Wedding Culture Differences

A, Chinese and Western wedding culture differences

1. color differences

First of all, we can see at a glance is the Chinese and Western cultures in the wedding, the difference in the colors used, the wedding in China is the representative of the color of the festive red, hoping that the newcomers can be a red-hot, auspicious and lucky.

But in foreign countries to get married on behalf of the color is white, pure white, on behalf of the innocent love of the new couple, because the white represents the angel, but also to wish the new couple after marriage like angels live a good life of happiness.

2. Ceremony differences

Secondly, is the difference between the wedding ceremony, for example, in the Chinese wedding in the parents of the link is very important, the need for both sides of the bride and groom to their parents bowing ceremony, tea, etc., which promotes the Chinese filial piety, the wedding is to thank their parents for their own parental grace, as well as the bride and groom speak to each other's parents, the formal recognition of the door, it is a very important ceremony.

And the Western countries are no bowing ceremony tea these links, we can see in the wedding about the parents of the link is actually one, and also can only see the father, is the father in the entrance, the daughter holding the father's hand, the father himself will be his daughter to the groom in front of the daughter to hand over to the other side, hoping that the groom can be like their own to love and care for their daughters.

3. Dress differences

China and the West to get married, the difference in dress is also huge, for example, in China is basically the use of the Tang or Han Chinese dress, women wear is Feng Guan Xiapi, Xiuhuo dress, cheongsam and so on, men are generally Tang or Han Chinese dress coat groom's clothes.

In the West bridal wear dress, wedding dress, generally wedding dress, in recent years our country is also a lot of wearing a wedding dress to get married, men are suits, in important occasions men's clothing are suits, is the most decent and most solemn dress.

4. Summary

If it is a list of words there must be a lot more, but in recent years the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, the development of each other's borrowing and adoption, the formation of a lot of combination of the wedding of the new situation, for example, young people like Western also like Chinese, in the welcoming of the bride when the use of Chinese style wedding style, the hotel ceremony when the use of Western-style weddings, which is also very good combination of the wedding, and also fully reflect the modern diversification of the wedding ceremony. This is also a good combination, and also fully reflects the modern era of diversified culture.

Two, Chinese and Western wedding comparison

1. host

There is a difference between the hosts of the wedding in China and the West, in China is usually used by the bride and groom's elders or have a good relationship with him as a wedding host, or a professional wedding organization host.

All wedding officiants in the West are pastors or priests, because they feel that weddings are sacred, and that priests and pastors are God's guides, so to have them as their witnesses is to be recognized by God and to be able to achieve happiness.

2. etiquette

In the etiquette of the comparison between China and the West, in China etiquette is quite cumbersome, first of all, let's take the guests to send a gift of it, are packets of red envelopes, sent real money, the most critical is to send the number of there is a certain amount of attention.

But in the West guests will not give the bride and groom to send red envelopes, are sent on their own selection of gifts, the basic bride and groom received are gifts, and will not compare who who sent what, expensive or not, foreign more focused on the heart.

3. cumbersome

First of all, we know that in Chinese etiquette China, red tape which is traditionally inherited by the things inherited, and marriage is a big event, so in the etiquette is very cumbersome, three books and six rituals, as well as the wedding, and after the wedding, etc. There are many problems, and the modern era has been a very concise, but the same can be seen in comparison to the Western side of the case is still a lot of cumbersome.

Three, the difference between the Chinese and Western view of marriage

1. Western

The Western view of marriage is simple and pure, that marriage is my personal problem, no one has the right to interfere, and even less belongs to the problem of morality, I like a person to live with him, do not like to live peacefully apart from each other to look for their own next period of happiness, so the Western divorce rate is also very high. The divorce rate in the West is also high.

And the third party in a marriage is not subject to moral condemnation, because it is their own freedom, there is nothing wrong with liking someone, since they like it, they are brave enough to pursue it, regardless of whether or not the other party has a family, which has nothing to do with the pursuit of my own love. On the contrary, do not want to love two people have to be together is the most cruel thing, the concept of family is also indifferent.

2. China

Most Chinese people's concept of marriage is still quite traditional, that marriage is very important in life, must be careful, and marriage is not a person's business, but two families, because there will be a man and a woman's family, each other will be integrated into each other's families, to get each other's family's approval, so that you can get happy.

And there is a third party in the marriage is a shameful thing, but also will be morally condemned behavior, because the traditional concepts let us know the importance of the family for us, intervene in other people's marriages this kind of person is everyone spurned, like a street rat like the existence of. And marriage for us is loyalty, is a lifetime of long time together, rather than love on the together not love on the separation, because there are many issues involved, so the marriage itself is not a mere issue.