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1、CollegeEnglishInterculturalCommunicationAcomparativestudyonweddingcustomsamongdifferentcountriesABSTRACT：Marriageisabringingtogether.Itisabringingtogetheroftwopeople,oftwofamilies,ortwotribes,ortwovillages,oreventwocountries.Marriageisthatpowerful.Marriageisnotsomethingtobeenteredintolightly.
2、Marriageisapledgemeanttolastalifetime.Sincethemarriageissosacred,theweddingisofcourseimportant.Now,thepaperwillstudytheweddingcustomsamongdifferentcountries.Keywords：weddingcustoms,differentcountries.INTRODUCTION:NO.1TheweddingcustomsinChinaAsweallknow,differentcountrieshavedifferentweddingcu
3、stoms.WhenitcomestoChinesetraditionalweddingcustoms,wemaythinkofmanycomplicatedcustomsetiquette.InancientChina,Afterridingintheredbridalbride,thegroomrodeinfront,withthematchmaker,andtheBridalteamstogroomthefamilyweddings.Bothparentssitonthecourt,whilethebrideandgroomweremarriedthenexthall.Th
4、ewholeweddingpresidedoverbythemasterofceremonies,underthecommandofhis,abrideandgroompreparingforthewedding,andworshipedDiocese,thenhusbandandwifeworship,intothebridalchamber.Today,moreandmoreweddingsinChinaarewestern,however,thethemeofChineseweddingisremaind.Atfirst,Rediscentraltotheweddingth
5、emeofChina.It-8-CollegeEnglishInterculturalCommunicationsignifieslove,joyandprosperityandisusedinavarietyofwaysinChineseweddingtraditions.Thebride'sweddingdownisoftenred,asaretheweddinginvitations,andweddinggiftboxesorenvelopesforcashgifts.Eventhebrideandgroom'shomesaredecoratedinredonthewedd
6、ingday.Second,beforeaChinesebrideweddingcelebration,shetraditionallygoesintoseclusionwithherclosestfriends.ThisChinesecustomgivesthebride-to-besometimetosymbolicallymournthelossofherfriendsandfamily.Sometimebeforethecouplearemarried,thegroom'sfamilycarriesweddinggiftsinredbasketsandboxestothe
7、bride'shouse.Oneofthebasketswillcontain"uangsusu"or'milkmoney'.Otherswillcontainpersonalthingsforthebride,sothatonherweddingdayallofherpersonalbelongingswillbeinthegroom'shouse.Thebridetakesthegiftstoanotherroomwheretheyaresortedthrough.Three
