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In Chinese tradition, a Ghost Marriage ( Chinese: 冥婚; pinyin: mínghūn; lit. 'spirit marriage') refers to a marriage in which one or both parties are deceased. [1] : 99 In mainland China, the practice of ghost marriages involves two deceased individuals. Meanwhile, in special administrative regions, Taiwan and South East Asia, it involves ...
The Ghost Bride (Chinese: 彼 岸 之 嫁) is a 2020 Taiwanese-Malaysian Netflix original series created by Kai-yu Wu and co-directed by Malaysian directors Quek Shio-chuan and Ho Yu-hang. [2] [3] It is based on the novel The Ghost Bride written by Malaysian writer Yangsze Choo , and stars Huang Pei-jia , Wu Kang-jen , Ludi Lin , and Kuang Tian.
That is, a marriage involving an underage bride or groom is canonically invalid. A Conference of Bishops may adopt a higher age for marriage, but in that case, the higher age only creates a prohibitive impediment, that is, a marriage involving a bride or groom above the Church's minimum age but below that set by the Conference is valid but illicit.
Couples should be of the age of 21 but the age of 16 is allowed with consent of the parents present. Marriage of bride under 16 require special licensing. The couple must by then attend the marriage counselling course by an approved provider. The certificate issued is only valid for three years.
Traditional Chinese marriage. A Qing dynasty wedding. The groom's parents are seated. The bride is the one in the centre wearing a red dress and blue headpiece, presenting tea to her mother-in-law. The groom usually wears a sash forming an "X" in front of him. Sometimes the "X" includes a giant bow or flower, though not in this picture.
On the third day following the wedding, the newlywed bride's first return visit to her family home after marriage is called 歸寧 [gwài nìhng]. A 燒豬 ( siu jyù ) (whole roasted pig) is presented to the bride's family, who customarily will keep the pig's body and return the pig's head and legs, along with other gifts. [6]
After that, they go to the bride's house where the Lăutari come and sing themed songs like "Ia-ți mireasă ziua bună" (Bride's farewell) while the bride, the groom and the couple's parents take part in a symbolic preparation for the wedding (the best man and the best maid put a flower on their chests, arrange the groom's tie and shaves him ...
Shotgun wedding. A shotgun wedding is a wedding arranged in response to pregnancy resulting from premarital sex. [1] The phrase is a primarily U.S. colloquialism, termed as such based on a stereotypical scenario in which the father of the pregnant bride-to-be threatens the reluctant groom with a shotgun in order to ensure that he follows ...