蘇格蘭婚禮(英文)

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ChineseweddingtraditionsChinaisalargecountrywith56nationalities.Differentnationalitieshavedifferentmarriagecustoms,butwhateverthenationalityis,theweddingceremonyisusuallyverycomplicated.ThetraditionalChinesemarriageusuallyinvolves6necessaryprocedures。Themain6necessaryproceduresoftheweddingmatch-making（說媒）Engagement（定親）betrothalpresents（聘禮）meetingthebride（迎娶）threebows（拜堂）anddrinkingwedlockwine（喝交杯酒）ChineseWeddingTraditionsRedistheColorofWeddingsinChinaRediscentraltotheweddingthemeofChina.Itsignifieslove,joyandprosperityandisusedinavarietyofwaysinChineseweddingtraditions.Examples:weddinggown（新娘禮服）、shoes、package（包裹）、quilt（被子）、pillow（枕頭）、doorcurtain（門簾），extra.ChineseWeddingCustoms

【food】Chinesedate棗

peanut花生longan

桂圓chestnut栗子

earlybirthofahealthybaby

早生貴子ChineseWeddingCustoms

【CombingHair梳頭】‘goodfortune’womanandman有福之人Incense（香）needstobeburnt焚香Thebridealsoneedstositnexttoawindowwherethemooncanbeseen.新娘坐在能看見月亮的窗邊Theirhairneedstobecombedfourtimesandeachhasaspecialmeaning：

Thefirstcombingsymbolizes:frombeginningtilltheend.自始至終

Thesecondcombingsymbolizes:harmonyfromnowtilloldage.和睦永遠

Thethirdcombingsymbolizes:sonsandgrandsonsallovertheplace.子孫滿堂

Thefourthcombingsummariesgoodwealthandalong-lastingmarriage.婚姻長久

Thewholeactionalsosymbolizestheadulthoodofthecouple.ChineseWeddingCustoms

【Cryingmarriage哭嫁】Meaning：tothankParentsforraisingHerup感謝父母的養(yǎng)育之恩Kickthecurtainofthesedanchair（轎子）踢轎門Purpose：tokickedoffthebride‘spride去傲氣Stridethefirepan跨火盆Purpose：Tocounteractevilforce辟邪obeisance[?u‘beis?ns]拜堂

threeworships：

worshiptheheavensandtheearth拜天地

worshipthegroom‘sancestorsandparents拜高堂

worshipeachother夫妻對拜Redpackage紅包Afterthat,thesuperiors（長輩）willgivethemredpackageswithmonetarygiftsandwishthemwell.Thegroom‘sfamilywillthengiveabanquet(宴席)forthefriendsandrelativestocelebratethewedding.

teasingthebrideandthebridegroomonweddingnight鬧洞房stiruptheredveil掀蓋頭

cross-cuppedwine

交杯酒AllInOne合為一體nevertobeseparated永不分離ScotlandWeddingKaiteCho