Chinese traditional wedding ceremony Wang yuanyuan 王媛媛 15th. July.2015.

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Marriage wedding 婚礼（hūnlǐ） 昏（hūn）——nightfall Red 红 hóng

State of ceremonies Zhou dynasty—— marriage etiquette “Six etiquettes”：template of Chinese traditional marriage ceremony Three books: betrothal letter，gift letter，wedding letter 三书：聘书、礼书、迎书 six etiquettes: proposing、birthdate matching、 presenting betrothal gift、presenting wedding gift、picking a wedding date、wedding ceremony 六礼：纳言、问名、纳吉、纳征、请期、亲迎

Cultivate individual moral character, run the family unison, manage the nation in order, and peace will prevail throughout the universe

proposing ——父母之命，媒妁之言 （fùmǔ zhī mìng，méishuò zhī yán） to arrange a match by parents' order and on the matchmaker's word What do girl and boy do ? Filial obedient

matchmaker contact Coordinate

Dwell in deep seclusion and rarely come out. Camphor——camphor box

Proposing birthdate matching

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Exchange genealogies：engagement promise who will do it?

presenting betrothal gift——betrothal letter picking a wedding date——even number“double happiness”

Wedding ceremony wedding letter presenting wedding gift 迎亲（yíngqīn）：go to the bride’s home to escort her back to the wedding—— grandest ceremony presenting wedding gift

Wedding ceremony Sedan:4-8 people Shouldn’t go backward for the coming road. Cover the temple, well, river with red scarlet, exorcise evil spirits If meet a group to carry a coffin to the cemetery, we have to say a sentence that “today is lucky ,because we meet valuable” ——coffin，棺材guāncai ——valuable，观财guāncái

——Red scarf 红盖头（hónggàitou） Cover up one’s embarrassment

——go across the firing basin Burn all the bad things Symbol of good luck， indicates the days after marriage is booming Fire：火huǒ 红红火火 hónghónghuǒhuǒ

Perform formal wedding ceremony 拜堂（bàitáng）： From Song dynasty came popular Bride will be member of husband’s family. 1.The first bow is for the heaven and earth, —— respect to nature 一拜天地——yī bài tiāndì 2.the second for the parents ——to parents （ancestor） 二拜高堂——èr bài gāo táng 3.and the third for each other!——courteous to each other like“guests” 夫妻对拜——fūqī duì bài

First time to see each other Lift the bridal veil／red scarf 掀盖头xiān gàitou 秤杆（chèng găn）——Weighbeam 称心如意（Chèn xīn rú yì）——To ones heart desire

合卺酒 héjǐnjiǔ 葫芦húlu：lagenaria siceraria 同甘共苦：tóng gān gòng kŭ Share happiness and woe

敬茶 jìng chá：Serve tea to parents respect

The first bow is for the heaven and earth 一拜天地——yī bài tiān dì 1.拜堂（bàitáng） The first bow is for the heaven and earth 一拜天地——yī bài tiān dì the second for the parents 二拜高堂——èr bài gāo táng and the third for each other 夫妻对拜——fū qī duì bài 2.掀盖头（xiān gàitou） ——称心如意（Chèn xīn rú yì） To ones heart desire 3.喝合卺酒（hē héjǐnjiǔ） ——同甘共苦（tóng gān gòng kŭ） Share happiness and woe Matchmaker New couple Wedding host

blessing ——早(zǎo) red dates红栆(hóngzǎo) Peanut 花生(huāshēng) ——生(shēng) Longan 桂圆(guìyuán） Chestnut 栗子(lìzi) （filbert榛子/melon seeds瓜子） ——早(zǎo) ——生(shēng) ——贵(guì) ——子(zǐ)

Key elements still be reserved： ——presenting wedding gift：house（房子fángzi） ——Return wedding gift：car（车子chēzi） ——Bow three times： ——drink cross-cupped wine ——serve tea to parents

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