Chinese traditional wedding(中国传统婚礼)

stir up the red veil
cross-cupped wine
All In One
never to be separated
Of course, marriage customs differed by region, but these were the most common. They have been maintained for thousands of years, but in recent years people have tended to discard the details and
e.g. wedding gown、shoes、package,extra.
Chinese Wedding Customs 【food】
Chinese date
peanut longan
Chestnut
Means:early birth
of a healthy baby
Chinese Wedding Customs 【Combing Hair 】
‘good fortune’ woman and man
Incense needs to be burnt The bride also needs to sit next
to a window where the moon can be seen.
Their hair needs to be combed four times and each has a special meaning：
Red package
After that, the superiors will give them red packages with monetary gifts and wish them well.
banquet
The groom's family will then give a banquet for the friends and relatives to celebrate the wedding.
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future fame of their family; while for the female side, it meant that parents lost the chance of seeing their
daughter for a long time.
Essential to the marriage process were commonly recognized ‘3 Letters and 6 etiquettes’.
Chinese Wedding Customs 【Crying marriage】
Meaning： to thank Parents for raising her up and show her reluctance to leave home
Kick the curtain of the sedan chair
Chinese traditional wedding
In feudal society, the importance of marriage was far more than that a person found his better half .For the
male side, it determined the prosperity and even the
Purpose：to kicked off the bride‘s pride
Stride the fire pan
Purpose： to counteract evil force
Obeisance
three worships： 1、worship the heavens 2、worship the groom‘s parents 3、worship each other
wedding letter
Chinese Wedding Customs 【red】
Red is central to the wedding theme of China.

It signifies love, joy and prosperity and is used in a
variety of ways in Chinese wedding traditions.
6 etiquettes: match-making Engagement betrothal presents meeting the bride three worships drinking wedlock wine
3 letters:
betrothal letter
gift letter
The first : from beginThe second : harmony from now till old
age. The third : sons and grandsons all over the place. The fourth : good wealth and a longlasting marriage.