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1、WeddingCustomsDifferencesbetweenChinaandtheWesternIIntroductionThe21stcenturyisdominatedbyscienceandtechnology,whichmakesthewholeworlddevelopquiterapidly.Alongwiththedevelopmentoftheglobaltendency,differentnationsincreasinglycommunicatewitheachother.Inordertopromoteabetterunderstandingbetweendiffere
2、ntnations,itisworthwhiletoknowmoreaboutdifferentcultures.Sinceweddingisamomentthatthecouplepromisetogothoughtherestoftheirliveswitheachother.Thereisnodoubtthattheweddingdaymustbeoneofthemostsplendidandunforgettabledaysinoneslifetime.ThereforethispaperaimstoexplorethedifferentculturesbetweenChinaandW
3、esterncountriesfromthepointofviewofweddingcustomsandwilllistthemajordifferencesofChineseandWesternweddingsoastofindouttheinteriorfactorsthatresultinthedifferences.TherearealotofdifferencesbetweenChineseweddingcustomsandWesternweddingcustomsfrompreparationstagefortheweddingtotheendofwedding.Chinesewe
4、ddingcustomsaremuchmorecomplexthanWesternweddingcustoms,especiallyintheweddingceremonyaspects.IntheChinesetraditionalweddingcustomspeoplestressmore,forChinesepeoplearemoreconservativeandtraditional,buttheopen-mindedWesternpeoplesweddingismuchsimpler.Besides,theirdifferentthoughts,differentreligionsa
5、nddifferentattitudestomarriageinfluencetheirweddingcustomsmuch,too.ChinesepeoplemostlybelieveinBuddhismbutWesternershavefaithinChristianity,whichdecidethepalacewheretheweddingisheldandhowcomplexthewholeprocessis.Chinesepeoplesmarriageisrelativelystable.BecauseChinesepeoplealwaysconsidermarriageasone
6、ofthemostimportantthingsinlife.WesternersconceptsofmarriageareextremelydifferentfromChinese.Theybelievethatmarriageispurelyaprivatematter,andnoonecaninterfere.ThisthesisaddressesthedifferencesbetweenChineseweddingcustomsandWesternweddingcustomsbyanalyzingtheweddingproceduresandtheinfluencesofdiffere
7、ntthoughts,attitudesandreligionsontheweddingcustoms.ItisextremelyimportanttounderstandthedifferentculturesbetweenChinaandWesterncountries,whichwillhelpustocorrectlyunderstandthewordsanddeedsofWesternersintheinterculturalcommunication,fullyunderstand,andrespecteachotherscustomssoastogetthebesteffecto
8、fcommunication.II.TheDifferencesofWeddingCustomsbetweenChinaandtheWest2.1. Pre-weddingInchina,theparentsalwayspreparesomedowryfortheirdaughter.Thebridesdowryincludesascissor,aruler,somesugartablets,vases,acopperpotandapairofshoes,whichindicatefortune.Therearealsopairsofquilts,bedlinenandpillows,some
9、setsofclothesandsoon,whichmeansagoodwishfortheirrichandnicelife.Everyitemhasitsdifferentmeanings.Atthebridegroomshome,therearealsomanythingstobeprepared.Atfirsttheymusttidyandlayoutthebridalchamber,andthewholechambermustbedecoratedwithredthings,suchasredcandles,redquilts.Peoplepastecongratulatorycou
10、pletsandlargeredChinesecharactermeaning“Happiness”inEnglishonthedoorframesandwalls.Andthentheyneedtopreparesomefood,fruit,tea,andwineonthetable,whichwillbeusedatthenightofthewedding.Atthesametimethebridegroommustpreparesomemoneypackagedinredpaperbagstothanksomepeopleonthedayofthewedding,suchashisbri
11、desbrotherandpeoplewhohelpedhim.Peoplethinkthemoneyinaredpaperbagfromthebridegroomwillbringthemgoodluckandnicelife.InWesterncountries,whenitcomestothepreparations,wemusttalkaboutSomethingOld,SomethingNew,SomethingBorrowed,SomethingBlue,2.2. Wedding2.2.1WeddingLocationInChina,theweddinglocationusuall
12、yisabetterhotelaroundwhichthetransportationisconvenient,andthespaceisspacious.Becauseallkindsofceremonieswillbeheldthereandmanyfriendsandrelativeswillbereceiptedthere,thespacemustbeenoughbig.WhileintheWestern,inordertohighlightthesolemnandholy,theweddingisgenerallyheldinthechurchorotherrelativelyquietplacesingoodorder.Relativelyspeaking,theWesternweddingislessexcitingthantheChinesewedding.WhatdeservestopaymoreattentionisthattheWesternersfocusontheexpressionofemotionandpursuittheperfectcombinationofromanceandreality.2.2.2WeddingDress
