Chinese Traditional

Wedding

Chinese Traditional Wedding

Summary
Chinese Traditional
Wedding Steps

Pre-Wedding
Wedding Day
Activities
Post-Wedding
Do's and Don'ts
Chinese Wedding Invitation

Pre-Wedding
1.Request for Marrying the
Bride ( )
matchmaker( )
negotiation (persuation)
between the two families

2.Request for Bride and

Grooms Birth Dates( )
eight letters( the year,
month, day, and hour of the
groom and the brides birth)

Pre-Wedding
3. Formal Gifts for the Bride's
Family( )
bridal cakes
cash, wine, tobacco,
sacrifices for ancestors

4.Select the Wedding Date(

)
contacting with the fortune
teller
(according to the groom and
brides birthdates)

Pre-Wedding
5.Set up the Bridal Bed( )
moving the bridal bed to the right
place
place certain good fortune food
and fruit on the bed
untouched till the wedding day

Pre-Wedding
6.Dowry( )
the bridal gift for the groom
(arriving in the grooms home
before the wedding day)
dowry list:
24K gold or jewelries
1 pair of chopsticks to
indicate fast son
bed spread, pillows, quilt
with dragon- phoenix design

Pre-Wedding
lucky money (Li Shi)
maid (wealthy family)

Pre-Wedding
7.Combing Hair( )
finding a good fortune woman and
man with living children and spouse

Pre-Wedding
combing the couples hair 4 times
first: from beginning to the end
second: harmony from now till old
age
third: sons and grandsons all over the
place
fourth: good wealth and long-lasting
marriage

Wedding Day Activities

1.Hair-dressing for the Bride

dress up the brides hair
tying up the hair in bun
(a style of married
woman)
auspicious words while
dressing

2.Fiesta in Honor of Ancestor

(groom)( )

Wedding Day Activities

3.Picking up the Bride

Chinese bridal
sedan chair( )
flower car( )

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4.Setting of Fireworks
5.Door-opening Game
the groom and the groomsmen
will be block by brides a lot of
tricky questions about the bride
pay Li Shi money to the
bridesmaids
(usually 999 dollars)

Wedding Day Activities

6.Tea Ceremony
serving tea to the superior
in brides family
(the couple)
Li Shi money in return
(parents and relatives)

7.Red Head Covers

red silk veil

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8.The Bride leaving home( )

red umbrella
(protecting the bride from
evil spirit)
throwing rice, beans
(attracting attention of the
golden chicken)
the matchmaker will carry
the bride on her back

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the brides farewell is forbidden

Fan( )
receiving the fan
throwing away the fan
(a farewell to the brides bad habits)

spilling the water( )

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9.Bride Arriving the Grooms Home( )

going across a bowl of fire( )
stepping the tile into pieces( )
three bows
first bow to heaven and earth( )
second bow to the parents( )
third bow to each other( )

Wedding Day Activities

bridal chamber( )
sitting on the grooms pants
(together with one heart, fertility)
exchange cups

Wedding Day Activities

10.Chinese Wedding Banquet( ):

roast sucking pig( virginity)
fish (plentiful)
noodles (long life)
sweet red bean soup with lian zi
( )(sweet life, fertility)
tea
(respect)
alcohol (celebration)
7-up (seven happiness)

Wedding Day Activities

retreating line ( )
(candies, tobaccos served by the
couple)

Post-Wedding
1.breakfast of the next morning
2.three days return visit

Dos and Donts

1.Li Shi Money
2.Dont give a fan (means apart)
3.one boy sleeping with the groom the
night before wedding calls
4.the mother-in-law and sister-in-law
shouldnt face the door watching
the bride walk in
5.certain people shouldnt attend
wedding

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Thank You for Listening

(Leah) &
(Michelle)