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The six traditional rites involved in a Chinese wedding are as follows: [2] 納采 (nacai) – formal proposal; 問名 (wenming) – "ask the name", the groom's side ask the bazi (birth time) of the prospective bride for fortune telling; 納吉 (naji) – placement of the bazi at the ancestral altar to confirm compatibility
A honggaitou (Chinese: 紅蓋頭; pinyin: hónggàitou), also shortened to gaitou (Chinese: 蓋頭; pinyin: gàitou; lit. 'head cover') [1] and referred to as red veil in English, [2]: 37 is a traditional red-coloured bridal veil worn by the Han Chinese brides to cover their faces on their wedding ceremony before their wedding night.
Traditional Chinese wedding dresses; Actual wedding ceremonies: On the arrival of the sedan to the wedding place, there would be music and firecrackers. The bride would be led along the red carpet in a festive atmosphere. The groom, also in a red gown, would kowtow three times to worship the heaven, parents and spouse.
A bizarre wedding tradition in China sparked a heated debate online after images of a woman, taped to a telephone pole, circulated on social media. Dressed in traditional Chinese wedding attire ...
Ming dynasty noblewomen wearing a blue embroidered xiapei over her red robe. The fengguan xiapei (Chinese: 凤冠霞帔) is a type of wedding set of attire categorized under Hanfu. It was worn in Ming and Qing dynasties. [6] The fengguan xiapei attire was composed an upper and lower garment following the traditional yichang system. [7]
Decorations at a traditional Chinese wedding banquet. Traditional Chinese marriage is a ceremonial ritual within Chinese societies that involve a marriage established by pre-arrangement between families. Within the traditional Chinese culture, romantic love was allowed, and monogamy was the norm for most ordinary citizens. A band of musicians ...
90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way stars Josh McGuffey and Lily Huang said “I do” — and they took their loved ones on “a dreamy journey through ancient China” on their wedding day. The couple ...
Fengguan xiapei (Chinese: 凤冠霞帔) is a type of traditional Chinese wedding set of attire categorized under Hanfu, which was worn by Han Chinese women in Ming and Qing dynasties. [1] The fengguan xiapei attire was composed an upper and lower garment following the traditional Chinese yichang clothing system.