Chinese Traditional Wedding.ppt

Chinese Traditional Wedding Chinese Traditional WeddingSummary Pre-Wedding 1.Request for Marrying the Bride (提親)： ?matchmaker(媒人) ?negotiation (persuation) between the two families 2.Request for Bride and Groom’s Birth Dates(問名)： ?eight letters(八字，the year, month, day, and hour of the groom and the bride’s birth) Pre-Wedding 3. Formal Gifts for the Brides Family(過大禮)： ?bridal cakes ?cash, wine, tobacco, ?sacrifices for ancestors 4.Select the Wedding Date(請 期)： ?contacting with the