The objects and their meanings that are used in traditional Chinese weddings and western weddings.

Traditional Chinese wedding Objects used and their meanings:

1, sedan chair

Based on the number of different sedan chair is divided into four sedan chair, eight sedan chair, two; the type is divided into the dragon sedan chair, the phoenix sedan chair, two kinds. The traditional wedding sedan chair is red, with silk spikes hanging from the four corners of the roof, and the body of the sedan chair is decorated with flowers of the dragon and phoenix.

2, flag, gong, umbrella fan

Walking in the front of the whole team to meet the combination of the team on both sides of the hand holding the flag, gong, umbrella, fan to make the whole team to meet the bride more lively and spectacular.

3, firecrackers

Welcome the family before the departure of the team, marching, into the door after the firecrackers should be celebrated, and now because of some of the banning of firecrackers banning regulations in many places is difficult to achieve.

4, Feng Guan Xiapi

Ancient marriage regardless of the family rich or poor, will be married for the daughter to prepare a very elaborate wedding clothes. "Feng Guan" is composed of pompoms, pearls, jade and other decorations of the cape; "Xiapi" is embroidered with auspicious patterns of brocade shawl. Married woman wearing a red jacket and red silk coat, wearing an embroidered red dress.

5, cover

The bride waited for the groom to receive the bride before the need to head cover, cover is a three-foot-long red square scarf, to the in-laws into the cave by the husband to open. The red head is used to protect from evil spirits and to conceal shame.

6, saddle

"Saddle" with "An" sound, take its "peace" meaning. General saddle placed on the threshold of the bridal chamber, the bride and groom **** with the saddle across, blessing the two life peace and happiness.

7, the fire bowl

"Across the fire bowl" is also an important part of the traditional wedding. Before the bride enters the in-laws' home, the in-laws place a fire pit at the front door, and the bride crosses the fire pit and enters the in-laws' home, symbolizing the red-hot days after the wedding.

8, flower candles

"Flower candles" is an ancient way of decorating the wedding room, the wedding room set up in pairs of big red candles, in many halls will also be placed. The candles are decorated with dragon and phoenix motifs, and are lit to illuminate the entire space to symbolize "dragon and phoenix".

9, scales

Scales are used by the groom to uncover the bride's head of the tool, into the bridal chamber, the groom used scales to pick off the bride's head of the red head, to take the symbolism of "good luck".

Western wedding Objects used and their meanings:

1, jewelry and headdress

Headdresses or jewelry, on behalf of the bear all the good. Gifts from friends like dresses, ornaments, symbolize new life. You can borrow something back from anyone, and it is said that gold or silver borrowed from wealthy relatives and friends to put inside the shoe symbolizes bringing wealth. The color blue is used for some of the bride's trinkets or bouquets, signifying the bride's purity and chastity.

2, white gloves

Gloves are a token of love. In the Middle Ages, many gentlemen gave gloves to their sweethearts to indicate a proposal of marriage. If the other person wore those gloves to church on Sunday, it meant that she had agreed to his proposal.

3, wedding ring

Ancient people believed that the blood vessels in the ring finger of the left hand went straight to the heart. In the Middle Ages, the bridegroom took turns wearing the wedding ring on the bride's three fingers to symbolize the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and finally put the ring on the ring finger. The left ring finger then served as the finger on which wedding rings were traditionally worn in all English-speaking countries.

4, flower ball

The bride throws a flower ball means that whoever receives it will soon be married, so we can often see the scene: a group of ecstatic young people waiting for the bride's hands to throw a flower ball.

5, the bride's hand bouquet

Hand bouquet is present in the Western wedding, he is from an ancient custom, the ancient Westerners believe that the strong smell of spices and herbs (even including garlic and fine onions) can protect the wedding people from bad luck and disease, so that this custom has been inherited.

6. Veil

Originally, the bride's veil symbolized youth and purity. Christian brides either wore white veils to show innocence and celebration, or blue veils to show purity like the Virgin Mary. It is said that Nellie Wallace, granddaughter of Martha Washington, the first First Lady of the United States, set off a trend by wearing a white scarf when she got married. This is the origin of the custom of brides wearing white veils today.

7, white wedding dress

Since the Roman era, white has symbolized celebration. In the era of Queen Victoria from 1850 to 1900, white was also a symbol of wealth and happiness. Later on, the significance of holiness and fidelity was reinforced, resulting in the exalted status of the pure white wedding dress. And women who remarried could use colors other than white, such as pink or lake blue, to show their distinction from their first marriage.

8, customized wedding cake

Since Roman times, cakes have been an integral part of festive ceremonies. In those times, weddings ended with a loaf of bread being broken over the bride's head. The material used to make the bread, wheat, symbolized fertility.

Bread crumbs, on the other hand, represented good luck, and guests were eager to pick them up. In medieval times, it was traditional for the bride and groom to kiss across the cake. Later, imaginative bakers decorated the cake with frosting, which became the beautiful and delicious wedding cake of today.