An analysis of Chinese and Western wedding cultural customs. What do those rituals mean?

1. The meaning of drinking wine. Drinking wine is one of the important rituals at the wedding.

This custom originated in the Qin Dynasty.

According to historical records, at that time, each bride was drinking with a gourd cut in half, which meant that the two would become one, the husband and wife would have the same status, love each other after marriage, and everything would be harmonious.

It was not until the Tang Dynasty that the container was replaced by a wine cup. Now, the ceremony of handing over a cup of wine has changed a lot from the original, but no matter how the form changes, its meaning is always the same, which means that the knot will never be separated, and it also allows the bride to

The profound meaning of the groom sharing the joys and sorrows.

Exchanging rings 2. The meaning of wearing a ring is to wear a ring.

According to traditional Western habits, the left wrist represents the luck given to you by God, so the ring is usually worn on the left hand.

Moreover, there is a blood vessel on the ring finger of the left hand that is directly connected to the heart, so the newlyweds wearing it on the ring finger of the left hand also means that the two people are connected by heart.

Champagne tower 3. The meaning of pouring champagne for the newlyweds Champagne is the name of a place in the Marne Valley in northeastern France. It has been a famous champagne production area for 2000 years.

In 1668, in order to brew a sweet and delicious wine, Dan Perignon, the steward of the Abbey of Orville, mixed various gray wines with each other, sealed them with corks, and added champagne, a type of sparkling wine, and

Like static wine, it also comes in red and white colors.

Because it grows and is fermented in bottles or tanks, the carbon dioxide gas generated by the fermentation fills the bottle and increases the pressure in the bottle, so it will make a pleasant sound when the stopper is removed.

Champagne has therefore become one of the indispensable drinks at festive banquets.

The meaning of the champagne tower: togetherness opens the source of love, love is sweet, lasts forever, and climbs higher step by step... 4. The meaning of the bride It is said that the bouquet comes from ancient Europe. When a man proposes to a woman, he goes to

Pick wild flowers on the road to the woman’s house and give the woman a bouquet as a gift.

If the woman is willing to accept the proposal, she will insert a flower from the bouquet into the man's coat pocket, and this is also the origin of men's corsage.