中国古代婚礼 英文

1、Chinese Wedding TraditionsDirected by : Zhao Cuijie Jin Chunying Brief Introduction 婚婚 女+昏a time of fortune 姻姻 因friendliness,love,harmonyContentsBefore the wedding Day of the wedding 1. Engagement 2. Preparation for wedding3.Ancient marriage customs Engagement Bringing Together(说合） Before the engage

2、ment, the matchmaker would go between the two families to communicate the conditions of both, such as the family estate, family members, the appearance, age, etc. Engagement Consensual Marriage （合婚）It means that the eight characters about both parties birthday were taken to the fortune-teller by the

3、 matchmaker to reckon weather they were right for each other as far as their birth signs were concerned and weather the union would yield a lucky result.合婚庚帖合婚庚帖 Engagement Give betrothal gifts （ 聘礼）It was the object matter of engagement to give betrothal gifts.Dowry（嫁妆） Usually the brides dowry sha

4、ll be sent to the bridegrooms family by the day before the wedding day. preparation for wedding for women : for men :Installation of bridal bed (安床）preparation for wedding子孙桶子孙盆Three letters and six etiquettes 三书六礼 Three lettersBetrothal letter (聘书）Gift letter （礼书）Wedding letter （迎亲书）The wedding let

5、ter was prepared and presented to the brides family on the day of the wedding and was a document that confirmed and commemorated the formal acceptance of the bride into the bridegrooms family.This was the formal document of the engagement, a must for a marriage.This would be given to the indentified

6、 girls family. Within the letter would be a list of the types and quantity of gifts designated for the wedding once both parties accepted the marriage.Ancient marriage customs B. six etiquettesProposing:（纳采）Birthday matching: （问名）Presenting betrothal gifts:（纳吉）Presenting wedding gifts: （纳征）Picking a

7、uspicious wedding date:（请期）Wedding ceremony: （亲迎） Ancient marriage customs Ningbo bridal sedan chairs （宁波花轿） wan gong qiao delicate techniquethe legendDay of the wedding The “Hair Dressing” Ritual of the bride（梳妆）The “Capping” Ritual of the groom（戴冠） symbolized their initiation into adulthood and we

8、re important parts of the wedding preparations RedSymbolic of joy, featured prominently in the clothing and other ritual objects pertaining to the weddingBathed in water infused with Bathed in water infused with pumelo pumelo A “good luck woman” dressing A “good luck woman” dressing the brides hair

9、the brides hair in the style of in the style of a married womana married womanDonned a jacket and skirt and Donned a jacket and skirt and stepped into a pair of red shoes, stepped into a pair of red shoes, placed in the center of a sieveplaced in the center of a sieveCovered with a red silk veilCove

10、red with a red silk veil Dressed in a long gown, red shoes and a red silk sash with a silk ball on his shoulder, the groom knelt at the family altar while his father placed a cap decorated with cypress leaves on his head. The groom bowed first before the tablets of Heaven and Earth and his ancestors

11、, then to his parents and the assembled family members. His father removed the silk ball from the sash and placed it on top of the bridal sedan chair. The Procession from the Grooms House The Procession from the Grooms House to Obtain the Brideto Obtain the Bride The dim of firecrackers, loud gongs

12、and drums marked the start of the procession from the grooms home. The groom led the procession accompanied by a child as an omen of his future sons, and the bridal sedan chair was proceeded by attendants with lanterns and banners, musicians, a dancing lion or unicorn. On arriving at the brides hous

13、e, the grooms party was met by the brides friends, who would not surrender the bride until they were satisfied by red packets of money, Before the bride got on the sedan chair bound for her new home, she had to cry to show that she did not want to leave her parents. She would cry over the love and c

14、are her parents had given her for so many years.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Purpose：to counteract evil force 辟邪throw rice into the airthrow rice into the airhoping that the chickens around will eat hoping that the chicken

15、s around will eat the rice instead of pecking at the bridethe rice instead of pecking at the bridea red umbrella is used to shield the bride a red umbrella is used to shield the bride as the opening of the umbrellaas the opening of the umbrellasymbolize her bringing many symbolize her bringing many

16、descendants to the grooms familydescendants to the grooms familythree worships：worship the heavens and the earth拜天地拜天地worship the grooms ancestors and parents拜高堂拜高堂worship each other 夫妻对拜夫妻对拜Immediately after the ceremony, the couple were led to the bridal chamber, where both sat on the bed. In some

17、 areas, honey and wine were poured into two goblets 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 coup

18、le with ribald remarks.The Wedding Banquets Generally, separate wedding feasts were given by the parents of the bride and the groom for their respective friends and families. Even at the feast, men and women sat separately. There could be a single feast for each or a series of feasts over several days. However, the most important feast was that given the grooms family on the day of the wedding. It was gen