中西方婚俗的差異

Differences Between Chinese Marriage Custom and Western Marriage Custom

Contents

Abstract………………………………………………………………………………. I
Key Words.………………………………………………………………………….. I
摘要………………………………………………………………………………………………..II
關(guān)鍵詞…………………………………………………………………………………………….II
Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...1
I. Chinese Marriage Custom …………...……………………………………......2
A. Proposing ……………………………………………………………………..3
B. Asking the Name……...………………………………………………………....3
C. Asking for Fortune……...…………………………………….…………………4
D. Sending Betrothal Presents to the Girl’s Family……………………………….4
E. Discussing the Date of Marriage…..……………………………………….5
F. Meeting the Bride………………………………………………………….....5
II. Western Marriage Custom……..…………………………………………..…5
A. Proposal ……………………………………………………………………....6
B. Changing Surnames……………………………………………………………7
C. Choosing the Day……………………………………………...……………..7
D. Holding the Wedding…………………………………………………………8
III. Differences ………………………………………………………………..…9
A. Different Marriage Media……………………………………………………9
B. Freedom: Free or Not…………...…………………………………………...10
C. Right: Equal or Not…………….………..……………………………......11
D. Different Purposes of Marriage..........……………………………..…….……12
IV. Reasons for the Differences Above ……………………….……………………12
A. Religions……………………………………………………………………..12
B. Cultural Origins……...………………………………………………………13
C. Marriage Concepts…...…………………………………………………….13
D. Geographies……………………………………………………………………14
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...15
Acknowledgements…………………………………………………..……………...16
Bibliography …………………………………………………………………………17
Abstract

There are many procedures in Chinese marriage custom. The book propriety and ceremony, which records earliest wedding ceremony, says that marriage includes six etiquettes, namely, proposing, asking the name, asking for fortune, sending betrothal presents to the girl's family, discussing the date of marriage and meeting the bride. In western marriage, there are four procedures. They are proposal, changing surnames, choosing the day and holding the wedding. As the different religions, cultural origins, marriage concepts and geographies, there are many differences......
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