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CULTURE FOCUS ON CHINA / 04 / 2011 FOCUS ON CHINA / 04 / 2011 CULTURE 55
CHINESE WEDDING
In China, marriage is considered to be one of the three most important things in one's whole life.
Chinese wedding is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established
by pre-arrangement between families.
Then the bride and groom will leave her home and proceed to meet the
groom's parents for a Tea Ceremony. The couple needs to serve tea to both
parents and guests. In return, they will be presented with jewelry and money
placed in red envelopes.
When the wedding day comes, the bride’s and
groom’s families perform "hair dressing" ritual
for the bride and "capping" ritual for the groom,
which symbolizes their initiation into adulthood
and are important parts of the wedding
preparations.
The bride wears auspicious and festive red
clothes, and the bridegroom would wear
a special wedding suit accompanied by a
procession to pick up his bride.
The feast or wedding banquet is an important
part of the wedding. Wedding banquets are
to thank family and friends for the kindness
they have shown throughout the years. Most
feasts will serve a twelve course meal including
delicacies like roasted pig.
The night of the wedding, the bridal room will
light dragon and phoenix candles to drive away
the evil spirit, the newlyweds will drink wine from
two cups tied together with a red string, arms
crossed with each other.