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1、Comparethetraditionalcustomsofmarriage inChinaandWesterncountriesChineseWedding婚禮地點對于我們中國人來說,婚禮要辦的隆重?zé)狒[,邀請眾多的親戚朋友,所以婚禮舉行的地點一般都選在交通方便、空間寬敞的院落或酒店。服飾典型的中國傳統(tǒng)婚禮服飾為鳳冠霞帔(achapletandofficialrobes)、狀元服。BridalProcessthebridegroom（新郎）gotothebride（新娘）’shomewithflowerballandbringthebridetohiso
2、wnhome.Firstthenewcouplebowtoheavenandearth,thenbowtotheancestors,finallytheyboweachother.（一拜天地,二拜高堂,夫妻對拜。）Whenthenewcouplebowtotheparentsandserveteatotheparents,theparentswouldgivethecoupleredpacketswithmoneyorsomethingvaluable.中WeddingLocation西方婚禮突出莊重和圣潔,婚禮一般都是在教堂(church)或其他較為安
3、靜的地方舉行,婚禮井井有條,但是相對來說就不如中國婚禮那么熱鬧。西方結(jié)婚禮儀習(xí)俗西方人的婚禮可概括為“舊、新、借、藍”（somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowedandsomethingblue）。Somethingold“舊”指新娘頭上的白紗必須是母親用過的舊紗，表示不忘父母的養(yǎng)育之恩。Somethingnew“新”指新娘的白色婚禮服必須是新的，它是純潔童貞的象征，也標志新娘將開始新的生活。SomethingborrowedTheborroweditemshouldbesomethingborrowedfro
4、mafriendthatishappilymarried.Itissuggestedthattheirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage.借東西應(yīng)該從一個婚姻幸福的朋友那里借來，預(yù)示著朋友的幸?；橐鲆矔Ыo你好運。SomethingblueWearingsomethingbluedatesbacktobiblicaltimeswhenablueweddingdresswasworntorepresentpurity,fidelity[fi’deliti]忠誠andl
5、ove.Overtimethishaschangedfromwearingabluedresstowearingjustabluebandaroundthebottomofthebride‘sweddingdresstomoderntimeswhereitiscommonplaceforthebridetowearabluegarter（吊襪帶）.藍色的東西意味著純潔、忠誠和愛。DifferenceWesternweddingisaromantictype,thewholeweddingfrombeginningtoendtofullofromance.
6、Thebride'sdressisusuallywhite,thegroomisablackdress,sothatthewholeweddingisseriousandsolemn.Chinaisdifferentfromtheweddingonthewest,thewedding'smaincolorsarered,whichisChineserepresentativeoftraditionalfestivecolors.Thanks
