Chinese Traditional Wedding. Chinese Traditional Wedding Summary Pre-Wedding.

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Chinese Traditional Wedding Steps

Wedding DayActivities

Post-Wedding

Do's and Don'ts

Pre-Wedding

Chinese Wedding Invitation

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1.Request for Marrying the 1.Request for Marrying the Bride (Bride ( 提親提親 )) :: ☻☻matchmaker(matchmaker( 媒人媒人 )) ☻☻negotiation (persuation) negotiation (persuation) between the two familiesbetween the two families

2.Request for Bride and 2.Request for Bride and Groom’s Birth Dates(Groom’s Birth Dates( 問名問名 )) :: ☻☻eight letters(eight letters( 八字,八字, the year, the year, month, day, and hour of the month, day, and hour of the groom and the bride’s birth)groom and the bride’s birth)

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Pre-WeddingPre-Wedding3. Formal Gifts for the Bride's 3. Formal Gifts for the Bride's

Family(Family( 過大禮過大禮 )) :: ☻☻bridal cakesbridal cakes ☻☻cash, wine, tobacco, cash, wine, tobacco, ☻☻sacrifices for ancestorssacrifices for ancestors

4.Select the Wedding Date(4.Select the Wedding Date( 請 請 期期 )) :: ☻☻contacting with the fortune contacting with the fortune tellerteller (according to the groom and (according to the groom and bride’s birthdates)bride’s birthdates)

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5.Set up the Bridal Bed(5.Set up the Bridal Bed( 安床安床 )) :: ☻☻moving the bridal bed to the right moving the bridal bed to the right placeplace ☻☻place certain good fortune food place certain good fortune food and fruit on the bed and fruit on the bed ☻☻untouched till the wedding dayuntouched till the wedding day

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Pre-WeddingPre-Wedding6.Dowry(6.Dowry( 嫁妝嫁妝 )) ::

☻☻the bridal gift for the groom the bridal gift for the groom (arriving in the groom’s home (arriving in the groom’s home before the wedding day)before the wedding day) ☻ ☻dowry list:dowry list: ♥ ♥24K gold or jewelries24K gold or jewelries ♥ ♥1 pair of chopsticks to 1 pair of chopsticks to indicate “fast son”indicate “fast son” ♥ ♥bed spread, pillows, quilt bed spread, pillows, quilt with dragon- phoenix designwith dragon- phoenix design

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♥ ♥lucky money (Li Shi)lucky money (Li Shi)

♥ ♥maid (wealthy family)maid (wealthy family)

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7.Combing Hair(7.Combing Hair( 上頭上頭 )) :: ☻☻finding a good fortune woman and finding a good fortune woman and man with living children and spouseman with living children and spouse

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☻☻combing the couple’s hair 4 timescombing the couple’s hair 4 times:: ♥ ♥first: from beginning to the endfirst: from beginning to the end

♥ ♥second: harmony from now till old second: harmony from now till old

ageage

♥ ♥third: sons and grandsons all over third: sons and grandsons all over the the

placeplace

♥♥fourth: good wealth and long-lasting fourth: good wealth and long-lasting

marriagemarriage

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Wedding Day ActivitiesWedding Day Activities 1.Hair-dressing for the Bride1.Hair-dressing for the Bride :: ☻☻dress up the bride’s hairdress up the bride’s hair ☻ ☻tying up the hair in bun tying up the hair in bun (a style of married (a style of married woman)woman) ☻ ☻auspicious words while auspicious words while dressingdressing 2.Fiesta in Honor of Ancesto2.Fiesta in Honor of Ancesto

r (groom)(r (groom)( 祭祖祭祖 ))

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Wedding Day ActivitiesWedding Day Activities 3.Picking up the Bride3.Picking up the Bride :: ☻☻Chinese bridal Chinese bridal sedan chair(sedan chair( 花轎花轎 )) ↔ ↔flower car(flower car( 禮車禮車 ))

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4.Setting of Fireworks4.Setting of Fireworks 5.Door-opening Game5.Door-opening Game :: ☻☻the groom and the groomsmen the groom and the groomsmen

will be block by bride’s a lot of will be block by bride’s a lot of

tricky questions about the bridetricky questions about the bride

☻☻pay Li Shi money to the pay Li Shi money to the

bridesmaids bridesmaids

(usually 999 dollars)(usually 999 dollars)

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6.Tea Ceremony6.Tea Ceremony :: ☻☻serving tea to the serving tea to the

superior superior

in bride’s family in bride’s family

(the couple)(the couple)

☻☻Li Shi money in return Li Shi money in return

(parents and relatives)(parents and relatives) 7.Red Head Covers7.Red Head Covers :: ☻☻red silk veilred silk veil

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Wedding Day ActivitiesWedding Day Activities 8.The Bride leaving home(8.The Bride leaving home( 出門出門 )) :: ☻☻red umbrella red umbrella (protecting the bride from (protecting the bride from evil spirit)evil spirit) ☻ ☻throwing rice, beansthrowing rice, beans (attracting attention of the (attracting attention of the golden chicken)golden chicken) ☻ ☻the matchmaker will carry the matchmaker will carry the bride on her backthe bride on her back

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☻ ☻ the bride’s farewell is forbiddenthe bride’s farewell is forbidden ☻ ☻Fan(Fan( 扇子扇子 )) :: ♥ ♥receiving the fanreceiving the fan ♥ ♥throwing away the fan throwing away the fan (a farewell to the bride’s bad habits)(a farewell to the bride’s bad habits) ☻ ☻ spilling the water(spilling the water( 潑水潑水 ))

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Wedding Day ActivitiesWedding Day Activities 9.Bride Arriving the Groom’s Home(9.Bride Arriving the Groom’s Home( 過門過門 )) :: ☻☻going across a bowl of fire(going across a bowl of fire( 過火盆過火盆 )) ☻ ☻stepping the tile into pieces(stepping the tile into pieces( 踩瓦片踩瓦片 )) ☻ ☻three bowsthree bows :: ♥ ♥first bow to heaven and earth(first bow to heaven and earth( 一拜天地一拜天地 )) ♥ ♥second bow to the parents(second bow to the parents( 二拜高堂二拜高堂 )) ♥ ♥third bow to each other(third bow to each other( 夫妻對拜夫妻對拜 ))

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☻☻bridal chamber(bridal chamber( 洞房洞房 )) :: ♥ ♥sitting on the groom’s pants sitting on the groom’s pants (together with one heart, fertility)(together with one heart, fertility) ♥ ♥ exchange cupsexchange cups

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10.Chinese Wedding Banquet(10.Chinese Wedding Banquet( 喜宴喜宴 ):):

☻☻roast sucking pig(roast sucking pig( 烤乳豬,烤乳豬, virginity)virginity) ☻ ☻fish (plentiful)fish (plentiful) ☻ ☻noodles (long life)noodles (long life) ☻ ☻sweet red bean soup with “lian zi”sweet red bean soup with “lian zi” (( 蓮子蓮子 )(sweet life, fertility))(sweet life, fertility) ☻ ☻tea (respect) tea (respect) alcohol (celebration)alcohol (celebration) 7-up (seven happiness)7-up (seven happiness)

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☻☻retreating line (retreating line ( 送客送客 ) ) (candies, tobaccos served by the couple)(candies, tobaccos served by the couple)

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1.breakfast of the next morning1.breakfast of the next morning 2.three days return visit2.three days return visit

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Do’s and Don’tsDo’s and Don’ts

1.Li Shi Money1.Li Shi Money2.Don’t give a fan (means “apart”)2.Don’t give a fan (means “apart”)3.one boy sleeping with the groom the 3.one boy sleeping with the groom the

night before wedding calls “night before wedding calls “ 壓床”壓床”4.the mother-in-law and sister-in-law 4.the mother-in-law and sister-in-law

shouldn’t face the door watching shouldn’t face the door watching the bride walk inthe bride walk in

5.certain people shouldn’t attend 5.certain people shouldn’t attend weddingwedding

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中式婚禮喜帖內容 中式婚禮喜帖內容 謹訂於西曆謹訂於西曆 _________ _________ 年 年 農曆農曆 _______ _______ 年年 ____ ____ 月月 __________ 日 日 (( 星期星期 ____

__)__) 為為 (( 長長 )) 男男 ________(________( 二二 )) 女女 __________________ 在在 ________________________________ 行結婚典禮行結婚典禮 並於是日下午並於是日下午 ______________ 時假座時假座 ______________________

市市 ____________________________________ 酒樓敬備喜筵酒樓敬備喜筵 ________________________ 時恭候時恭候 ________________________ 時入席時入席

   __________________(__________________( 出喜帖人姓名出喜帖人姓名 )) __________________(__________________( 出喜帖人姓名出喜帖人姓名 ) ) 敬 敬 

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Thank You for Listening

黃孟僑 (Leah) & 張方維 (Michelle)