中西方婚俗的差异---毕业论文.docVIP

【标题】中西方婚俗的差异 【作者】孙 菊 英 【关键词】发展历史；婚俗；差异；原因 【指导老师】程琼 张婕 【专业】英语 【正文】Ⅰ.IntroductionFolklore is folk customs and habits and has accustomed to the customs system from a long formation of human society; it is a social convention, practices and cultural patterns of civic life. It widely varies in content, including the ritual practices, such as wedding and funeral customs. Marriage is not only a physical individual act, but also a kind of social behavior of its essence. Marriage marks the end of youth, the new period the beginning of adult life. It’s not only related to the happiness of both men and women in the future life, but also affects the links between the two families and the rise and fall of the future generations. So marriage is subject to special attention around the world, and is considered as a very important matter. Customs relating to marriage also reflects a lot of cultural phenomenon.?Marriage, as a cultural phenomenon, is a relationship between both men and women married. Wedding customs are produced, associating with the production of marriage, and it shows the social life of ethnic groups, as well as aesthetics, ethics, religion, sexual awareness concepts and national psychological development, and is the cultural accumulation of human creation and spiritual wealth. Since ancient times, in almost every kind of social culture, there are wedding customs. With the wedding can the husband and wife are publicly determined. The wedding forms subtly changes along with the constant development of human society. But overall, Chinese and western wedding customs which evolved from the traditional culture did not change a much. The following is the historical development of Chinese and western wedding customs as well as the differences, reasons and the conclusion, which can be further discussed in comparison.Ⅱ. Historical Development of Chinese and Western Wedding CustomsEvery custom come from the long historical development. Wedding custom also has i