chine traditional wedding
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之一
中国是一个有56个民族的大国。不同的民族有不同的婚俗。但无论是哪个民族，结婚仪式都很复杂。 传统的中国婚礼仪式包括6个必备步骤，它们是：说媒、定亲、聘礼、迎娶、拜堂（三鞠躬）、喝交杯酒等六步。 此外，如今一个标准的中国婚礼会如下进行：在一对新人订婚后，接下来就是挑选吉日成亲。大部分人会挑选节假日或某个中国的传统节日为的是亲戚朋友们能来参加婚礼。不过，有一些人，尤其是乡下人很有可能请算命先生挑个结婚的吉日（通常是双日子），这样就是双喜临门了。 婚礼庆典很隆重，最后是很奢华的婚宴。人们会举杯祝愿新人"但愿人长久，千里共婵娟。"以及早生贵子等等。
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 Chine marriage usually involves 6 necessary procedures, namely: match-making, engagement, betrothal prents, meeting the bride,three bows, and drinking wedlock wine. In addition, a typical Chine wedding nowadays goes like this:when a new c
ouple is engaged, what followed is a choice of the date of their marriage. Most people would favor a bank holiday or special Chine festival for their relatives and friends to attend the wedding. However,quite a few others, especially tho in the countryside, would probably ask a fortune-teller for a lucky date(usually an even number)so that their marriage would have"Double Happiness". The wedding ceremony is usually presided warmly ,and the wedding ceremony very often ends with a very extravagant banquet. Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life, eternal love and happiness, early birth of a healthy baby and so on.
之二
Chine Wedding Traditions
oat milkRed is the Color of Weddings in China
hardlyRed is central to the wedding theme of China. It signifies love, joy and prosperity and is ud in a variety of ways in Chine wedding traditions. The bride's wedding down is ofte
n red, as are the wedding invitations, and wedding gift boxes or envelopes for cash gifts. Even the bride and groom's homes are decorated in red on the wedding day.
Before the Chine Wedding Day
Before her wedding celebration, a Chine bride traditionally goes into clusion with her clost friends. This Chine custom gives the bride-to-be some time to symbolically mourn the loss of her friends and family.
Some time before the couple are married, the groom's family carries wedding gifts in red baskets and boxes to the bride's hou. One of the baskets will contain "uang susu" or 'milk money'. Others will contain personal things for the bride, so that on her wedding day all of her personal belongings will be in the groom's hou. The bride takes the gifts to another room where they are sorted through. Three days before the wedding day, women from the bride's family reciprocate, bearing gifts -- including some 'returns'-- in red wrappings to the groom's family.
The Day of the Wedding Ceremony
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Wedding anniversaries in China, are carefully chon according to astrological signs. It is also customary for couples to be married on the half-hour or their wedding day rather than at the top of the hour. In this way, the couple begins their new lives together on an 'upswing', while the hands of the clock are moving up, rather than down.
On the morning of his wedding day, the groom is symbolically dresd by his parents. The groom arrives at the hou of his bride on the way to the wedding chapel. He brings gifts of cash, wrapped in red tissue, to give to his bride's friends, in exchange for 'letting her go'. In some families, the wedding couple rves tea to both ts of parents while kneeling in front of them. a symbolic gesture of asking for permission. The bride and groom then leave for the wedding site together.
Chine Marriage Ceremony and Wedding Reception
The wedding ceremony is usually attended only by the couples' immediate families. Just after the ceremony and before the wedding reception, the bride who honors tradition will rve tea to her in-laws in a formal ceremony. The couple will usually go to a professional
牛津小学英语1bstudio for wedding pictures before they proceed to their reception. The wedding reception, an elaborate standing only affair.
A welcoming speech is usually performed by an MC who is hired for the occasion. The speech is followed by a cake cutting ceremony. The traditional wedding cake is immen, with many layers. The layers symbolize a ladder that they couple will 'climb to success', so couples will cut the cake from the bottom and work their way up. The cutting of the cake is the only event of the reception. The bride and groom feed each other a piece of cake with arms entwined, trying not to destroy the bride's elaborate makeup. A piece is then cut for each of the parents and for the grandparents, who are fed by the bride and groom holding the cake together. Sometimes a wedding toast is given and guests are invited to greet the newlyweds and their parents. Musical entertainment, which ranges from a simple keyboard player to a symphony or orchestra, accompanies the receiving line It is customary for guests to shake hands again before leaving the reception. At more elaborate Chine weddings, a sit-down reception may feature a 9 or 10 cour meal as well as musical entertainment.
Chine brides often change outfits at least three times during the reception.
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2007年12月03日 11:39 沪江英语
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wedding ceremony 结婚典礼
wedding reception 婚宴
register office 结婚登记处
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usher 引宾员
vows 婚誓
say one's vows 立下婚誓
wedding day 举行婚礼的日子
wedding anniversary 结婚周年纪念日
bride
窗体顶端
窗体底端
新娘
bridegroom or groom 新郎
officiator 主婚人
pastor 牧师
groomsman 伴郎
bridesmaid 伴娘
honeymoon 蜜月
wedding dress
窗体顶端
窗体底端
婚纱、结婚礼服
wed in a civil ceremony 新东方 培训登记结婚
marriage certificate 结婚证
guest 来宾
marriage after divorce 再婚
wedding march 婚礼进行曲
mixed marriage 涉外婚姻；跨国婚姻
结婚周年表达
Paper wedding 纸婚 一周年
Tin wedding 锡婚 两周年
Crystal wedding 水晶婚15周年
China wedding 搪瓷婚20周年
Silver wedding 银婚25周年
Pearl wedding 珍珠婚30周年
Ruby wedding 红宝石婚40周年
Sapphire wedding 蓝宝石婚45周年
Golden wedding 我的最爱英文金婚50周年
