Chinese Wedding Ceremony Traditions

The groom would lead a procession accompanied by a child to symbolize future sons.

Chinese wedding ceremony traditions. But the main banquet was given by the groom s side on the day of the wedding similar to today s practices. Like the food served during lunar new year each dish at a chinese wedding banquet has significance. Chinese wedding traditions and ceremony 21 january 2019 because the chinese people have so much value for family ties they believe that it s natural for one to get married while growing up.

It begins with a bang. Naahp chói nacai formal proposal. Today modern weddings call for the bride to wear a white bridal gown and third ball gown throughout the evening.

It is chinese tradition for the bride to wear a red dress called a qipao and to cover her face with a red veil on the wedding day. In chinese culture red symbolizes happiness prosperity and good luck. In modern weddings this very traditional part has been replaced by saying i do.

Let the games begin. In traditional chinese wedding on the wedding day the couple also has a moment to express i do. The six traditional rites involved in a chinese wedding are as follows.

In the previous articles i wrote that during the wedding day the groom and his best men will go to fetch the bride from her parents place. Traditionally the groom is not responsible for the cost of the wedding invitation sweet treats often pastries the banquet invitations and the wedding itself. There are ceremonies such as the bride presenting wines or tea to parents spouse and guests.

Although the official modern chinese wedding ceremony usually takes place in a city hall office presided over by a government official the genuine celebration generally occurs later at a private wedding banquet reception that is usually hosted and paid for by the groom s family. 10 beautiful chinese wedding traditions. In modern weddings the bride generally picks red following chinese tradition or white more western for the wedding but most will wear the red traditional garment for their formal wedding banquet.