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1、本 科 生 毕 业 论 文题 目 On Differences of Marriage Customs Between China and Western Countries 专 业 英 语 班 级 094 姓 名 指导教师 所在学院 外国语学院 完成时间 2013年02月18日 - 17 -On Differences of Marriage Customs Between China and Western Countries Abstract: Marriage is a ceremonious thing in everyones life. No matter in which co
2、untry and religion, wedding is a festive thing. As the countries of China with a long history and the western countries with rapid development, although there are many differences in wedding culture, they all carry with love and best wishes. There are many procedures in Chinese marriage custom. Earl
3、iest wedding ceremony including six etiquettes: proposing, asking the name, asking for fortune, sending betrothal to the girls family, choosing the date of wedding and hold wedding ceremony. However, in western, there are normally four procedures including proposal, changing surnames, choosing the d
4、ay and holding the wedding. With the progress of overall society, some institutions of marriage begin to change gradually. Thus, it is necessary to know about some foreign wedding cultures. This paper aims at making comparison between Chinese marriage and western marriage by analyzing different marr
5、iage system, religious, geographies and value orientation. By taking a new look at contemporary marriage and making comparison, we can know more about new marriage value of modern people.Key word: Marriage; wedding; wedding culture; contemporary marriage；comparison摘 要 婚姻在每个人的生命中都是非常隆重的事情。无论是哪个国家或宗教，
6、婚礼是一个值得庆祝的节日。有着悠久历史的中国和快速发展中的西方国家虽然有不同的婚俗文化，但是婚礼都是充满爱和祝福的。中国的传统婚姻有许多讲究。最早的婚礼仪式有纳彩、问名、纳吉、纳征、请期、亲迎。而西方通常只有求婚、更名、挑选日子和举行婚礼这些步骤。随着整个社会的进步，婚姻制度也在悄然改变。因此，有必要了解一些外国的婚礼文化。本文旨在通过分析不同的婚姻体制、宗教信仰、地理因素和价值取向对中国婚姻和外国婚姻做一些比较。将对中国婚姻和外国婚姻在婚姻体制、宗教信仰、地理因素和价值取向方面进行分析和比较。通过比较重新审视当代婚姻现状,了解现代人们对待婚姻的价值观新的见解和认识。关键词 婚姻; 婚礼; 婚
7、礼文化; 现代婚姻; 比较CONTENTSAbstractIContentsIII1. Introduction12. Chinese Wedding Custom12.1 Six Etiquettes22.1.1 Request For Marrying the Bride22.1.2 Request for Bride and Grooms Birth Dates22.1.3 Bride Price (Betrothal Gifts)32.1.4 Formal Gifts for the Brides Family32.1.5 Arrangement of Wedding Ceremony
8、32.1.6 Wedding Ceremony32.2 Three Letters33. Western Wedding Culture43.1 African Wedding Customs43.2 Austrian Wedding Customs53.3 European Wedding Customs53.3.1 Russian Marriage Customs63.3.2 British Wedding Customs63.3.3 French Wedding Customs63.3.4 German Wedding Customs73.3.5 American Wedding Cus
9、toms74. Differences between China and the West84.1 Different Marriage Media84.2 Difference in Freedom Degree94.3 Different Marriage Purpose94.4 Different Degree of Equality95. Reasons for Differences105.1 Marriage System105.2 Different Beliefs115.3 Geographies125.4 Value Orientation126. Marriage Cus
10、tom in Modern Times137. Conclusion14References15Acknowledgements161. IntroductionChina is one of the four ancient countries which witnessed the splendid civilizations during the five thousand years. Since the Yellow Emperor built Huaxia, descendants of the dragon created excellent culture in their w
11、onderful land. Western Europe and other states also have obvious characteristics of culture in the long history. From eating habits to dressing style, from festival air to education background, there are numerous differences between China and western countries in modern times. However, during these
12、differences, marriage is the first human relation since ancient times. In China, marriage is a connection among complex social relationship and has always been taken seriously. Wedding is a kind of ceremony combines two people who fall in love with each other and is a display which can prove their f
13、aithful love. Wedding is always carrying happiness and giving us a lot of indelible memories. As China carried out reform and opening up, more and more communication and exchanges between China and foreign countries took place, which virtually affect the culture atmosphere. It is clear that differen
14、t countries have different wedding ceremonies in the background of different natural environment, life style and understanding about life. Affected by those factors, marriage customs in different groups differ in various forms.2. Chinese Wedding CustomIn old times, marriages are arranged so its norm
15、al for the parents to dominate the bride-seeking process. There are some circumstances where the marriage has been arranged when both the bride and the groom were very young or not even born. Such kind of marriage can even be distorted. Therefore, there have been many tragedies. Just like the Butterfly Lovers and Peacock Flying Southeast in which depicted tragic love story. After the
