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Abstract

Differentcountrieshavedifferentweddingcustomsbecauseoftheculturedifferences.ThelonghistoryandsplendidcultureofChinahasagreatinfluenceonitsweddingcustoms.InWesterncountries,duetovariousreasonssuchashistory,geography,ethnicandreligion,theirweddingcustomshavedistinctcolorstoo.So,comparingthetwokindsofweedingcustomscanreflectextremedifferencesinculture.

First,wecanseethedifferencefromtheweddingcolor.InChinathewedding’smaincolorisred,andthebride’sdressisalsored,whichistherepresentativeoftraditionalChinesefestivecolors.IntheWest,however,thebride’sdressisgenerallywhite,whichisthesymbolofpurity.Itreflectstheirdifferentattitudestocolors.Second,wecanseethedifferencesfromtheweddingplace.InChina,theweddingceremonycanbeheldathome.IntheWest,itismoreoftenthannotheldinthechurch.Itreflectstheirdifferentbeliefs.Third,wecanseethedifferencesfromtheweddingbanquet.InChina,thenewlywedswillentertaintheguestshospitably,andwillbeverytired.IntheWest,theweddingbanquetisquitefree,evencanbethebuffet.Itreflectstheirdifferentvalues.Forth,theChineseweddingisfestivewhiletheWesternweddingissacred.Itreflectstheirdifferentconceptsofmarriage.TheauthorofthethesiswillexplorethedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternculturefromthefouraspectsmentionedabove.

KeyWords:

culturedifference;

weddingcustoms;

marriage

摘要

不同的国家因文化不同婚礼习俗也有所不同。

中国的悠久历史和灿烂文化对其婚俗产生了很大影响。

西方国家由于历史、地理、宗教等各种原因，其婚俗也是别具特色。

所以比较两种婚俗的不同可以反映出中西文化方面的差异。

第一，可以通过婚礼颜色看出差异。

中国的婚礼以红色为主色调，新娘的服饰也是红色的，红色代表着喜庆；

而在西方，新娘的服饰通常是白色的，白色是纯洁的象征。

这反映出中西方对颜色的不同认识。

第二，可以通过婚礼的场所看出差异。

中国的婚礼通常在家里举行；

而西方的婚礼通常在教堂里举行。

这反映出中西方对宗教信仰的不同认识。

第三，可以通过婚宴看出差异。

在中国，新人需要热情的款待宾客，结果自己却很累；

而在西方，婚宴很轻松自由，甚至可以是一顿自助餐。

这反映出中西方人们不同的价值观。

第四，可以通过婚礼的气氛看出差异。

中国的婚礼喜庆热闹；

而西方的婚礼圣洁庄重。

这反映出中西方人们不同的婚姻观。

本文正是从以上几个方面入手来探索中西文化的差异。

关键词:

文化差异；

婚礼习俗；

婚姻

Acknowledgments

Thisthesisistheproductoftheauthorandthesupervisor'

sthreemonthsofefforts.IthasbeenrepeatedlyrevisedundertheguidanceofLecturerZhangWeihong.ItwasthejointeffortsofboththeauthorandtheteachersinForeignLanguagesDepartment.IwouldliketoexpressmyheartfeltthankstoMs.Zhangandtheteacherswhohavehelpedtheauthorintheprocessofthethesiswriting.Iwillalsogivemythankstomyclassmatesandfriendswhohavehelpedmerevisethethesis.Lastbutnotleast,Iwillgivemyheartfeltthankstomyparentswhohavebeenalwayssupportingandencouragingme.

Contents

Introduction1

1DifferentAttitudestowardColors2

1.1DifferentAttitudestowardRed3

1.1.1ChineseAttitudetowardRed3

1.1.2WesternAttitudetowardRed3

1.2DifferentAttitudetowardwhite3

1.2.1ChineseAttitudetowardWhite3

1.2.2WesternAttitudetowardwhite4

2DifferentBeliefs4

2.1ChineseBelief5

2.2WesternBelief5

3DifferentValues6

3.1ChineseValues7

3.2WesternValues8

4DifferentConceptsofMarriage8

4.1ChineseConceptofMarriage9

4.2WesternConceptofMarriage10

Conclusion11

Bibliography12

Introduction

Theweddingisaceremonyheldbytwopersonsinloveinordertoprovethattheyloveeachotherandwanttobetogetheralltheirlifeinanysituations.Theywanttheirrelativesandfriendstowitnesstheirhappiness.Differentcountries,regionsandethnicweddingwhichallcontaintheirowncultureandcustomsaredifferent.Theweddingcolors,weddingplaces,weddingbanquetsandweddingatmosphereareallshowingthenationalcultures.

ChineseweddingisdifferentfromtheweddingintheWest.Theentirewedding'

smaincolorisred,whichisalsotherepresentativeofthetraditionalChinesefestivitycolor.Thischangewillenabletheweddingjubilation.Inthetraditionalwedding,thebrideworeredLuoyiandFengguanwitharedscarfonit,whilethegroomworeredlonggownmandarinjacketandaredhat.Thegroomonhorsebackrodeinfrontandthebrideintheredpalanquinfollowedhim,withmatchmakingandYingqingteamstothegroom'

shouseinthreebows（Baitang）.Theentireweddingispresidedoverbythemasterofceremonies.Inhiscommand,Thebrideandgroomfirstbowtoheavenandearth（BaiTiandi）,secondlybowtoparents（BaiGaotang）,thirdlybowtoeachother（FuqiDuibai）.Atlasttheyweresentintothebridalchamber.Spreebridalchamberistheclimaxofthewedding.Relativesandfriendsandneighbors,anyoneattheweddinginfact,cancomeintoplayallkindsoftricksonthenewcouple,especiallythebride.Theymakealotofnoisesothatthereisanextremelylivelyatmosphereintheroom,whichisbelievedtobeaninseparablepartofajollywedding.Thoughthisseemedalittlenoisy,bothofthemdroppedshynessandgotfamiliarwitheachother.Thenthebridewillwaitforthegroominbridalchamber.Thegroomwillentertaintheguestsoutsideuntilthebanquetisover.Inmodernsociety,Chineseweddingceremonyisunceasinglychanging,butthebasicformandetiquettehavenotchanged.

Westernweddingisaromantictype:

thewholeweddingfromthebeggingtotheendisfullofromantic.Thebride'

sdressisgenerallywhiteandthegroomisblackdressedsothatthewholeweddingwasthesolemnseriousness.Marriageinthechurchisthemostimportantlinktothewholeweddingceremony.First,withtheweddingmarchrhythm,thebridewillgointothechurchwithherfather,andthenherfatherwilldeliverherhandstothegroom.Thepastorwillaskthebrideandgroomontheothersidetomakealifetimecommitment,whichistheclimaxofthewholewedding.Thentheywillexchangemarriageringsandkisseachotherwiththeblessingofeveryone.Thekisshasaprofoundmeaning.Throughthekiss,aperson'

sbreathandpartofthesoulstayintheotherone'

sbody.Lovemakesthemtogether.Theflowerballinthehandsofthebrideisnotordinaryfurnishings.Thebridewillthrowittothefemaleguestsatthescene.Theonewhoreceivedthecurdwillbethenexttogetmarried.Thenthereistheweddingbanquet.Westernweddingbanquetisquitefree.Itcanbethebuffet,andalsocanbeadancingpartywithmusic.

1DifferentAttitudestowardColors

WecanusetwokindsofcolorstodescribetheChineseandWesternweddingceremony:

redandwhite.Inourcountry,theredsymbolizesgoodfortuneandjoy.Inourcountry'

swedding,redisthemaincolor.Everywhereisplasteredwithbrightredcharacter.Thebride'

straditionaldressisalsored.Thecandles,eggs,peanuts,redenvelopesusedinweddingday,thebeddingandadornmentinthebridalchamberareallred.Itsymbolizespeople'

sblessingtothenewlyweds.InWesterncountries,whiteisthefirstchoiceforthemarriageadornments;

therefore,boththebridalchamberandthechurcharedecoratedwithwhiteseriesofflowers,whichmaketheatmospherequietandauspicious.Theweddingdressthatthebridewearsiswhite,andthebridewhowearswhiteweddingdressisconsideredtobepure.InChina,thewholewhiteclotheswillonlybeworeninmourningceremonies.Ifwhiteappearsintheweddingceremony,itwillbeveryunlucky.Similarlly,redalsowon'

tappearintheWesternweddingceremonybecausetheythinkthatredisasymboloffire,blood,andshowstheradical,violence,dangerandtension.

1.1DifferentAttitudestowardRed

1.1.1ChineseAttitudetowardRed

InChineseculture,thetheearliestperceptionofredisfromthecolorofthesun,becausepeoplethinkthesunislikefire.Ourancestorshadaninstinctiveworshipforthesun.Theancientsbelievedthatthesunisthebasicpremiseforalllivestolive.Everythingissendingoutthevitalitywiththesunshine,sopeoplehadspecialattachmenttotheredsun.Rednaturallybecameoneofthemostfavoritecolors,reflectingpeople'

spursuitofmaterialandspirit.Itsymbolizesgoodfortuneandjoy.Forexample,whentheChineseNewYearcomespeoplehangredlanternsandpasteredcouplets.Whenholdingaweddingceremonypeopleconsistentlyusetheredcolor.Ofcourseredalsohascloseconnectionwiththerevolutionaryprogress,suchas"

redpoliticalpower"

.Itisalsothesymbolofsuccess.Forexample,peoplewhoareverypopulararecalled"

redpeople"

.Thebeautifulwomenarealsocalledthe"

redxiu"

.In2010WorldExpoinShanghai,theChineseHongGuanmakesusmoreawarethatredrepresentsthefestivalandpeaceforChinesepeople.

1.1.2WesternAttitudetowardRed

ButinWesterncountries,redseemstobeoffensive,whichisasymboloffire,blood,andshowstheradical,violence,dangerandtension.Forexample:

'

'

redbattle'

referstoabloodybattle;

redflag'

referstoexasperatingthings;

aredragtoabull'

meansmakingpeopleangry.

1.2DifferentAttitudetowardWhite

1.2.1ChineseAttitudetowardWhite

InChineseculture,whiteisatabooword,reflectingthatpeoplewanttogetridofthecorruptorbadthingsinphysicalandmentalaspects.Forexample,sincetheancienttimes,familiesmustwearwhiteXiaoFuafterthedeathofrelatives;

intheolddayspeoplealsolookedonthe'

whitetiger'

asademon.Theycallthewomanwhobringsbadlucktoherhusband"

BaiHuXing"

.Whitealsosymbolizesthedecayofaneraandthereactionarypower,suchasthe“whiteterror”.Besides,italsomeansfailure,stupidandinsignificance,like"

BaiMangHuo"

"

BaiChi"

and"

BaiFeiLi"

andsoon;

inancienttimeswh