wedding ceremony
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A comparison of Western and Chinese wedding ceremony and how they
influence each others
Lee Yan Chi 10014462Yeung Ming Lut 10010629
Western Wedding Ceremony
Wedding dress customA bride from the late 1800s wearing a black or dark colored wedding dress.
• European and American brides had been wearing a plethora of colors, including blue, yellow, and practical colors like black, brown, or gray.
White wedding White wedding gowns
and veils, credited to Queen Victoria's choice to wear a white wedding dress at her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840
Implication: "a connotation of
innocence and sexual purity.”
4 Customs on the bride
1. SOMETNINOLD Inherit every bliss and happiness
2. SOMETNINGNEW To symbolize new life
3. SOMETNINGBORROWED To symbolize that the bride would enjoy a happy marriage too
4. SOMETNINGBIUE To symbolize purity5. Silver sixpence in your shoe To
symbolize good fortune
The ceremony Exchange of
wedding vows Promises each
partner in a couple makes to the other
The ceremony Exchange of wedding
rings The Romans believed
a vein in this particular finger, called "vena amoris" (a.k.a. the "vein of love"), leads directly to the heart.
By wearing rings on the fourth finger, symbolically declares their eternal love for each other.
The ceremony
A public proclamation of marriage by an authority figure or leader
The ceremony
Flower girl and page boy
Usually 4-8 years old child
Flower girl is the angel in the wedding, carrying happiness and blessing to the bride.
Symbolize the blessing to have children
Wedding reception
Speeches / Toasts From the groom, best man, father of
the bride and possibly the bride wishing the couple well.
Wedding reception
Dancing First dance as
spouses
Wedding reception
Wedding cake Distribution of cake
among the guests by only the bride because consuming the cake would ensure fertility.
The bride and groom would share a piece of cake before distributing it to the guests to symbolize their union and their promise to forever provide for each other.
Chinese Wedding Ceremony
Basic principal: “Three Letters and Six Etiquette”
• Formal document of the engagement
Betrothal Letter
• Listing types and quantity of gifts
Gift letter
• Confirmation of the formal acceptance of the bride into the groom’s family
Wedding Letter
“Three Letters”
“Six Etiquette”
Proposing Birthday matchingPresenting Betrothal Gifts
Presenting Wedding GiftsChoosing wedding dateWedding ceremony
Proposing
If parents of a young man identify a woman as the wife of their son, then they will find a matchmaker present their request to the identified woman’s parents
Birthday matching
The matchmaker would ask for the girl’s birthday and birth hour record to assure the compatibility of the potential bride and groom
Presenting Betrothal Gifts
If the match was predicted to be auspicious, the matchmaker would take gifts to the girl's parents and tell them that the process could continue.
Presenting Wedding Gifts
Prolific gifts were presented again to the girl's family, symbolizing respect and kindness towards the girl's family as well as the capability of providing a good life for the girl.
Choosing wedding date
Male side asks a fortune-teller and proposes a lucky wedding date, then goes to female side to ask for confirmation.
Wedding ceremony
For the bride
Bathing with pumelo
“hair dressing” ritualRed wedding dress, shoes and her face need to be covered by a red cloth.
Phoenix decoration
For the groom
Long gown, red shoes and a red silk sash with a silk ball on his shoulder
“Capping” ritual
Dragon decoration
The Ceremony
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Mixture of Chinese and Western style on bridal
dressWestern style
Chinese style
Style bridal veil Cheongsam, Mandrian collar
Cutting Narrow on the upper body part but wide on the lower part of body
Straight, narrow, close-fitting
Color White Red
Mixture of Chinese and Western style on bridal
dress
RITUALS
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