中式婚禮英文

中式婚禮英文第1頁/共30頁Chinaisalargecountrywith56nationalities.Differentnationalitieshavedifferentmarrigecustoms,butwhateverthenationalityis,theweddingceremonyisusuallyverycomplicated.ThetraditionalChinesemarrigeinvolves6necessaryprocedures.第2頁/共30頁Match-making

(說媒)Engagement(定親)Betrothalpresents(聘禮)Meetingthebride(迎娶)Threebows(拜堂)Anddrinkingwedlockwine(喝交杯酒)Themain6necessaryproceduresoftheweddings

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matchmakingInfeudalChina,Ifanunmarriedboy’sparentsfindagirltheyinterestedin,theywillfindanatchmakertomakeaproposal第4頁/共30頁定親

engagementgiftsOncethetwofamiliesagreeaboutthematter,thebridegroom’sfamilywillpresentengagementgiftstothebride’sfamily.第5頁/共30頁婚服

WeddingsDressThedominanttoneisred.Thebridewearachapletandofficialrobes（鳳冠霞帔），stillabovearedscarf.Thegroomweararedlonggown,redshoes,aredsilksashwitharedsilkballinashapeoffloweronhischest.第6頁/共30頁迎娶

MeetingthebrideThebridegroomleadshisparadingtroopwiththebridalsedanchairortheflowercartohisbride’shome第7頁/共30頁RediscentraltotheweddingthemeofChina.Itsignifieslove,joyandprosperityandisusedinavarietyofwaysinChineseweddingtraditions第8頁/共30頁Firecrackers鞭炮Marriageband婚嫁樂隊Bride’ssedan花轎Flowercar花車第9頁/共30頁DoorcurtainWeddingcandles第10頁/共30頁WeddinggownFlowerball第11頁/共30頁Shoes、Package、Quilty、pillow

第12頁/共30頁chinesedate棗peanut花生longan桂圓chestnut栗子

earlybirthofahealthybaby早生貴子第13頁/共30頁

梳頭

CombingHairBride'shairneedtobecombedfourtimesandeachhasaspecialmeaning;Thefirstcombingsymbolizes:frombeginningtotheend.自始至終Thesecondcombingsymbolizes:harmonyfromnowtooldage.和睦永遠(yuǎn)Thethirdcombingsymbolizes:sonsandgrandsonsallovertheplace.子孫滿堂Thefourthcombingsymbolizes:goodwealthandalong-lastingmarrige.婚姻長久Thewholeactionalsosymbolizestheadulthoodofthecouple.一梳梳到尾，二梳白發(fā)齊眉，三梳兒孫滿地，四梳梳到四條銀筍盡標(biāo)齊第14頁/共30頁Goodfortune'womenahdman有福之人Incenseneedtobeburnt焚香Thebridesalsoneedstositnexttoawindowwherethemooncanbeseen第15頁/共30頁

哭嫁

CryingmarrigeMeaning:tothankparentsforraisingherup感謝父母的養(yǎng)育之恩第16頁/共30頁WeddingLocationInfeudalChina,theweddingletteristhedocumenttobepresentedtothebride'sfamily第17頁/共30頁

射轎簾

threebowsGivethefirstbowtoheavenGivethesecondbowtoearthGivethethirdbowtothebride第18頁/共30頁

Kickthecurtainofthesedanchair

踢轎門purpose:tokickoffthebride'spride

去傲氣第19頁/共30頁跨火盆Stridethefirepan

ppurpose:tocounteractevilforce辟邪新郎和新娘共同跨過了火盆，取意辟邪，祈求今后的生活紅紅火火，跨火盆的傳統(tǒng)，相傳是為了阻礙“跟尾鬼”跟蹤，鬼魅怕火，無法跨越火盆，從此“一火兩新”第20頁/共30頁挑蓋頭Stiruptheredveil新郎要用秤桿挑下新娘頭上的蓋頭，蓋頭揭下之后，新郎要用手撫摸新娘的頭發(fā)，秤桿揭蓋頭取“稱心如意”的意思，撫摸頭發(fā)，則象征著白頭偕老第21頁/共30頁拜堂WeddingCeremony一拜天地

1bowtotheheavenandearth二拜高堂

2bowtotheirparents夫妻對拜

3bowtoeachother第22頁/共30頁紅包Giveredenvelopes

offeracupoftea新婦敬茶afterthat,thesuperiorswillgivethemredpackagewithmonetarygiftsandwishthemwell第23頁/共30頁喝交杯酒

DrinkingwedlockwineAllinone

合為一體

nevertobeseparated永不分離用兩個紅線連接的酒杯喝交杯酒，婚禮上叫作“鳳凰三點頭”，“一點頭”各飲一口，“二點頭”夫?qū)⒈械木迫谷肫薇?，妻再將酒平分給夫，“三點頭”夫妻交換杯子飲盡，喝交杯酒象征著此后夫妻連成一體，有相同的地位，婚后相親相愛，百事和諧，同時還含有讓新郎新娘同甘共苦的深意第24頁/共30頁拋花球

throwanembroideredballItisthelastbutoneitemofawedding,whichalsoisthemostpopularone.Itissaidwhoisluckyenoughtocatchthebouquet,shewillbethenextbride.Insomeplace,onlygirlshastheaccesstotakepartinthisexcitingactivity.拋花球的傳統(tǒng)寓意分享喜悅，傳遞快樂第25頁/共30頁婚宴

weddingbanquetThegroom'sfamilywillthengiveabanquetforthefriendsandrelativestocelebratethewedding.第26頁/共30頁Spr