Propitious Articles in Wedding
Stealing Marriage of Tujia Ethnic Minority
Festival Markets of the Song Dynasty
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With a history of several thousand years, the traditional Chinese wedding customs have been taking a major role and have profound influences in the life of Chinese people, although it varies according to different regions and times. During a wedding, people tend to express their beautiful wishes through some common utensils and articles, endowing them with rich festive and auspicious meanings. |
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- Wedding Invitation
- The wedding invitation is printed invitation specially made for a couple to be married, which is long-standing in Chinese history...
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- Red Packets
- Red packets, or lucky money, are the cash sent to the newlyweds by friends or relatives when attending the wedding...
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- Wedding Candy
- Wedding candies are given out to friends and relatives during the wedding dinner...
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- Red Date and Longan
- People usually put red dates and Longans on the newlyweds' bed for the reason that ...
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- Fancy candle
- Fancy candles are candles adorned with beautiful patterns lit at the wedding...
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- Phoenix Coronet & Embroidered Tasseled Cape
- A coronet was ancient women's headwear and a cape was something like a shawl...
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