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Chinese marriage was systemized into custom in the Warring States period
\n(402-221 B.C.). Due to the vast expanse and long history, there are different
\ncustoms to follow in different places, although they are generally the same.
\nVisitors still get chances to witness traditional marriages in the
\ncountryside.<\/p>\n

In the ancient times, it was very important to follow a basic principle of
\nThree Letters And Six Etiquettes, since they were essential to a marriage.<\/p>\n

Three letters include Betrothal Letter, Gift Letter and Wedding Letter.
\nBetrothal Letter is the formal document of the engagement, a must in a
\nmarriage. Then, a gift letter is necessary, which will be sent to the
\ngirl's family, listing types and quantity of gifts for the wedding once
\nboth parties accept the marriage. While the Wedding Letter refers to the
\ndocument which will be prepared and presented to the bride's family on the
\nday of the wedding to confirm and commemorate the formal acceptance of the
\nbride into the bridegroom's family.<\/p>\n

Six Etiquettes<\/b><\/p>\n

Proposing:<\/b> If an unmarried boy's parents identify a girl as their
\nfuture daughter-in-law, then they will find a matchmaker. Proposal used to be
\npracticed by a matchmaker. The matchmaker will formally present his or her
\nclient's request to the identified girl's parents.<\/p>\n

Birthday matching:<\/b> If the potential bride's parents do not object
\nto the marriage, the matchmaker will ask for the girl's birthday and birth
\nhour record to assure the compatibility of the potential bride and bridegroom.
\nIf the couple's birthdays and birth hours do not conflict according to
\nastrology, the marriage will step into the next stage. Once there is any
\nconflict, meaning the marriage will bring disasters to the boy's family or
\nthe girl's, the proposed marriage stops.<\/p>\n

Presenting betrothal gifts:<\/b> Once birthdays match, the
\nbridegroom's family will then arrange the matchmaker to present betrothal
\ngifts, enclosing the betrothal letter, to the bride's family.<\/p>\n

Presenting wedding gifts:<\/b> After the betrothal letter and betrothal
\ngifts are accepted, the bridegroom's family will later formally send
\nwedding gifts to the bride's family. Usually, gifts may include tea, lotus
\nseeds, longan, red beans, green beans, red dates, nutmeg, oranges, pomegranate,
\nlily, bridal cakes, coconuts, wine, red hair braid, money box and other stuff,
\ndepending on local customs and family wealth.<\/p>\n

Picking a wedding date:<\/b> An astrologist or astrology book will be
\nconsulted to select an auspicious date to hold the wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n

Wedding ceremony:<\/b> On the selected day, the bridegroom departures with
\na troop of escorts and musicians, playing happy music all the way to the
\nbride's home. After the bride is escorted to the bridegroom's home, the
\nwedding ceremony begins.<\/p>\n

Different from the West, the colour red dominates the traditional Chinese
\nwedding. Chinese people tend to use or wear red to add a happy atmosphere to
\nsuch a festive occasion.<\/p>\n

At dawn on the wedding day, after a bath in water infused with grapefruit,
\nthe bride puts on new clothes and wears a pair of red shoes, waiting for the so
\ncalled good luck woman to dress her hair in the style of a married woman. Her
\nhead will be covered with a red silk veil with tassels or bead strings that
\nhang from the phoenix crown. She waits for her future husband to escort her
\nhome, with married women talking around her about how to act to be a good
\nwife.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the bridegroom prepares himself to receive his wife. He
\ngets capped and dressed in a long gown, red shoes and a red silk sash with a
\nsilk ball on his chest, the groom kneels at the ancestral altar as his father
\nputs a cap decorated with cypress leaves on his head to declare his adulthood
\nand his family responsibility.<\/p>\n

Then the bridegroom sets out to receive his bride. Usually he is escorted by
\na crowd of his friends and musicians who play joyful tunes the entire trip.
\nDancing lions, if any, precede the troop. In ancient times, a bridal sedan
\nchair (or a decorated donkey due to poverty or bad traffic) would be used to
\nserve the bride. A child carries a bridal box among the people, reflecting the
\nbridegroom's expectation to have a child in the near future.<\/p>\n

The most interesting part of the reception really takes place at the
\ndoorstep of the bride's residence, heavily guarded by the bridesmaid or
\nsisters of the bride. It is customary for the bridesmaid to give the bridegroom
\na difficult time before he is allowed to enter. Usually wisdom and courage and
\nhis friends will help the bridegroom to succeed in his “trial”.
\nHowever, there is one more situation he has to negotiate with the bridesmaid
\nand sisters of the bride – to distribute among them red packets containing
\nmoney – in order to take his bride home.<\/p>\n

Before the bride departs to the bridegroom's home, the good luck woman
\nwill lead her to the sedan chair. On her way to the chair, a sister of hers
\nwill shield her with a red parasol and another will throw rice at the sedan
\nchair, at the back of which hangs a sieve and a metallic mirror that are
\nbelieved to protect the bride from evil. The bride has to cry to show that she
\ndoes not want to leave her parents.<\/p>\n

Then firecrackers will be set off to drive away evil spirits as the bride
\nsits into the sedan chair. All along the way people make great efforts to avoid
\nany inauspicious influence. For instance, the sedan chair is heavily curtained
\nto prevent the bride from seeing an unlucky sight, e.g. a widow, a well or even
\na cat. When the parading troop arrives at the bridegroom's, firecrackers
\nwill be set off to hail the bride's arrival. Before the sedan chair a red
\nmat is placed so that the bride will not touch the bare earth. By the threshold
\na flaming stove and a saddle will be set up, the bride is required to sidestep
\nor step over them to avoid evils.<\/p>\n

The wedding ceremony is the focus of interest. The bride and bridegroom are
\nled to the family altar, where the couple kowtows to Heaven and Earth, the
\nfamily ancestors and parents successively. Then they bow to each other and are
\nled to the bridal chamber. The ceremony proceeds under a director's prompts
\nand applauses of the audience.<\/p>\n

Then there will be a grand feast for relatives and those who help in the
\nwedding. The newly wed couple will resume drinking wedding wine. Generally they
\nare required to cross their arms to sip wine. They also will toast their
\nguests. Guests voice their good wishes for the couple even though the
\nbridegroom is trying to be humble while acting embarrassed.<\/p>\n

Teasing games in the bridal chamber: After night falls, the teasing games
\nstart. Usually all young men can participate except for the bride's married
\nbrothers-in-law. Those funny and silly games will ease the tension, since in
\nancient times the newlyweds never met each other before the wedding! Most of
\nthe games require the shy couple to act like wife and husband. The festive
\natmosphere also promotes closeness among all the family members and the
\ncommunity beyond. There also will be other activities conducted by the
\nbridegroom's mother after the roaring laughter fades into the darkness.<\/p>\n

Preparing the bridal bed: A good luck man, usually having a nice family,
\nwill help to install the bridal bed in the right place in the bridal chamber on
\na selected day before the wedding day. Before the wedding, a good luck woman
\nwill arrange the bridal bed and scatter symbolic and lucky fruits on the bed.
\nNobody is allowed to touch the bed until the couple enters the bridal chamber
\nafter the wedding ceremony. Children will then be invited onto the bed to bless
\nfertility of the couple.<\/p>\n

Dowry: Usually the bride's dowry shall be sent to the bridegroom's
\nfamily by the day before the wedding day. Sometimes the bride’s escorts
\nwill bring the dowry. A traditional dowry normally consists of items such as
\njewellery, embroidered beddings, kitchen utensils and furniture. The type of
\nthe dowry is always changing except for the basic, symbolic items. For example,
\ndozens of years ago, a sewing machine, a bicycle, and a recorder were musts in
\na marriage. Now, they are totally out of fashion.<\/p>\n

Bride's Return: Traditionally, the newlyweds are to return to visit the
\nbride's parents one or three days after the wedding. They will be hailed
\nwith a banquet, and it is the bridegroom's turn to suffer the
\nwell-intentioned teasing of the bride's relatives and friends.<\/p>\n

Traditional marriage customs lost their popularity due to the collapse of
\nfeudal marriage customs and their complexity. However, traditional marriage can
\nstill be seen in the countryside, despite innovations. Now, traditional
\nmarriage customs are revived in some places, and they are attracting many
\nprospective couples.<\/p>\n

paula7141@yahoo.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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