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1、TraditionalChineseweddingcustoms中国传统婚俗TraditionalChineseweddingcustomsareconsideredasthefoundationofritesintraditionalChineseculture.Aweddingisusuallyagrandoccasionwithoverly-elaborateformalities.Thereareeightmajorproceduresofawedding,includingproposalmaking,birthdaymatching,marriagedivination,betr
2、othalgiftspresenting,weddingdatefixing,dowryurging,welcomingthebridetotheweddingandperformingtheformalweddingceremony.Theprocedureofbirthdaymatchingwastheprocessinwhichtheboy'sfamilyaskedthematchmakertogotothegirl'sfamilytoenquireabouthernameanddateofbirth.Then,theboy'sparentswouldsendthegirl'sandt
3、heirson'snamesandbirthdatestoasorcererorfortunetellerfordiviningtoseeifthemarriagebetweenthetwowouldbeappropriate.Theforetellingoftheluckofthemarriagewaswhatwascalled"marriagedivination". IfaccordingtoChineseastrologythecouplewascompatibleandbothfamiliesagreedtothemarriage,theboy'sfamilywouldthense
4、ndbetrothalgiftstothegirl'sfamily.Thebetrothalgiftsmainlyincludedclothes,jewelries,gold,silverandcashetc.Inaddition,agildedsilvercoinbearingtheword"qiu"(meaning"proposal")wasamongthegifts.Thegirl'sfamilywouldsendbackanothercoinbearingtheword"yun"(meaning"agreed")amongtheirgiftspresentedinreturn.Thu
5、s,themarriagewasconfirmed.Then,thetwofamilieswouldmakearrangementsforthewedding.Wheneverythingwasready,theboy'sfamilywouldinviteafortunetellertochooseaweddingdatebelievedtobringthemostlucktothecouplebasedontheChinesecalendarmythology.Afterthedatewasfixed,theboy'sfamilywouldsendsomeonetoinformthegir
6、l'sfamilyofit,whichwaspartoftheprocedureoffixingtheweddingdate.Duringtheperiodbetweentheweddingdatesettlementandwelcomingthebride,theboy'sfamilywouldcustomarilyurgethegirl'sfamilytosendherdowryinforbridalchamberdecoration,otherwisetheweddingcouldnotbeheldonschedule.Afterbeingurged,thegirl'sfamilywo
7、uldbegintopreparethedowry,whichwouldbesenttotheboy'sfamilyonachosendate.Theamountandqualityofthedowrywoulddeterminethegirl'sfuturestatusinherhusband'sfamily. Welcomingthebridetotheweddingandperformingthefor
