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1、MarriagecustomsinChinaandwesterncountriesIntroductionInalmosteverykindofsocialculture,therewillbeweddingcoustom.Theformofweddingischangingconstantlywiththeprogressofthehumansociety.Soitseemsthathumanbeingshaveaninnateneed:Theweddingwillbebetweenhusba
2、ndandwiferelationshipspubliclyconfirmed.Sinceancienttimes,marriageisthefirsthumanrelations.ThemoreimportantforpeopleisthatthroughthecomplexandbrilliantMarriageCustoms.Wecanhaveaclearerunderstandingofhumansocietyisbasiclaw.WhentalkingabouttraditionalC
3、hinesewedding,somepeoplewillthinkoftheredtapelike"threeBaidoaninecall".WhataboutexoticWeddingCustoms?ApartfromBridalSuite,churches,priests,therewouldnotbetoomuchimpression.ItisculturaldifferencesthatmakeMarriageCustomsallovertheworldhavesomanysignifi
4、cantdifferences.ThenthesecolorfulWeddingCustomsconstituteabeautifulscenicrouteinhumansociety.AsChinahasjoinedtheWTO,economicandculturecommunicationwithwesterncountriesisincresinglyfrequent.Theworldcnstantlyacceleratespaceofglobalizationeconomyandcult
5、ureintegrateinhighspeed,westernculturefloodsintoChinamassivlyandChinesetraditionaletiquettehavebeenimpactedbywesterncultureetiquette.HowtoprotectthetraditionalChineseetiquetteandtodiscardthedrossandintegratethewesternetiquettereasonablyandeffectively
6、bacomesatopicneedtobethoughtofanddiscussed,whichmadeestablishingaculturesystemwhichsuitsChinesepresentsocietymorewrgent.SoIamtryingtohavearesearchonwesterncultureandcustoms,inordertocontributetothesociety.Chaper1. Marriagecustomsinwesterncountries1.
7、1Beforemarriage1.11EngagementringInwesterncountries,iftheloverswanttogetmarried,theboyshouldhavetoproposetothegirl,andgiveheranengagementring.Thegivingofan"engagement"ringwasfirstpracticedwhenthegroom"purchased"hisbride.Bygivingatoken,suchasa8ring,he
8、pledgedtomarryherinreturnforherdowryandsocialstatus,amongotherthings.ThetraditionofgivingadiamondbeganwiththeItalians.Itwasbelievedthatdiamondswerecreatedfromthe"flamesoflove"andrepresentedeverlastinglove.Ifthegirlacceptstheengagementring,theyareenga
