7、Avoid the bride‟s aunt(in father‟s side) and sister (elder brother‟s wife) seeing the bride off. Reason： Because in Chinese language, aunt(in father‟s side) should be read as„gu‟ (姑) and sounds like another Chinese word “孤’’, which means “alone”. Sister whom we call “嫂” sounds like the Chinese word “扫”, which means “expel”.
5、Avoid two married convoys meeting Reason:
In china, if the two married convoys meet each other on the road, people call this as “xichongxi ”(喜冲喜) and always think this will off set each other’s good fortune. When two married conveys meet, they must set off fire crackers mutually.
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 .
4. Avoid the new bed is never slept by bridegroom before the eve of wedding day. When the new house is arranged ready, the bridegroom should sleep on his new bed with a boy before wedding night. Because it is unluky if the new bed is empty before the wedding.
1. Chinese Wedding Customs
2.Preparation for the Wedding 3. Procedures of the Wedding Ceremony
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Chinese Wedding Customs
1、color
• Red is central to the wedding theme of China. It signifies love, joy and prosperity • e.g. wedding gown（新娘礼服） 、 shoes、package（包裹）、quilt（被 子）、pillow（枕头）、door curtain （门帘），ext.
8. necessity and taboos [tə'bu:s] 禁忌
1.The restrictions on the wedding day （1）The year. It is not appropriate to get married when you are 24 or 36 or 48 years old(we call the year “本命年”) , because it is not auspicious. And people can‟t get marride when a year does‟t have the day of Beginning of sping(立春日)， because this year is “寡年”，and “寡” is refer to lonely and single, so this year should be avoided.
2、food
• Chinese date 枣 • peanut 花生 • longan 桂圆 • chestnut 栗子 early birth of a healthy baby 早生贵子
3. Wedding plaque/pla:k/ (匾)
The theme/meanid 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.
（2）The months. Months is also important. In the Lunar calendar(阴历)， May and July and September, the wedding should be avoided. Because it is said that in these months, there are many ghosts, and they will disturb the bridegroom and the bride. So it is not auspicious.
Their hair needs to be combed four times and each has a special meaning：
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The first combing symbolizes: from beginning till the end.自始至终 The second combing symbolizes: harmony from now till old age.和睦永远 The third combing symbolizes: sons and grandsons all over the place.子孙满堂 The fourth combing summaries good wealth and a long-lasting marriage.婚姻长久 The whole action also symbolizes the adulthood of the couple.
The importance of getting married was far more than that a person found his better half. For the male side, it determined the prosperity and even the future fame of their family; while for the female side, it meant that parents lost the chance of seeing their daughter for a long time. Thus to choose an ideal partner was vital for both the individual and the family.
art1-Chinese wedding traditions
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Traditional Chinese Wedding
• 传统中国婚礼
By : 邓家清
2009051355
Ever since ancient times, there has been a saying that the three most delightful moments in one's life come with success in the imperial examination, marriage and the birth of a son.
4. Wedding couplet
5、Combing Hair 梳头
• A good-fortuned woman or man (有福之 人) helps to comb . And incense（香） needs to be burnt • 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
6、wedding gown
• bridal gown新娘礼服 phoenix [‘fi:niks] 凤凰