Chinese traditional wedding

Traditional Chinese weddings are dominated by red. That's because in China, red is a symbol of happiness. Since ancient times, people have advocated red, thinking that red is not only festive, but also can ward off evil spirits.

Generally, Chinese weddings are mainly in red, and there is a thriving scene everywhere, which makes people happy to watch. Western-style weddings are mainly white, so why are Chinese weddings mainly red? This started a long time ago.

First, the ancients advocated red.

Tracing back to the source, in ancient times, ancestors worshipped fire and the sun very much. Because the sun and fire are red, their awe of red gradually evolved into worship. For example, our ancestor Yan Di was deified as? Sun God? The worship of red has been passed down from generation to generation and integrated into the wedding. When you get married, you can put up a red happy character, a red dress, a red hijab and a red sedan chair, which means that the married life of the couple is booming.

Second, red can ward off evil spirits.

Many people have heard of it? Year? The story of uniform? Nian beast? People wear red clothes, light red lights, stick red paper, and firecrackers are also red. So slow? Red? It means exorcism again. Marriage is the most important thing in a person's life, and it is a big day. At the wedding, taking red as the theme can not only exorcise evil spirits, but also be very festive.

Third, celebrate.

In the eyes of China people, red is the representative of everything beautiful, and women are also called beauties, and women's makeup is also called red makeup, even the famous people on the Internet now? Internet celebrities? . Is the flag of our country, too? A five-star red flag? There is no doubt that people in China like red. Our country is a red country, as can be seen from the wedding. So it is inevitable that Chinese weddings will be dominated by red, because this is? China red? .