英语中国传统婚礼习俗16页PPT

哭嫁
the bride, covered by a red head-kerchief,
must cry with her mother
迎亲
三. 轎前嫁妆 a dowry or the bottom drawer
迎親
一.新娘轎裝備 中上流人家用四人抬轎，
一般人家則用兩人抬轎。
Happy ending
结婚仪式
一拜天地 1 bow to the heaven and earth .
二拜高堂 2 bow to their parents 夫妻对拜 3 bow to each other
Chinese Wedding Customs 【food】
Chinese date 枣
peanut 花生 longan 桂圆
chestnut 栗子
early birth of a healthy baby 早生贵子
跪拜禮習俗
offer a cup of tea to parents 新人向其他長輩及親戚奉茶。
the jewelry
Lucky money
入洞房Go to the bridal
chamber
stir up the red veil 掀盖头
花轿bride's sedan
迎亲的行列
music and firecrackers.
Kick the curtain of the sedan chair （轿子） 踢轿门
Purpose：to kicked off the bride‘s pride去傲气
Stride the fire pan 跨火盆
The main 6 necessary procedures of the wedding

戒指在婚姻中象征着爱的承诺。最早佩 戴结婚戒指的大概是古埃及人：在象形文 字中，圆圈是永恒的象征。金属环也表示 被俘人身上的镣铐。在现代的中西方婚礼 中婚戒也是必不可少的一部分。
中西方的婚礼中有 等数的伴(bridesmaid) 和伴郎(best man) 以及 花童(flower girls )。这 种观念源于一种信仰， 即嫉妒新人幸福的邪恶 幽灵会冒出来伤害他们， 但如果婚礼上有许多着 装类似的人，就能迷惑 幽灵。
第六年称铁婚或糖婚（ Iron or Sugar Candy Wedding夫妻关系更牢更甜），第 七年叫铜婚（ Copper Wedding，关系坚不 可摧），第八年叫陶器婚（Pottery Wedding ），第九年为柳婚（Willow Wedding ），第十年是锡婚（Tin Wedding ），以后是钢婚（Steel Wedding） 、亚麻婚（Linen Wedding ）、 花边婚（Lace Wedding） 、象牙婚（Ivory Wedding ）、水晶婚（Crystal Wedding ）。
中西方在婚俗上面有以上种种 的差异，这和中西方人在思想思维 的差异有直接的联系。中国人比较 保守，喜欢热闹，所以在中国历史 几千年的时间里整个婚礼的习俗并 没有多大的变化。近代西方的文化 传入以后，中国的传统文化才开始 向西方转化，但在很大的程度上仍 有中国传统婚俗的礼仪。
相似的习俗
中西方的婚俗有相似的地方。例如，中 国古代有抛绣球(throw an embroidered ball) 迎亲的习俗；而西方的新郎新娘在教堂举行 婚礼后，会把手中的鲜花抛向空中，如果有 人接到的话就预示着他将很快结婚。
中西方婚礼上都有一位主持,西方国家的 通常是神父或牧师,而中国则是专门的婚庆 司仪,其主要任务就是使婚礼更加热闹,亲戚 朋友更加开心。

8. Avoid bride turning back her head when leaving parents. Reason: Not turning the head means the bride will never repent.
9 . The new dress must be made with a piece of cloth. Avoid using two pieces of cloth. Reason: Using just one piece of cloth means the bride and bridegroom will be single-mindedness（一心一意，不分开） 10. The bride's dress avoid pockets. Reason: The bride's dress always have no pockets in order to avoid taking away her family's good fortune .
2、Avoid to have two wedding ceremony in the same family in one year. Within a family, if a son get married, the daughter can‟t wed in this year. In the same year, a family is just allowed one couple to wed. 3、Avoid to have wedding ritual during mourning.(服丧) During this perioud, the members of the family can‟t get married. It is said that if they get married, their children will be hard to grow up and the fortune of the family will be bad.

‘good fortune’ woman and man 有福之人
Incense（香） needs to be burnt 焚香 The bride also needs to sit next to a window
where the moon can be seen. 新娘坐在能看见月 亮的窗边
中国传统婚礼
Chinese wedding traditions
China is a large country with 56 nationalities.Different
nationalities have different marriage customs, but whatever the nationality is, the wedding ceremony is usually very complicated. The traditional Chinese marriage usually involves 6 necessary procedures。
Red package 红包
After that, the superiors（长辈） will give them red packages with monetary gifts and wish them well.
The groom's family will then give a banquet for the friends and relatives to celebrate the wedding.
Their hair needs to be combed four times and each has a special meaning：