英语中国传统婚礼习俗

1、 中国传统婚礼The marriage system of Ancient China 刘燕华刘燕华谢家蜜谢家蜜刘敏君刘敏君wChina is a large country with 56 nationalities.Different nationalities have different marriage customs, but whatever the nationality is, the wedding ceremony is usually very complicated. The traditional Chinese marriage usually involves

2、6 necessary procedures。wThe main 6 necessary procedures of the weddingwmatch-making （说媒）（说媒）wEngagement （定亲）（定亲）wbetrothal presents （聘礼）（聘礼）wmeeting the bride （迎娶）（迎娶）wthree bows （拜堂）（拜堂）wand drinking wedlock wine（喝交杯酒）（喝交杯酒）哭嫁wthe bride, covered by a red head-kerchief, must cry with her mother 迎亲w三

3、. 轎前嫁妆 a dowry or the bottom drawer 迎親w一一.新娘轎裝備新娘轎裝備-w中上流人家用四人抬轎，w一般人家則用兩人抬轎。花轿brides sedan迎亲的行列wmusic and firecrackers. Kick the curtain of the sedan chair（轿子） 踢轿门Purpose：to kicked off the brides pride去傲气Stride the fire pan 跨火盆wPurpose：To counteract evil force辟邪辟邪w二二.陪嫁女婢陪嫁女婢wsome maids might be se

4、nt to marry her hostess husband-to-be by the sedan carried by two men.wedding full dress 结婚仪式w一拜天地 1 bow to the heaven and earth .w二拜高堂 2 bow to their parentsw夫妻对拜 3 bow to each otherChinese Wedding Customs【food】wChinese date 枣枣 w peanut 花生花生wlongan 桂圆桂圆 wchestnut 栗子栗子 early birth of a healthy baby 早生贵子早生贵子跪拜禮習俗woffer a cup of tea to parentsw新人向其他長輩及親戚奉茶。the jewelryLucky mo