewholeweddingfrombeginningtoendtofullofromance Thebride sdressisusuallywhite thegroomisablackdress sothatthewholeweddingisseriousandsolemn Chinaisdifferentfromtheweddingonthewest theweddin