Chinese wedding customs

wedding cloth 

wedding transpertation

Marriage is a very important thing in the life of the Chinese community or family. It is a shift that greatly influenced the change for a man. In general, marriage is a legal way to get a wife. The institution was granted permission to connect lineage ancestors and begin their own children. In addition, the Chinese men will face many new responsibilities as a husband and as a father then.

In Chinese society, at the time of engagement can be done when the child - the child is aged between 7 and 14 years. Accordingly, no longer bound by the traditional rules for a Chinese girl to marry.

At the first time a marriage is arranged by parents. But the situation has changed today. However, parents still have authority intervention in child marriage - their children. Although arranged marriages now oelh parents but still carried the fate prediction and it is a very important stage. Setting time and date for the wedding is also important.

There are three rites conducted by the Chinese community in Malaysia during a marriage held as follows:

Civil marriages which will perngantin has to be registered first as husband and wife, legally - law.

Tea ceremony - It is a traditional Chinese culture in which a new bride gives tea to members - older family members to drink as a sign of identification with each other.

Dinner - At this feast all relatives and friends - friends will be invited.

Ordinarily, a civil marriage ceremony and the tea ceremony is to be attended by close relatives only.

Items that are considered important in Chinese wedding is the wedding announcement to friends - and friends and relatives by holding a feast. This feast of its size depends on the ability of a person. Due to this important ceremony then guests - guests who present it is best to wear beautiful clothes and red. We encourage you - preferably be prevented from wearing a black shirt, blue or gray as the color - the color is usually associated with sad events in Chinese society.

When guests visit the newly-weds they should congratulate them. Guests do not tell or say the word - the word sad as death, illness, injury or ghost to speak to the bride's.

Red color among the Chinese community and happy means good sign. Therefore, in the event it is better to give a gift wrapped in red paper.