The wedding culture different between China and England
Author: Jane // Category: Uncategorized
Firstly, the purpose of the weddings are quite different. Chinese consider marriage as “the joining two families for the ancestors and for the offspring”. What about the British wedding? It seems to pay more attention in love. The aim of a wedding is to allow the lovers to live together forever, so it is a private affair more than the family’s affair.
Secondly, the wedding dress is also different. In a Chinese wedding, the common color is red. The color red is considered good luck, a strong color that which can drive away evil spirits. The traditional Chinese wedding dress in northern China usually is one-piece frock named Qi Pao, embroidered with elaborate gold and silver designs. Brides from southern China usually wear a two-piece dress named Qun Gua, Kwa or Cheongsam, also elaborately adorned with a golden phoenix and dragon. The western wedding dress is often white. It means chastity, beauty, loftiness, and civility. White dress, white flowers, white veil, and the white cream cake, everything is so romantic.
Thirdly, the woman’s status in a wedding is different. In the past, in a Chinese traditional wedding, because of the aim of that wedding, the woman usually has a low status. Nowadays, whether in China or in England, we can see it is more fair and more democratic. They will be asked if they would like to be his/her wife /husband no matter rich or poor, healthy or sick until die. They exchange their rings to show they are taken .
In a word, with the society develop, the wedding ceremony custom in two countries become a lot in common, it is more fair , more democratic, and more happy.








