中西方婚礼习俗的差异.docVIP

【标题】中西方婚礼习俗的差异 【作者】汪 燕 【关键词】中国婚礼习俗；西方婚礼习俗；差异；影响 【指导老师】康 康 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ. IntroductionThe 21st century is dominated by science and technology, which makes the whole world develop quite rapidly. With the constantly increasing economic globalization and international exchange, the cultures of different regions are gradually spread and fused, such as the wedding customs of China and Western Countries.There are a lot of differences between Chinese and Western wedding customs from engagement to the end. Chinese wedding is much more complex than Western wedding, especially in the wedding ceremony. In the Chinese traditional wedding customs people stress more and they have many taboos, for Chinese people are more conservative and traditional, but the open-minded Western people’s wedding is much simpler.?At the same time, their different religions and different attitudes to marriage influence their wedding customs much, too. Chinese people mostly believe in Buddhism but the Westerners have faith in Christianity, which decide the place where the wedding is held and how complex the whole process is. Chinese people’s marriage is relatively stable. Because Chinese people always consider marriage as one of the most important things in life. Westerners’ concepts of marriage are extremely different from Chinese. They believe that marriage is purely a private matter, and no one can interfere.This thesis addresses the differences between Chinese and Western wedding customs by analyzing the wedding procedures and the influence of different thoughts, attitudes and religions on the wedding customs. It is extremely important to understand the different cultures between China and Western countries, which will help us to correctly understand the words and deeds of Westerners in the intercultural communication, fully understand each other, and respect each others customs so as to get the best effect of communication.Ⅱ.Chinese Wedding Customs Chinese traditional wedding cere