中国古代婚礼英文要点.pptVIP

合婚庚帖 * * Chinese Wedding Traditions Directed by : Zhao Cuijie Jin Chunying Brief Introduction 婚 女+昏 a time of fortune 姻 因 friendliness,love,harmony Contents Before the wedding Day of the wedding 1. Engagement 2. Preparation for wedding 3.Ancient marriage customs Engagement Bringing Together(说合） Before the engagement, the matchmaker would go between the two families to communicate the conditions of both, such as the family estate, family members, the appearance, age, etc. Engagement Consensual Marriage （合婚） It means that the eight characters about both parties’ birthday were taken to the fortune-teller by the matchmaker to reckon weather they were right for each other as far as their birth signs were concerned and weather the union would yield a lucky result. Engagement Give betrothal gifts （ 聘礼） It was the object matter of engagement to give betrothal gifts. The brides gifts usually consists of valuable jewelry and precious stones, kitchen utensils, proper bridal linen such as sheets, pillow covers and clothes Dowry（嫁妆） Usually the bride’s dowry shall be sent to the bridegroom’s family by the day before the wedding day. preparation for wedding for women :Retreating to the Cock Loft In preparation for her impending departure, the bride-to-be retreated from the ordinary routine and lived in seclusion in a separate part of the house with her closest friends. During this period, the young women sang laments, mourning the bride’s separation from her family and cursing the go-between –; as well as the groom’s family and even the girl’s own parents. Since this extended ‘sleep over’ often took place in the cock loft, the bride’s emergence on her wedding day was sometimes referred to as coming out of the cock loft. for men :Installation of bridal bed (安床） Preparation on the part of the groom involved the installation of the bridal bed on the day before the wedding. A propitious hour a