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Drinking Customs in Wedding

2008-04-09 10:11:49
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Wine has found its multi-purposes in China. Indispensable as it is in folk customs, it's absolutely a must in weddings, and almost every step in a wedding is related with wine. Xijiu (happy wine, namely, wedding feast) in Chinese even becomes a substitute of wedding, since attending a wedding feast is often referred to as attending a wedding.

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"Engagement Wine"

"Engagement Wine"

In an engagement ceremony, the marriage shall be finalized upon drinking the "engagement wine" in the feast, when the marriage articles shall take effect. Both parties shall not break off the...
"Union of Wine Cups"

"Union of Wine Cups"

It's a traditional etiquette in the process of a Chinese wedding. Usually two wine cups are tied together with colored knot such as the truelove knot, when the newlyweds will each drink a cup...
"Homecoming Wine"

"Homecoming Wine"

On the next day of wedding, the newlyweds shall return to the bride's family to have a visit. The bride's family, in return, shall hold a banquet called the "homecoming banquet" for lunch during...
"Daughter Wine" in Southern China

"Daughter Wine" in Southern China

It's said that the southerners in China often begin brewing wine when their daughters are at an early age and would bury the wine under a pond until the time their daughters get married. The wine...
"Union of Wine Cups" in a Manchu Wedding

"Union of Wine Cups" in a Manchu Wedding

In the evening when the painted candles are lighted up in the bridal chamber, the groom shall lift the red veil for the bride and sit on the left side of the bride. The couple shall take a sip of...
The Manchu "Thank-you Banquet for Relatives" around the Wedding Ceremony

The Manchu "Thank-you Banquet for Relatives" around the Wedding Ceremony

It refers to a banquet prepared by the groom's family to express their appreciation to the bride's family for raising a good daughter. The banquet held in a special gift box is then carried to the...
"Welcoming Wine" and "Send-off Wine" of the Daur Minority

"Welcoming Wine" and "Send-off Wine" of the Daur Minority

As soon as the bridal procession arrives at the groom's family, the groom's parents will toast two full cups of "welcoming wine" to the procession. The visitors shall take the wines bottom up to...