Chinese Wedding

Although many rituals and customs have been lost in the course of history but the random sum is been observed today. Following the traditions of ancient culture, wedding in Beijing as well as any other part of China has a long history of Chinese tradition,which is practiced in honor of family value and respects to committing to relationship and holly marriage. 

Chinese Wedding traditions

The main purpose behind Chinese marriage is to create alliances between two families and also continuation of ancestral line.The Ancient way of Chinese wedding, is through three letters, the betrothal letter, which serves as a confirmation of formal arrangement of marriage, the gift letter and wedding letter which is given to the bride’s family on the wedding day.

Chinese Wedding Etiquette   

Proposal- Its formal meeting between the parents of the bride and grooms.

Betrothal- On the day of the betrothal, grand gift like jewelries, such as gold dragon phoenix bangle, dragon- phoenix cakes Seafood and Fat Cai, Wine or Liquor, Peking Dried Fruits, dragon eyes, leachy, chestnuts, shelled peanuts, contained in a red, wooden decorated box named Tie Box, Tea and Li Shi Money, which are all presented to the bride’s family by the groom’s family to the bride family.

Wedding date-Selection is done by the groom’s family since choosing a good date for marriage is said to bring fortune and luck to the bride and the groom as well as the families involved. The wedding is chosen according to the astrological books or by consulting feng shui master or by following the.Auspicious wedding dates

Bridal bed-Is the bed for the bride and groom which is installed 12 days before the wedding day with new red or ping bed sheets and a plate of dried longans, lotus seeds, red dates, persimmons, sprig of pomegranate leaves together with two(2) red packets are placed on the bed. A pair of bedside lamps is lit to symbolize adding sons to the family.

Wedding day

Rituals such as hair dressing perform on the wedding day or sometimes the night before the wedding.The bride has to sit by the window facing out to the moon, whilst the groom sets out to the bride’s home. Usually the hair is comb three times while reciting these ancient sayings,

First Combing- “From beginning to end

Second Combing- “Harmony from now through old age”

Third Combing- “Wish for many grandchildren"

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  A parent dressing her daughter's hair
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  Parents dressing their son's hair

Chinese door game

On the day of the wedding the groom and his colleague will go to bride house to collect her, but before the groom could get the bride, he must play a Chinese door game with the bridesmaid, family or friends. This game which is originated from ancient times blocks the groom from entering the door by asking question about the bride,to know how he loves the woman. The groom will try to buy his way in by presenting "Li Shi", token money wrapped in red envelops. After the door game, the bride and the groom will have the Tea Ceremony which is an equivalent exchange of vows as at western wedding ceremony and ends with a chinese feast.

Dressing Code for Chinese traditional Wedding

There are three dresses that the bride needs to wear.

Traditional white dress with Weil; Worn during the wedding ceremony

Throughout the banquet, the bride needs to wear a traditional Chinese wedding dress.

Last dress is known as bride’s going away dress, which is worn before the bride leaves to the groom’s house.