英文中国传统婚礼.ppt

Content Structure 1. Chinese wedding customs 2.Preparation for the wedding 3. Procedures of the wedding ceremony 4. Post wedding activities Chinese Wedding Customs 1、color-----red central to the wedding theme of China. signifies love, joy and prosperity Chinese Wedding Customs2、food Chinese date peanut longan chestnut Meaning: early birth of a healthy baby Chinese Wedding Customs 3、Combing Hair ‘good fortune’ woman and man Incense needs to be burnt sit next to a window where the moon can be seen. comb four times and special meanings： From beginning till the end. Harmony from now till old age. Sons and grandsons all over the place. Good wealth and a long-lasting marriage. The whole action :the adulthood of the couple. Chinese Wedding Customs4、wedding gown bridal gown phoenix [‘fi:niks] Groom costume -- red jacket Chinese Wedding Customs5、necessity and taboos [t?bu:s] 1、arrange 4 underage boys to sleep with the bridegroom . 2、during the wedding day the bride is forbidden to lie on the bed. 3、no pocket on the bride’s wedding gown Preparation for the wedding Request for Marrying the Bride Request for Bride and Groom‘s Birth Dates Engagement Formal Gifts for the Bride‘s Family Select the Wedding Date Procedures of the wedding ceremony 1、go to the bride‘s home to escort her to the wedding Procedures of the wedding ceremony 2、crying with her mother Procedures of the wedding ceremony 3、kick the curtain of the sedan chair Purpose：to kicked off the bride‘s pride  Procedures of the wedding ceremony 4、Stride the fire pan Purpose： To counteract evil force Procedures of the wedding ceremony 5、obeisance [?u‘beis?ns]   Procedures of the wedding ceremony 6、red package the superiors with monetary gifts wish them well.  Procedures of the wedding ceremony 7、 banqu