潮汕地区婚俗英文版.pptx

Wedding in ChaoShan;What should the groom give to the bride?;The most unique customs of the wedding in ChaoShan may be the betrothal gifts(送聘礼). In the past, the rich should give gold and silver jwellery, pig, sheep, wine and fruit; the poor should give chicken(a whole chicken),wine and areca-hut(槟榔). Areca-nut refers to green olive in Teochew(潮州话). Chaozhou people regard the green olive as a symbol of good luck, which is a really unique gift. In recent times, the customs have been simplified greatly, but the betrothal gifts still have to include sugar, noodles, gold and silver jwellery and Chaozhou citus(潮州柑) and kinds.; Gold and silver jwellery;A whole chicken;Areca-hut(槟榔);A sweet cake or wife cake 潮州老婆饼;What the bride should give back to the groom?;Chaozhou citrus(潮州柑) orange, a symbol of auspicious (“桔子”谐音“吉”) ;Pig heart(猪心), a symbol tying the knot(永结同心). Bananas mean living together to be a hundred(百年偕老) or a thriving business(招财进宝). ;How many betrothal gifts can you find in the picture?; What are the unique customs during the wedding?;There are a lot of food and paper money on the table to serve heaven and earth and the ancestors.(供奉天地和祖宗);The bride and the groom should bow to heaven and earth(拜天地). ;