【Chinese Traditional Customs】①Wedding
Chinese Traditional Wedding CustomsWedding, one of the five rites of life, is a traditional ceremony. Its significance lies in obtaining social recognition and blessings, helping newlyweds adapt to new social roles and requirements, and taking on social responsibilities.
☆1 Red Double HappinessIn Chinese weddings, big red double happiness characters can be seen everywhere. Double Happiness characters are composed of two “happiness” characters, representing good things come in pairs and happy events are doubled. They are different from ordinary happiness and celebration, and are also a symbol of good luck and a happy life for the newlyweds.
☆2. Dragon and Phoenix Auspiciousness China has had the saying of dragon and phoenix since ancient times, and in traditional Chinese weddings, patterns of dragon and phoenix often appear. In China, dragon and phoenix are both symbols of auspiciousness, representing nobility, magnificence, auspiciousness, and a harmonious and happy relationship between husband and wife.
☆3. Chinese Wedding Clothing On the wedding day, the bride will appear in front of all relatives and friends in the most beautiful posture. In traditional Chinese weddings, the bride usually wears Hanfu, because Hanfu is a traditional costume with Chinese characteristics, with historical significance and serious marriage connotations.
☆4 Red beans Red beans, also known as acacia beans, are usually used as a dessert in traditional Chinese wedding tokens, red bean paste. It symbolizes the sweet love between the two after marriage.
☆5. Blessing food Chinese traditional wedding tokens red dates, longans, peanuts, and lotus seeds all symbolize the continuation of descendants, the birth of a son, reunion, wealth and good fortune.
