中国的传统婚礼习俗.ppt

中国传统婚礼The marriage system of Ancient China Chinese Wedding Customs 1、颜色colour Red is central to the wedding theme of China. It signifies love, joy and prosperity e.g. wedding gown（新娘礼服） 、shoes、package（包裹）、quilt（被子）、pillow（枕头）、door curtain （门帘），extra. Chinese Wedding Customs2、food Chinese date 枣 peanut 花生 longan 桂圆 chestnut 栗子 early birth of a healthy baby 早生贵子 Chinese Wedding Customs 3、梳头Combing Hair 一梳梳到尾,二梳梳到白发齐眉,三梳梳到儿孙满地,四梳梳到四条银笋尽标齐。 Their hair needs to be combed four times and each has a special meaning： The first combing symbolizes: from beginning till the end.自始至终 The second combing symbolizes: harmony from now till old age.和睦永远 The third combing symbolizes: sons and grandsons all over the place.子孙满堂 The fourth combing summaries good wealth and a long-lasting marriage.婚姻长久 The whole action also symbolizes the adulthood of the couple. Preparation for the wedding Request for marrying the bride 提亲 Request for bride and groom’s birth dates 测生辰八字 Engagement 定亲 Formal gifts for the bride’s family 送聘礼 Select the wedding date 选日子 迎亲 一.新娘轿裝备- 中上流人家用四人抬轿， 一般人家则用兩人抬轿。 花轿brides sedan 二.陪嫁女婢 some maids（女佣）might be sent to marry her hostess’ husband-to-be by the sedan carried by two men. 迎亲 三. 轿前嫁妆 a dowry or the bottom drawer 迎亲 四. 服饰 wedding full dress 哭嫁 the bride, covered by a red head-kerchief（头巾）, must cry with her mother 迎亲的行列 music and firecrackers（爆竹,鞭炮,鞭炮声 ）. Kick the curtain of the sedan chair（轿子） 踢轿门 Purpose：to kicked off the bride‘s pride去傲气 Stride the fire pan 跨火盆 Purpose： To counteract evil force 辟邪 obeisance [?u‘beis?ns] 拜堂 三步骤 一拜天地 1 bow to the heaven and earth . 二拜高堂 2 bow to their parents 夫妻对拜 3 bow to each other 跪拜礼习俗 新人向翁姑奉茶跪拜，翁姑祝贺新人，并给新人利市、首饰。 offer a cup of tea 新人向其他长辈及亲戚奉茶。 入洞房 stir up the red veil 掀盖头 cross-cupped wine 交杯酒 All In One合为一体 never to be separated 永不分离 闹洞房 * * :陈敏妮 迎亲 “哭嫁”，亦称“哭出嫁”、“哭嫁囡”、“哭轿”等。是汉、土家、藏、彝、壮、撒拉等民族的传统婚姻习俗，即新娘出嫁时履行的哭唱仪式活动。 the jewelr