The research results of the differences between Chinese and Western weddings

Research 1: Western weddings are of the romantic type, the whole wedding from the beginning to the end to be full of romantic atmosphere. The groom's dress is usually a white wedding dress and the bride is a black dress, which makes the whole wedding solemn and serious. Going to the church for the wedding ceremony is the most important part of the whole wedding. First, to the rhythm of the wedding march, the groom walks to the bride on the hand of her mother, who hands him over to the bride. The priest asks the bride and groom to make a lifetime commitment to each other, which is the highlight of the wedding. Then they exchange wedding rings and kiss each other with the blessing of the priest and the congregation. The bouquet in the groom's hand is no ordinary decoration. At the end of the wedding, the groom will throw it to the male guests, and if anyone receives the bouquet, he will be the next one to get married, which makes the whole wedding end in laughter.

Research 2: Chinese weddings are different from the West, the main color of the wedding is red, which is also a traditional Chinese color representing joy. This also makes the wedding a joyful one. In a traditional wedding, the groom wears a red robe, a phoenix crown and a red silk scarf. The bride wears a red long coat and a red hat. The groom rides a red sedan chair in the back, the bride rides a horse in the front, along with the red groom and welcome the bride's family to pay homage. Both parents sit in the upper hall, while the bride and groom are married in the lower hall. The entire wedding is presided over by an emcee, and under her direction, the bride and groom pay homage to heaven and earth, and then to each other, and are sent to the bridal chamber. Cave is the climax of the wedding, the groom first back to the cave to wait for the bride, and the bride on the outside to entertain guests, after a full meal, the bride in a large number of people surrounded by down to the cave. The crowd began to make trouble in the cave, the bride and groom in everyone's coaxing to do a variety of games ...... so that the whole wedding in a laughter in the end.

In terms of clothing. In the conduct of the wedding not only have the ceremony customs need to comply with, in terms of dress also have to pay attention to. Traditional Chinese weddings take place when the bride and groom with a red dress, a symbol of good luck, heralded in the marriage after the days of red hot. In the West, the groom wears a white tuxedo. Since Roman times, white has been a symbol of joy, and between 1850 and 1900, it was also a symbol of wealth. By the turn of the century, the color white symbolized purity more than anything else. In the West, the color white was associated with virginity. In ancient Rome, grooms wore white wedding gowns and bright orange veils to symbolize the flames of passion. In the Catholic tradition in the West, the color white represents joy; in other regions, the color white indicates a variety of access ceremonies and meanings in their weddings and funerals. In the Andaman Islanders, for example, the color white represents a change in status. The "traditional" white wedding dress was, in the early days, the privilege of the nobility. In Queen Doria's time, most grooms were confined to traditional state attire, and only the upper classes were allowed to wear white wedding gowns, which represented power and status. It was only in modern times, when the privileges of the aristocracy disappeared, that the white wedding dress became the dress of the common groom. Compared to the history of white wedding dresses in the West, the history of the big red phoenix gown in Chinese weddings is simpler. The dragon and phoenix have an important place in Chinese mythology. The phoenix is the yang and the dragon is the yin, while the yang represents the man and the yin would represent the woman. Therefore the groom is represented by the phoenix. So it is easy to understand that the phoenix is embroidered on the red dress.

There are also some minor customs that are similar between Chinese and Western wedding customs. For example, in ancient China, there is the custom of throwing an embroidered ball to welcome the bride; while in the West, the bride and groom will throw the flowers in their hands into the air after the wedding ceremony in the church, and if someone receives it, it will be a sign that he will be married soon.

The differences between Chinese and Westerners in wedding customs are directly related to the differences in thinking between Chinese and Westerners. Chinese people are more conservative, like lively, thinking is more ancient, so in the history of China for thousands of years the whole wedding customs did not change much. Until the introduction of Western culture in modern times, China's traditional culture began to transform to the West, but to a large extent there are traditional Chinese wedding etiquette. The lively character of Chinese people can be fully reflected in the traditional Chinese wedding. In addition to the wedding dinner, which is common in both China and the West, there is also a wedding luncheon for the groom's farewell party in traditional Chinese wedding customs. Secondly, after the wedding banquet is over, the couple's friends and family will go to the new room to make a scene. It is believed that the more lively the room is, the happier the couple will be after the wedding. Therefore, the members of the bridal party will do everything they can to make things difficult for the bride and groom. Westerners are more open-minded, for the wedding requirements are also relatively low, the climax of their wedding is in the church: with the sacred "Wedding March" into the bright red carpet, the beautiful groom hand in hand with his mother holding a rose slowly to the bride, the groom's mother will be the daughter's hand on the bride's hand, will be the son of a lifetime entrusted to you, the eyes of all the people watching the couple, happy overflowing in their faces. He is the most beautiful groom of the day. Over the sacred church, their vows echoed, putting on the wedding ring of everlasting love, only until the priest said: "You can kiss your groom now ...... Marriage is a lifetime covenant, you are to hold fast to the vows for a lifetime. The Lord Jesus said, Those whom God has joined together cannot be separated. This lifelong love is perfect because of today." Then the bride and groom either go to a dinner venue or go on their honeymoon without all the rituals of a traditional Chinese wedding. Another reason for the difference between China and the West is the different religions. China is predominantly Buddhist, while the West is predominantly Christian. Therefore, in the West, weddings are held in churches and the celebrant is a priest. The most important part of the traditional Chinese wedding customs is to worship heaven and earth, and after worshiping heaven and earth, the ceremony is complete.