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In contrast to Western wedding pictures, the Chinese wedding album will not contain pictures of the actual ceremony and wedding itself. In Mandarin Chinese, a mang nian (盲年), or 'blind year', when there are no first days of spring, such as in year 2010, a Year of the Tiger, is considered an ominous time to marry or start a business. [24]
Example of traditional Chinese-style wedding dress. Traditional Chinese wedding dress is a collective term which refers to all the different forms and styles of traditional wedding attire worn by the Han Chinese when performing their marriage ceremony, including the traditional Chinese marriage. [1] There are various forms of traditional ...
The betrothal (Chinese: 過大禮; pinyin: guo dàlǐ, also known as 納彩 or nàcǎi) is an important part of the Chinese wedding tradition. During this exchange, the groom's family presents the bride's family with betrothal gifts (called 聘礼 or pìnlǐ ) to symbolize prosperity and good luck. [ 3 ]
Cover page of the marriage certificate showed in the picture above The Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China was implemented on May 1, 1950. Among them, Article 6 stipulates: "Both parties to the marriage should go to the local (district, township) people's government to register in person.
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.
Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.
RICHMOND, Virginia- An eerie sight in a wedding picture has a newlywed couple stunned. Reddit user Kevin Matthew Dennis uploaded an image of him and his wife on their wedding day. The photo shows ...
Tuanshan with Chinese paintings and with calligraphy became very popular by the Song dynasty [4]: 8, 12–16 among court circles and artists [1] and even continued to be in use even by the end of the 19th century. [2]: 206 The tuanshan was also used as part of the traditional Chinese wedding and was part of the ceremonial wedding rite. [6]