中西传统习俗对比(英文版)

Betrothal letter（聘书）
Gift letter（礼 书）
Birthday matching （问名） Picking a wedding date（请期）
Wedding letter （迎亲书）
Presenting betrothal gifts（纳吉） Wedding ceremony （亲迎）
•The Mid-Autumn festival •The double ninth festival
Western
wedding veil 婚纱
Priest牧师
Floats花车
The Eating Customs
chopsticks
knife and fork
CHINA chopsticks
The dishes are placed the table and everyone share them together Hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests
Proposing （纳彩）
Presenting wedding gifts（纳征）
In Western the bride always in her white wedding gown and their wedding will be host in a church .
China
chaplet and official robes 凤冠霞帔 woman matchmaker 媒婆 bride‘s sedan chair花轿
Hug
Kiss the cheek
In China The bride and bridegroom would in red . Because we believe the red color represents lucky. And the wedding would be host in the bridegroom’s house
In Western People often greet each other “Good
morning/evening/afternoon!” g going?”,etc.
Scrape a bow Kowtow and bow
The Christmas Festival is a religious festival . It is
the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus . Today, Christmas has become a public holiday of European and American countries, like China's Spring Festival, is the family reunion day.
Different Food
Turkey
Dumplings
Different Symbols
The festivals customs:
•Thanksgiving Day •April Fool′s Day •The Lantern Festival •Halloween Day •Easter Day •Tomb-Sweeping Day •The Dragon Boat Festival •Valentine's Day
WEST knife and fork
You have your own plate of food
The guests enjoy the food by themselves
people tend to over-order order proper food , food , keening on face-saving reduce waste
Red wine
beer liquor
The Fried chicken and beer
The Spring Festival is the most important festival
in China . People usually decorate the doors and windows with red couplets .Children can get some New Year’s money or presents from their parents and grandparents.
Catalogue
The Greeting Customs The Marriage Customs The Eating Customs
The Festival Customs
In China When people meet acquaintances （熟人）
or friends, we always say , “ Have you eaten yet?”， “What are you going to do ?”,etc.