1、Chinese Wedding Ceremony Part 1Traditional Chinese WeddingMatch-making（說媒）（說媒）Engagement （定親）（定親） Betrothal presents（聘禮）（聘禮）Meeting the bride（迎娶）（迎娶） Three bows （拜堂）（拜堂） Drinking wedlock wine（喝交杯酒）（喝交杯酒）Six necessary procedures:Hair combing ceremony At the dawn of the wedding day, the brides hair ne

2、eds to be combed four times and each has a special meaning: First combing, together all your lives.一梳梳到尾 Second combing, harmony in your marriage.二梳百年好合 Third combing, blessed with many children and grandchildren.三梳子孫滿堂 Fourth combing, blessed with longevity.四梳白發(fā)齊眉Crying marriage哭嫁哭嫁The bride, cover

3、ed by a red head-kerchief, must cry with her mother. It means to thank parents for raising her up. Kick the curtain of the sedan chair踢轎門踢轎門It means to kicked off the brides pride.去傲氣Stride the fire pan 跨跨火盆火盆It means to counteract evil force.辟邪ObeisanceThree worships： worship the heavens and the ea

4、rth 拜天地拜天地 worship the grooms ancestors and parents拜高堂拜高堂 worship each other 夫妻對拜夫妻對拜Into the bridal chamberLift the veil掀蓋頭Lift the veil by the weighbeam.It means well-content and everything is going well as wishes. Cross-cupped wine交杯酒交杯酒It means never to be separated .永不分離All In One合為一體Part 2Mode

5、rn Chinese WeddingWedding photoBefore the Chinese Wedding Day for brideIn preparing to leave her home, the prospective bride was permitted to retreat from regular household chores. She lived in a separate part of the house, accompanied by her closest friends. This was a time when the bride and her y

6、oung women friends mourn the brides separation from her family. Before the Chinese Wedding Day for groomHow different the bachelor party of todays American society is from the traditional Chinese custom of preparing the bridal bed. It was the grooms job to oversee the installation of the bridal bed

7、on the day before the wedding. After the bed was in place, as an omen of fertility, children were invited to pile onto it. Red dates, oranges, lotus seeds, peanuts, pomegranates and other fruits were scattered on the bed and the children had the joyful task of scrambling for the goodies.1、 The Weddi

8、ng ParadeOn the wedding day, a fleet of “nuptial cars” is organized by the bridegrooms family to escort the bride from her parents house to the wedding reception. From a functional perspective, these cars are a modern substitution of bridal sedan chairs used in ancient times. 2 、Door-Blocking The gr

9、oom must pass through a game known as door-blocking” before he can pick up the bride to go to the wedding party. When the groom, together with his best man and other friends and relatives, arrives at the brides house, the door is locked from the inside by her friends who would then challenge the gro

10、om with some demanding tasks, recounting the couples romantic tales. To persuade them to open the door, he must satisfy all his “judges” with the answers. Or, he may resort to bribing the panelists with hong bao (red envelops with cash gifts). Normally, the judges will not overdo it and the game las

11、ts only for a short period of time.3、Entry of the Happy Couple (fireworks) To further highlight the festival atmosphere, To further highlight the festival atmosphere, fireworks are set off on the wedding day either fireworks are set off on the wedding day either when the couple arrives at or enters

12、into the when the couple arrives at or enters into the ceremony site. However, this custom is ceremony site. However, this custom is increasingly on the wave nowadays owing to the increasingly on the wave nowadays owing to the fact that many Chinese cities have banned fact that many Chinese cities h

13、ave banned firework display based on environmental firework display based on environmental considerations. As a result, confetti is often used considerations. As a result, confetti is often used in the place of fireworks.in the place of fireworks.4 、Gai Kou ChaThe couple is guided by the host to ser

14、ve tea to each others parents. After this, they will start to address their parents-in-law as father and mother, rather than uncle and aunt as they used to call them. The parents would then present cash gifts wrapped in red envelops, known as gai kou fei, to their son/daughter-in-law, and the amount

15、 of cash contained should have auspicious implications.5、 Taking the Union of Wine CupsAnother important part of a typical Another important part of a typical Chinese wedding is taking the Chinese wedding is taking the union of wine cups. This is how it union of wine cups. This is how it works: the

16、bride and groom, each works: the bride and groom, each holding a glass of wine, cross their holding a glass of wine, cross their forearms and drink the wine from forearms and drink the wine from one aontherone aonthers glasses, meaning s glasses, meaning that they will remain loyal to each that they

17、 will remain loyal to each other through thick and thin for the other through thick and thin for the rest of their lives.rest of their lives.6、Change Wedding DressDuring modern day Chinese weddings, During modern day Chinese weddings, the bride changes her dress at least the bride changes her dress

18、at least oncethe white gown in which she oncethe white gown in which she enters the ceremony hall will be enters the ceremony hall will be changed later on during the banquet to changed later on during the banquet to a red Cheongsam. She, as the spotlight a red Cheongsam. She, as the spotlight of th

19、e wedding, needs to make the of the wedding, needs to make the most of her special day to impress the most of her special day to impress the guests with her multi-faceted beauty.guests with her multi-faceted beauty.7、 The Wedding Banquet Chinese weddings culminate in the wedding banquet which is also the highlight of the entire proceedings. 7、 The Wedding Banquet The banquet is normally organized by the grooms family. Marriage is regarded by Chinese people as an once-in-a-lifetime event, and the we