Weddings in China





     Talking about wedding may make girls be vision their own wedding, so do I. Every girl will have  exspecious wedding ceremony.:) In Canada, people who will get married will be at church, but in China, we will not be at church. Nowadays China, we like to perform a ceremony in Hotel. At that day, they will spend money to have a whole hotel just for one day. It is called hotel wedding, it has three parts: meet bride, ceremony, eatting.           First, of course, bride is the most important at that day, so bridegroom has to meet her from her home. Bridegroom will convene all his boy friends compose a big, plush fleet to come to bride's home. They will knock at the door with red packet, then bridegroom can go into. When bridegroom meets bride,bridegroom should give flower to bride, but bride will not accept immediately. Bride's girl friends will think the ways to torment bride and his brothers.After they feel enough to torment, then bride will accept the flower.Next, bridegroom has to find bride's shoose, but the shoes is hid by bride's friends. If bridegrrom can not find the shoes, he has to give money to them to buy this news and find the shoes. After bridegroom find shoes, he will help bride change shoes.Then, bride's mother gives Tang Yuan to eat.(Tang Yuan embodys they will be luck forever is sweet food.) They have to feed each other. Then,at bride's home,bridegroom and bride should kneel to her parents with tea; bridegrrom will say thanks to bride's parents. After this, they can take picture together. Then bridegroom MUST HOLD bride to go out with firecrackers , and bride's feet MUST NOT  touch floor. AS the same, when they arrive hotel, bridegroom has to hold bride to banquet hall. when they get off car, their friends will throw petal for congratulations.

     Next, compere will say something and introduce bridegroom and bride's love story.(If they don't want, that is find.) Bridegroom will come from front door to stage with flower, then bride comes from front door with her father to meet bridefroom. Bridegroom will kneel (one leg) to give bride flower to express love,  bride accepts flower and hold up bridegroom. After that, they will go to in frond of love candelabrum and light love fire.They will change ring and help each other to put on their finger, then kiss! :) They will come to parents with tea, their partens will return money to them. Then, bridegroom and bride will dirnk cross-cupped wine. After that, bride will throws flower to people who haven't got married yet!

     Finally, after they finish ceremony, they will change cloth and come back. Guest can start to eat! And bridegroom and bride will go to each table to exchange toasts.

     This is Chinese wedding ceremony in China! :)