..中西婚禮異文DifferencesBetweenChineseMarriageCustomWesternMarriageCustomAbstractThereproceduresinChinesemarriagecustom.Thebookproprietyandwhichrecordsearliestceremony,marriagesixetiquettes,proposing,askingthename,askingforfortune,sendingbetrothalpresentstothegirl'sfamily,thedateofmarriagethebride.Inwesternfourareproposal,surnames,choosingthedaythewedding.Asthereligions,culturalorigins,conceptsgeographies,theremanydifferencesinthetwoofInmarriagecustom,matchmakerfunctionsalmostthetimehavenotoonanequalwithmen.Bymarriagecustom,thethehavelegalchoosewhomtheywantandmenandequal.Therealsoexistcommonthingsinthetwosides.Theyhavebeenmaintainedforthousandsofyears.Butinrecentyears(especiallyfoundingofmodernChina),peopletendedsomethedetailsadvocate.下可編輯...marriageproceduresandweddingceremonies.Key：Marriagedifferences;摘要中國婚俗有許多的儀式。最早記載婚禮習俗的《儀禮》云：“婚有六禮，納采問名、納、納征、請期、親迎。”而在西方國家主要有4個序，即建議，改，選期和舉行婚禮。由于宗教、文化根源、婚姻觀念以地理環境的不同在一定程度上導致了中西方婚俗的不同。在中國俗中，媒人起著決定性的作用，而作為婚姻當事人的青年男女卻沒選擇的自由和權力，而且男女在婚姻中的不平等現象也屢有出現。在方是師在婚姻中起作用，并且青年男女有合法的權力去選擇己的夫婿或妻子然西方的婚俗也存在相同的地方。它們存在了千年之久。近年來（特別是新中國成立之后結合的婚姻屢有現。關鍵婚俗；差異原因IntroductionMarriageisinlonghistoricalevolutionmarriagecustomistheactivitiesthatrestrainspeople'sawarenessofandmarriage.Marriage.下可編輯...custombindingdoesnotdependontheanditcannotonsciencetestsneither,butonforceofhabit,cultureandnationaldevelopmentofhistory,theinstitutionofmarriageandfamilysystemhasexperienceddifferentprocessesofdevelopment.Humanhaveexperiencedmarriage,thedualsystemofandindividualmarriage(monogamy).Asofamanandawomanandformationmarriageincludesnotonlymarriage,butalsopreparationphasethemarriageandtheperformancestageafterthefestivities.Itthewholeprocessoflife.customs,anationaldevelopment,averyimportantinstudieshistoryofChinaisaanancientandahistory,andmanycustoms.somanycustoms,thereisaparticularmarriagecustom.customthroughvariousstagesofdevelopmentsimpleweddingtolatercomplexcustomtothemarriagecustom.Duringthesecourses,peopleideasareprogressing,notideasuptothemankind’sideasinallovertheworldatalloverthebecausetherearestillbackwardmany.下可編輯...places,andtheymaybewillforHowever,theytotheof’sideasstagetheuninterrupteddevelopmentofideas.GreekisthebasewesternBritainanimportantinwesternhistoryandculture,andofcoursemarriageComparingother,areinmanysuchasinrightaspectandinfreedomaspectandtherearemanyreasonsthatresultthesesuchculturalreasonandgeographicalI.ChineseMarriageLikeothermarriagedevelopmentandevolvingprocess.Intheearlydaysofhumanity,thehumanrelationshipincarriedtheirregularrelationstheworld.Therewasmarriageatall,some,"arbitraryInChina,marriagehasforaAsamostgranditalwaysbeenahighdegreeofattention.TocontroltheandthewholesincethebeginningofZhouDynasty,Chinesemarriagewithprocedures,isthe"sixetiquettes.".下可編輯...AndLaterandDynastyinChina,marriagecompliedetiquettes".manyweddingcustomsexperiencedvariouschanges"Sixetiquettes"asthebasicpatternhasnotchangedItisstillessentialinmarriagecustom.Marriagehasinmanyplaces,stillremainstraditionalcustom.Infeudalsociety,amarriagebedecidednotbythe’love,byparents'Onlyamatchmaker'sintroductionandwhenparentsconsideredthefamilyconditionsandcouldbematched,wouldthemarriageproceduresforward.thatshouldbetakenconsiderationwealthandsocialIfafamilywell-offoranofficialhisparentswouldneverpermittomarryagirlapoorfamily.Essentialtothemarriagewerecommonly'threeLettersandsixetiquettes'.Thelettersthebetrothalletter,giftwithgiftslistandtheweddingletteruseddaythemetherThebookproprietyandceremony,whichearliestceremony,marriage,involvesprocedures,namely,proposing,askingthename,askingfor.下可編輯...fortune,sendingpresentgirl'sdiscussingdateandmeetingA.Proposing:Proposingisthefirstinmarriageisthemeetbetweentwoitisveryimportant.acommonexpression,ismakinganofferofmarriagefamilyonsonorIfthethatthegirlcouldbethedaughter-in-lawinoldtimes,matchmakerforandbringsonandtogether.Ifthegirl’salsoagreedonthemarriage,theywouldtheusuallyawildthegifts.thewildcouldflytoorthenorthaccordingtotheseasonsneverimpliedthewomanwouldandalsobecausethefliedtheywereaandwhentheystoppedtheywerelineimpliedwomancomplyrulesandarrangeit.B.AskingItaimsaskandpray.Inancient’snamewouldbeknownbyotherpeopleuntilwasinanagemarriage..下可編輯...First,matchmakerandof’sfamilythroughacard.Andman’swouldreceiptforpostalremittance.Thusitcanbeseenthat“askingthename”meantthat’sfamilythegirlandEight-characters(infourpairsmonthandyearaperson’seachconsistingofoneeavenlyStemandoneEarthlyBranch,usedinfortune-telling).fthebirthdayEight-characterswerenottheman,manfamilywouldlastlyreceiptforpostalremittance.Sometimes’sofficialpositionthewoman’s-grandpa,grandpaandfatherthedowrysupplied.What’sisthatduringthisitthematchmakerthatfunctioned,notthemanthewoman’sMatchmakerwasimportantintheotherprocedures.traditionalChinesemarriage,believedoftheparentsandofmatchmaker’sinthepastarrangedbyparentsandmatchmakers.wasthemarriage’svalidbasisinTangIthassimplifiedmarriagenotneedthisprocess..下可編輯...C.AskingAfteraskingthename,thebridegroom’ssidehadgotthewomanbirthdayandEight-Charactersandtheywenttoconsultathenwhich“askingforfortuneIttwocontents.wasconsultthevirtues.Ancientregardedvirtuesastheimportantoneinthegospelofthreeobediencethatwereobediencetoone’smarriage,toone’shusbandaftermarriage,andtoone’sson’shusbanddeathvirtuesthatmorality,properspeech,modestmanner,anddiligentaaccordingtoConfucianethics.Zhonglichun,’swife(ZhugeastatesmanandintheperiodoftheThreeKingdoms,nowaofwisdominfolklore)waswisdomvirtues.Amanhadmanywives.Inordertosolidifyingandsteadinthefamily,peopleattentiontovirtues.therethesawisandaconcubineismarryingappearanceTheconsultgoodorbadluck.IfwerenotfitforeachotherEight-Charactersaccordingtothebirthdayandwhatharm.下可編輯...thismarriagebeheldbeIfresultforthewomanmakethemanprosperous,themanthewoman’ssidethroughandsendgiftsexchangecards.ThusthewasdecidedtobeD.SendingBetrothal’sFamilyThebookproprietyandceremonywrotebyscholarsinHandynastyregardsitassendingIfthereisnoreceiptofgifts,thereismarriage.HencewhethergiftsornotimplicationtheofthethewomanThesignificanceofitmeaning.Oneisthethanksforthewoman’sparentsbecausetheparentsfeedupher.’sprepareforE.DiscussingtheofInthepast,’ssidesenttowoman’sfamily.Peoplemuchattentiontothetime.TheyusuallyhadlookedthealmanacoraskedforTheylikedmarriagebecauseeverythingcomeslifetimewhenspringwaschangingintosummerwasfavortowithnewlife;was.下可編輯...theseasonofharvest.ayear,peoplehadenoughmoneytotheNowadays,itisalsoanimportantevent.PeoplepaymanyattentionstoF.MeetingThemarriageisfinallyheldafterthefiveprocedures.past,bridegroomworeweddingsuit,guidedthebridalchairmarrythebridetheday.AndthebrideworeacheongsamfortheNow,thebridegroomwesternandthebridewaresweddingdressusuallyinII.WesternMarriageInthemiddleweremarriedatawere12whentheygotandboysas14.arrangementmarriageonmonetaryThefamilyoftobeaordonation,totheboyshewastomarry.whenthewasheldandtheboyafterthemarriage.Afterthemarriagearranged,anoticewaspostedontheuptoensurethattherenogroundsforprohibitingthemarriage.Thenoticewhotobemarried,andifknew.下可編輯...reasonsweretocomeforwardwiththeIfthewasavalidweddingwouldbeprohibited.TherewerereasonsforprohibitingOnereasonwasconsanguinity,ifthetwoweretoorelated.Iftheboyhadtakenorreligiousmarriagewasalsoprohibited.SometimesorwidowersofcelibacyonthedeaththeirandregretteddoingOtherreasonsalsoprohibitedmarriage,butwereforadivorce,wererape,adultery,andincest.notbemarriedatimesuchaslentoradvent.acouplebemarriedbysomeonesomeone.Inthemiddletheweddingdissolved.ifeitherthemanorwomannotoflegalforgirlsand14forboys.IfthehusbandorwifehadmadeareligiousmonasticornotChristian,woulddissolved.Thelastmarriageendifthewasincapableof***ualrelations.A.ProposalWhenprospectivehadobtainedhis’sconsent.下可編輯...tomarry,formalmarriageproposalhadtomade.Theprospectivegroomdidinbutsenthisfriendsormembersofhisfamilytorepresenthisinteresttotheprospectivebrideandfamily.Iftheysawablindamonkorwomanduringjourney,itwasbelievedthattheproposalbeacceptedwerethoughttobringhowever,theygoats,orwolves,bringtothemarriage.DuringMedievaltimesinwesterncountries,themanproposedbyleavingahawthornbranchatdoorofhisbelovedonthefirstofMay.thebranchatthesheacceptedhisproposal.byreplacingbranchacauliflower.B.ChangingSurnamesItwasthoughtforawomantomarryabeganthesameashers.TheinthefollowingTotheandnotthelettertotheworstandnotThebridenotpracticeherbeforethewedding.tobringbytemptingfate..下可編輯...C.ChoosingDayAlthoughweddingsnowtakeplaceonaSaturday,itwasconsideredunluckyinthepast.wereconsideredunluckyparticularlyFridaythe13th.ThefamousoldrhymeadvisedaweddinginthefirstoftheMondayTuesdayWednesdaydayofallThursdayFridaycrosses(=funerals)SaturdaynoatallAdvicewhichmonthtomarryinbytherhyme:Marriedisnew,he'llWhendomate,youneithernordreadfate.IfwhenMarchwindsjoyandsorrowyou'llknow.MarryforMarrytheofsurelyrueMarrywhengrow,seayou'llgo.Thoseindowed,mustfortheirWhoeverinachangeistoseeMarryinSeptember'sshrine,willbeandfine..下可編輯.....IfinOctoberdomarry,lovewillcomebutIfyouwedinonlyjoyswillcome,remember.WhenDecemberMarryandyou'lltoMayhadbeenconsideredunluckymonthtomarryinaofInPagantimestheofDeadfestivalofthegoddessofchastityinMay.TheadvicewastakenseriouslyinVictoriantimesthanitismostChurchesabusytimeforweddingscoupleswantedtoavoidbeinginMay.QueenthoughttohaveforbiddenfrommarryinginMay.JunewasconsideredtobeitwasnamedaftertheRomangoddessandThesummeragoodtimethiswaspartlytodowithassociationfertility.InScotlandcustomto"walkwiththesun"tobringhergood.Shewouldwalkfromeastonthesouthsideofthechurchandthencontinuearoundthechurchtimes.D.HoldingTheweddingwasfinallyThechurchinthemiddleagestookplaceoutside載可編輯...churchdoorbeforethechurchforaDuringtheceremonyinfrontthethetherightsideandthewomanontheleftside,facingthedoorofthechurch.“ThereasonwasthatsheformedoutintheleftsideofAdam.Thebeganbyaskingknewanythecouplebemarried.Healsoaskedthismanandsotheyconfessanyreasonsprohibitingmarriage.Theceremonyproceededwiththesaying,“N(amen)wiltthoughwomantothywiltandhonorher,keepherandguardher,insickness,asshouldawife,andothersonaccountofher,keeponlyuntosolongasbothshalllive?”Thenpriest,thewordingof“asaasamethewoman.themanwomanshouldanswerbysayingIwill.AtthegivenherTheweddingwithvows.Boththemanandthewiththeexceptionofthewordswifehusband,“IN.takeN.towife,tohavetofromthisdayforward,forworse,forricher,insickness,andinhealth,dopart,theholychurchordainit.Andtheretoplight.下可編輯...theeAtthistimetheoccurred.bowedtheirthepriestablessing.Asandwifeenteredthetheybeforethealtar.Atthealtarthepriestaprayerablessing,thusendingmarriageIfthebridegroombridedidnotbelongtoEnglandoftheymustthemarriageaccordingtothelaw,thatwasgotothemarriageregistranttoholdmarriageceremony.III.DifferencesItisclearmarriagecustomandmarriagecustomdifferfromeachotherinmanyaspects.InChinesemarriagecustomthematchmakerfunctionsandyouthshavenorightonanequalfootingmen.contrast,inwesternmarriagethepriestfunctionstheparticularthetochoosewhomtheywantedtomarryA.DifferentMediaMatchmakerandpriestaredifferent.Matchmakerhasmanyfunctions.Almostineveryprocessinmarriageinthematchmakerwouldattend.First,itwasthematchmakerthatintroducedamanaoratoaman,mosttheformer..下可編輯...Ifmatchmakerdidnottoeachtheynotknowaboutaccidenteventhappened,thattheykneweachothernotthetheywouldbecalled“committingadulterywitheachother“or“athiefifaandaifa”.theproceduresafterintroductioninmarriageweredonebythematchmaker.Therewereconditionsinmarriageinoldthatthematchmaker’sproposals,sixgiftsandkepthonoringthethecenterinthreeconditions.TheregulationoflisteningmatchmakerproposalswastherulethatmustabideThereasonwasnotonlythefunctionbutalsothethatthematchmakerhadinreproduction.Inmodernmatchmakerofabovesuchofintroduction.Priestnotalwaysfunction.Itishisdutyonlywhenhehoststheweddingceremony.Itwasnotthewhointroducesthemanorthetotheman.InChristian’sopinions,ceremonyisconsideredanimportanttogetgod’sandweddingisaveryimportantofPriestplaysrolein.下可編輯...it.Andmarriageisnotunlesstheishostedbypriest.arethreeinmarriagetoo.thereshouldthingsgotosecond,meanstogochurchespeciallycorrectreadingprayerbook;third,correctmotivetotochurchwhichemphasizesactionbychurch’sorder.Itcanseenthatisimportantinwesternpeople’seyes,thepriestnecessaryholdingamarriage.Andistingedmysterybecauseoftheseconditions.B.Freedom:orNotInoldChina,lookedattheandsocietyasthestandard,thus,“behestparentsplayedanimportantinItwastheprinciplesofheaven—rightandproperwhenparentsdaughter'smarriageonlytheirownopinions.inwasarrangedbyfamily.“Behestofparentsof”decidedeverythingmarriage.Usuallyhusbanddidothergettingmarried.didnotknowhusbandorwifeliked.sometimesnotthenamesofIfdidnotagreemarriage,itwasnousebecausethebelongedparents.Thewouldstill.下可編輯...Theyouthsarenotfreewhenloversomeplaceseventoday.Marriagethebeginningofcompleteindependenceparents.AccordingtotheEnglishlaw,onewasallowedtogetmarriedundertheageofsixteen.theofsixteeneighteenmusthavethe’Butwhenthegirleighteen,shewastoherlove.YouthsinBritainwererelativelyfree.InBritain,churchpointed“agreementprincipleoutthatmarriagevalidonlywhenthetwopersonsinvolvedinmarriageexpressedfreelyandopenlyinfrontofattwochiefwitnessatweddingceremony;themarriagewasnotvalidwhenthereexistingmisunderstandingorforcemarriage.Underthis“agreementprinciple”,thefathershouldlistentothedaughter’ssuggestion,andthedaughtermanwhomshedidnottoThus,canbeseenfromthat,’swillingwassuperiorC.Right:NotChineseupas“sky”andwomenwereconsideredas“earthinoldtimes.Skysuperiortoearthinoldpeopleeyes.withthreeobedienceand.下可編輯...fourvirtues.Butmancouldhaveandmanyconcubines.InnorthofChinainsomeplaces,husbandarestillunequal.TheBiblesaysthathusbandshouldrespectwifebecauseofthemblessedbyGod.Anditemphasizesthattherelationsbetweenhusbandandwifeshouldincludeduty.D.DifferentofMarriageThemainpurposegettingmarriagetocontinuethemaleoffspring.Theso-called“therethreeformsoffilialimpiety,mostisno”reflectstheimportancetoserveancestors.Andfilialpietyistraditionalvirtues.Inwesterncountries,theyinfluencedbyreligion,especiallyChristianity.TheyistheGodhascreatedmarriage.arethreeofmarriagecreatedbyFirst,couplelifelongcompanionwithother;serveThengetmarried,careerandproduceanheirtocarryonthepiousdescendants.ThefinalpurposeonthepiousdescendantstoservetoGod.Sotheynotstresstherelationship.Theycanthedefectofbychildren.IV.ReasonstheAboveA.Religions.下可編輯...Amongallthereligionbywhichpeopleseektoworship,Christianityisbyfartheinfluentialthephaseman’slifeisbythisreligion,somuchsothatithasbecomepartandparcelofwesternculture.BritishdominantreligiousbeliefisChristianfaith;orU.K.isofChristianity.Bishoporderedmarriageasthefourthchapterin1234.issuingtheitcarriedonthestrongchurchcontrol.In1917,lawreferred:shouldheldatleasttwowitness;thewillingbetruebeforced.MostpeoplebelievesBuddhismwhich“whybecauserelationship”.Inthispointskyisthereason,andearthisthearethereason,andordaughtersaretheresult;isthereason,andwifeistheresult.B.CulturalTraditionalChinesetraditionalmarriagecustomwascharacterizedadistinctivepatriarchalsystem.“Threeobediencefour”decidedbecomeanappendagetothemenandsubordinatedtotheinterest.Itwascharacterizedbystrongfeudalcolor..下可編輯...Marriagesometimeswasofwaystoallyinpolitical.Thepolicyofcementingfriendlyrelationsthroughpoliticalmarriagesexampleinhistory.ThemarriagecustomwasConfucianism.Theresillexistsdifferencesbetweenmalesandfemalesinmarriagecustomphenomenonisbytraditionalculture.Westernmarriagecustomisinfluenceddeeplybyreligion,however,emphasizesbothmenandwomenaresonsanddaughters,sotheyareequalunlikeChinesewhopaymoreattentionstoboys.peopleconsiderarethefruitC.MarriageConceptsChinesepeoplethatmarriagewasakindofwaysincreasefamilies,andprotectfamilyreputationandposition.Marriagewouldaofaclanotherthansowaslookedastheimportanteventoffamilybutnotone’sownevent.Thelovetheandthewomannotthefirstofmarriage.Todaythemarriageconceptshavenotchangedmuchespeciallysomebackwardplaces.Theaimofgettingmarriageforthemistilltoincreasefamilies,offspringandprotectandenhance.下可編輯...familyreputationandposition.Inwesterncountries,marriageishomereturnto.Theaimofmarriageistomakethewomanandmanlivetogetherallthelife.ItistheTheynodutytoincreasefamily,andprotectandenhance’sreputationandposition.Themarriagejustmakethemlivetogether.ThusstressfeelingnottheinterestwhenchoosingD.GeographiesBritainisoveronethousandkilometersnorth.Itscoastlinethousandmakingoneofthecountrieswiththelongestcoastlinestheworld.InBritainnoplaceoveronehundredandtwentykilometersfromthesea.Duringthefightthepeoplestrongforceoftheistocontrol.ThustheythinkGodisandtheyrespectGodveryChinaextremelyincludingmountains,plateaus,plains,basins,hills,islands,desert,glaciers,andearth.Mountaintwo-thirdsoflandThisgeographyChinesepeopleandliveingroups,.下可編