中国婚礼习俗

1、Traditional Chinese Wedding In China,There are the three most happiest events in peoples life: 1.Have passed the examination 2.Wedding night 3.Run into an old friend in a Foreign land Today , we will introduce the Chinese traditional wedding to you. Preparation of the wedding Wedding gown Day of the

2、 wedding Day After the Wedding The importance of getting married was far more than that a person found his better half, it also determined the prosperity（繁荣） and even the future fame of their family; Preparation of wedding In feudal society, a marriage would not be decided by a young couples love, b

3、ut by their parents desires. So , a formal wedding should be introduced by a matchmaker（媒人） and the two parts parents considered the two family wealth and social status.If this were similar and then could be matched.（门当户对）. The main 6 necessary procedures of the wedding：（六礼） Match-making（说媒） Someone

4、 who are willing to matchmaking introduces the wedding and acts as go-between for betrothal . Ask a horoscope and the birth (问名) Compare the two parts eight characters（including the year , month , day and hour of a persons birth） l Inform the wifes side the preliminary plan（纳吉） l Engagement and pres

5、ent betrothal gifts. （定亲下聘） It is a critical part in the traditional wedding, represents the two family wealth and social status.The betrothal gift mostly includes : The ritual post（礼 帖）,The ritual money（礼金）,all kinds of dried fruit , double meats gold silver jewelry and so on. Please a nice date（请期

6、） The brides family seeks a auspicious occasion ,but people would keep away from the March , the June ,the November. Escorting（迎亲） wedding gown（礼服） In Zhou State , the wedding is thought as sacred and solemn（庄重的）. So the bride and bridegroom are required to wear black gown. In Tang Dynasty , the gow

7、n was more vivid（鲜艳的） than Zhou , the gown of bridegroom is red and the bride is green. In Ming Dynasty , the civilian（平民） could dressed as officer during the wedding ceremony. This type of wedding gown is the most widely known by people nowadays. 1、Combing Hair（梳发） The bride needs to sit next to a

8、window where the moon can be seen. Their hair needs to be combed four times and each has a special meaning: 一梳梳到尾，(First combing, together all your lives) 二梳百年好合，(Second combing, harmony in your marriage) 三梳子孙满堂，(Third combing, blessed with many children and grandchildren) 四梳白发齐眉。(Fourth combing, bl

9、essed with longevity.) The whole action also symbolizes the adulthood of the couple. If either has been married before, then the combing event can be skipped（跳过） for that person. Day of the wedding 2、The Procession from the Grooms House to Obtain the Bride The dim of firecrackers, loud gongs and dru

10、ms marked the start of the procession from the grooms home. And the bridal sedan chair was proceeded by attendants with lanterns and banners, musicians, a dancing lion or unicorn. On arriving at the brides house, the grooms party was met by the brides friends, who would not surrender(交出) the bride u

11、ntil they were satisfied by red packets of money. Then, the brides brother will hoist the bride onto his back to the sedan. 3、The Brides Journey to the Grooms House throw rice into the air Purpose：hoping that the chickens around will eat the rice instead of pecking(啄食) at the bride a red umbrella is

12、 used to shield（遮蔽） the bride Purpose：the opening of the umbrella symbolize her bringing many descendants(子孙) to the grooms family Kick the curtain of the sedan chair 踢轿门 Purpose：to kicked off the brides pride去傲气 Stride the fire pan 跨火盆 Purpose：to counteract evil force 辟邪 4、obeisance 拜堂 three worshi

13、ps： worship the heavens and the earth拜天地 worship the grooms ancestors and parents拜 高堂 worship each other 夫妻 对拜 5、The Nuptial Chamber (入洞房) Immediately after the ceremony, the couple were led to the bridal chamber, where both sat on the bed. In some areas, honey and wine were poured into two goblets

14、linked by a red thread. The bride and groom took a few sips and then exchanged cups and drank it down. On the day of the wedding (and sometimes for the next three days), the bed chamber was open to visitors, who were given to teasing the young couple. Day After the Wedding On the day after the weddi

15、ng, the bride awoke early to attend honor the ancestors at dawn(黎明）. It was only then that she was formally introduced to the grooms relatives and friends. As she knelt（跪下） before each of the older relatives, she received a small gift. The brides parents-in-law gave her a title（头衔） according to her

16、husbands seniority in the family hierarchy. In general, three days after the wedding, the couple paid a visit to the brides family home, where the bride is now received as a guest. 回门 Three Days After the Wedding The return of a bride to her mothers home on the third day of the wedding(回门） They must arrived at the grooms home on the day before sunset. If some accidents happened, they cant get to home in time. They stay at the brides family home .The couple should sleep separately, in order to avoid to bring whammy to the brides family home. In th