Chinese Wedding The three prayers of the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony contained elements of Taoism.The Chinese were mainly Taoists or ancestor worshipers before foreign religions such as Christianity,Muslim or Buddhism entered ancient China.Taoists believed in the power of heaven and earth to witness important events on earth.It was also believed that a parent or family elder must acknowledge a union for it to be official.An official at the wedding would direct the bride and groom to pray to heaven and earth first,then to the groom's parents or family elders and lastly to 6喝
Chinese Wedding The three prayers of the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony contained elements of Taoism. The Chinese were mainly Taoists or ancestor worshipers before foreign religions such as Christianity, Muslim or Buddhism entered ancient China. Taoists believed in the power of heaven and earth to witness important events on earth. It was also believed that a parent or family elder must acknowledge a union for it to be official. An official at the wedding would direct the bride and groom to pray to heaven and earth first, then to the groom’s parents or family elders and lastly to
bow to each other.The official would then declare the ceremony completed successfully and ask the wedding guests to escort the couple into the bridal chamber,the equivalent of the bridal room,to consummate their marriage. 图 周
bow to each other. The official would then declare the ceremony completed successfully and ask the wedding guests to escort the couple into the bridal chamber, the equivalent of the bridal room, to consummate their marriage
U.S.Wedding In the United States the traditional western wedding custom of the bride wearing a white dress was,during the Victorian era,intended to symbolize purity, although despite popular misconception not necessarily to indicate virginity.A white face veil is worn with the dress to symbolize virginity.Following strict "White Wedding"tradition,a white dress and veil are not worn for the second or third wedding after becoming a widow or a divorcee. Another popular custom during a traditional ceremony is "Something old,something new,something borrowed,something blue".According to this long- standing custom,it is considered good luck for the bride to carry something of each category during the ceremony.Often a bride will try to carry one item that meets all these definitions if possible
U. S. Wedding ▪ In the United States the traditional western wedding custom of the bride wearing a white dress was, during the Victorian era, intended to symbolize purity, although despite popular misconception not necessarily to indicate virginity. A white face veil is worn with the dress to symbolize virginity. Following strict “White Wedding” tradition, a white dress and veil are not worn for the second or third wedding after becoming a widow or a divorcee. ▪ Another popular custom during a traditional ceremony is “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue”. According to this longstanding custom, it is considered good luck for the bride to carry something of each category during the ceremony. Often a bride will try to carry one item that meets all these definitions if possible