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Chinese Marriage

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Chinese Marriage

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• S ince ancient times  , marriage has  been regarded as  one of the 

three most blessed events  in the life of a  C hinese person.

• The other two are pass  the imperial examination and the birth of 

one’s  children.

• Marriage was  solemnized with lots  of interesting  customs  

performed to this  day.

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Proposal

• F ree love

• Matchmaker on line /company /newspaper/TV show 

• Arrange a  match by parents ’ order 

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A special phenomenon

• Matchmaking  Park‐‐‐‐parents  

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• If the parents do not object to the marriage , some family will 

then ask for the girl and boy’s  birthday and birth‐hour to assure 

the compatibility of them. (superstition)

• Picking  a  auspicious  date to get engaged.

• Engagement Party

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Engagement

• The bridegroom’s  family will then arrange to present betrothal 

gifts  . (Depending  on local customs  and family wealth.)

Engagement money (for girl)

Engagement jewelry (diamond ring  ,gold ring  , earring  …)

Other gifts  

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• Normally ,the bridegroom’s  family prepare house .

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• Picking  a  wedding  auspicious  date to hold the wedding  

ceremony.

• Wedding  photographs  .

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dowry 嫁妆

• Usually the bride’s  dowry  shall be sent to the bridegroom’s  

family by the day before the wedding  day.

• A traditional dowry normally cons is ts  of valuable items  such as   

jewelery ,embroidered  beddings  , kitchen utens ils  and furniture .

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Wedding

• Unlike Western tradition , the color red dominates  traditional 

C hinese wedding  . C hinese people tend to use or wear red to 

add a  joyful atmosphere to such a  fes tival occas ion.

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The Character “喜 xǐ”

• It cons is ts of two of the same characters for “喜xǐ

(happiness  ) ”,so it is  also called double‐happiness  . It is  s tuck 

on the walls  and doors  to indicate the wedding.

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On the wedding day

• Morning  , the bridegroom sets  out to receive his  bride

(Wedding  usually in the morning  if the new couple are married 

for the firs t time)

• Bridesmaid blocked the door‐‐Red packets

• Eat dumping

• Wedding  banquet (Hotel)  11:28 ,11:38,11:48

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Video : Wedding Ceremony

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Teasing the Bride 闹洞房

• This  happens  in the newly‐couples ’ new room. In the evening  of 

the wedding  ceremony , the relatives  and friends  can s tay in 

their new room and tease the couples  with various  kinds  of 

small tricks  , which are called “teas ing  the bride”.

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huÍ mén回门

• Traditionally , the newlyweds  are to return to vis it the bride’s  

parents  three days  after the wedding  .

• The parents  will be hailed with a  banquet .

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♥Honey moon ♥

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Marriage certificate