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1、【标题】中西方婚俗文化差异【作者】贺娟【关键词】婚姻文化;跨文化交际;差异【指导老师】张亚军方明超【专业】英语【正文】I.IntroductionMarriageisthebasicsystemandformthatbothsexescombineinsociety.Themarriagecultureisproducedwiththedevelopmentofmarriage,whichreflectsacertainmarriageconception.Marriagecustomnotonlyincarnatesthesocialappearanceinsometi
2、mes,butalsoshowsvalues,waysofthinking,andreligiousbeliefsofonenation.1InancientChina,peoplethoughthighlyofmarriageculture.Ancientpeopleregardedmarriageastheprimaryandincipienceofalldecorum.Chineselonghistoryandabundanceculturehavepenetratedintomarriageculture,soitisthecohesionofChinesecul
3、ture.Whilebecauseofgeography,nationality,history,religiousbeliefsandotheraspects,themarriagecultureinwesterncountriesisdifferentfromChinese.Therefore,thispaperhasdiscussedthedifferencesofmarriagecultureamongChinese,BritishandAmerican.Firstly,ithasintroducedsomesimilaritiesofmarriagecultur
4、ebetweenChinaandWesternCountries.Secondly,ithasdescribedancientandmodernChinesemarriageculture,theBritishandAmericanmarriageculture.Besides,ithasintroducedsomemaindifferences,suchastheweddingprocess,theweddingdress,theweddingcarandotherdetails.Finally,itanalyzedthecausesofdifferences,incl
5、udingreligiousbeliefs,thewaysofthinking.II.SimilaritiesofMarriageCulturebetweenChinaandWesternCountriesEverycountryhashernationality,buttheyhavesomesimilarities.NomatterinChinaorWesternCountries,marriageisagreatturningpointinlife.Bothofpeopleallpaygreatattentiononit,andtheyalwayschooseani
6、ceday,whichissunnyandpropitioustime,soweddingdateisveryimportantineverycountry.InancientChina,peoplewouldliketochooseanauspiciousdaybasedonlunarcalendar,whichmeantthecouplewouldloveeachotherandliveagoodlifeinthefuture.Similarly,theforeignersalsochooseaperfectdaytoholdwedding.Forexample,in
7、EnglandmenhatetoholdweddinginMay.BecauseMayhasbeenconsideredanunluckymonthtomarryin.Inaddition,FridayswereconsideredunluckyparticularlyFridaythe13th.Therehasafamousoldrhymeadvisesaweddingoftheweek. “Mondayforwealth,Tuesdayforhealth,Wednesdaythebestdayofall,Thursdayf