tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41474169789510624242024-03-14T07:47:41.939-07:00The challenge on Chinese traditional wedding in HK.hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-18030517880233788192010-11-27T21:42:00.013-08:002010-12-01T04:04:52.179-08:00GE 1101 CB1 Chin Cul Heritage in Mod Perp<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong>The challenge in Chinese traditional wedding in HK</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog is mainly focus on the challenge on Chinese traditional wedding in HK.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">That was because we found that wedding is a big event for human but also it was influenced by a lot of problems. Wedding is base on male and female, history telling us the treatment between male and female were not fair. The unfair atmospheres made a lot of marriages broken up or suffering the unhappiness marriage living. In actually, those histories can project on the Chinese traditional wedding. Do you know why Chinese traditional wedding is mainly for female? Why Chinese traditional wedding has a lot of rules and steps? And why the contemporary people would like to choose western styles more than the Chinese one? After doing this project we found out the meaning behind Chinese traditional wedding and would like to share with you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Since the Second World War, Hong Kong became a Britain’s colony. Although Hong Kong is a part of China but its traditional culture was affected by western deeply. After the war, western was got developed very fast. Therefore, it requires a mass of manpower to cooperate its fast development. Due to Hong Kong had a lot of main land people who would gain the job for requiring lower salary. So, it attracted many western investors came to Hong Kong and running on their business and at the end it caused the Hong Kong’s economies grew very fast too. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Before the British government implemented the fair education policies (male and female can gain the 9 years free education), female were hardly to find a job and the most job they found was labor working. After the policies was been issued, more and more females could work base on their abilities and sought to another fields such as civil service which required lower labor working but more logistic organization. According to more and more females could found jobs and works, this changes were broke up the traditional concept that woman should just worked for the family.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Since the society system was been changed, female being independent and financial freedom but by the way the male just released a less change. The social status among male and female was been reversed and caused the Chinese traditional marriage might have been faced a huge reform. One is people prefer to find their partner in their general living rather than order by their parents.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Since the traditional Chinese concept influence females from when they are young to old. The concept “Meekness is the virtue” being the root in their mind. While people was living under modernization and influenced by different education, this concept was been changed. Female thought of making reflection of what they used to do and at the end they were escaped from the old traditional wedding’s grip.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> I found that Hong Kong's female was influenced by the Chinese traditional educational and the unfair atmosphere a lot. Although they are not willing ordered by their parents but they still endure until the western thought was spreading then this situation getting changed. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">That may be one of the reasons why people would like to choose western wedding. That was because they want to escape the unhappiness memories and the western thought helped them in the past. <u>Therefore, western wedding has a reclamation meaning in Chinese especially influenced the younger generation deeply.</u> </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Have you though why do people getting marriage for? And which problems once was been discovered will have negative affect to discourage people getting marriage? Also, does the wedding cost will affect people to choose their wedding styles? At the end what do you think about the Chinese wedding business running on Hong Kong are more than western or vice versa? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In actually, some news mentions that Chinese wedding expends more money than western wedding. It was because running Chinese traditional wedding being a special business that asking higher payment for maintaining. Also, a lot of the unnecessary goods consume in Chinese traditional wedding while western wedding just right and saying that in normally just use once in life. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong>The real problem after wedding</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mn4cr5aGKlCY0KS8iEtgdR-shrVP3dwjrupXj-8waSs-M1mmtWlhyphenhyphengMORS5tUh-WGUfjvCG_P7IE4SWwohOcs32KFUVklaua1YgzeMMIH1m8TalHIqG6J7kur7wj-1JhM-IdV0KBnyY/s1600/ee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mn4cr5aGKlCY0KS8iEtgdR-shrVP3dwjrupXj-8waSs-M1mmtWlhyphenhyphengMORS5tUh-WGUfjvCG_P7IE4SWwohOcs32KFUVklaua1YgzeMMIH1m8TalHIqG6J7kur7wj-1JhM-IdV0KBnyY/s320/ee.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I found that a lot of issue in recent year concerning about the baby abandon. How is the baby come? If the couple just toward fulfil their sensory enjoyment such as sex, then the baby would be a big problem for them. More and more couples affair to birth baby because they realize the duty is weightier than they thought. In 2000, an advertisement was showed on the T.V to descript how a baby will expends money and that’s saying approximate 4 million dollars for one. After this advertisement was published it was been banned by the government’s interference. It was because the birth rate was dramatically dropped to the lowest point since the couples were watched this advertisement. It sounds funny but in actually it really used to happen in Hong Kong.</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">It was because the financial limitation rules the couple’s planning. Before the advertisement had published the couples were not realized baby would cost them such a huge financial problem. I mentioned this case because i want to go through this case to descript how it projecting the Hong Kong atmosphere. According to the economic growing faster and faster, <u>Hong Kong resident felt their financial pressure were increasing gradually.</u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In 2008, the global economic crisis brought a huge damage on the traditional financial system. The Fed announced QE1 policies to impact to the whole financial system especially in Hong Kong such susceptible financial city. Due to the peg system with the States, the inflation was increasing approximately 7% in Hong Kong while the resident’s salary wasn’t growth. Many Hong Kong people found that have a baby will increase their financial pressure and that's why Hong Kong resident not willing to get marriage and birth baby.</span></span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Chinese traditional wedding is mainly for females. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In actually, the Chinese traditional wedding is not mainly for males but rather for females. We can find the reason from the old traditional Chinese’s culture. In the past days, the virtue rules Chinese wife should belongs to their husband. Female hadn’t the rights to participate the society policies and properties distribution. Therefore, female would depend on their husband in anything. There are one Chinese word to descript these case” <span lang="ZH-TW">「嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗,嫁著馬騮隨山走。」</span>” it means where your husband go where you go. It sound so funny but in actually it is a real case which happen in the past. Due to those unfair treatments, the Chinese traditional wedding being a ceremony mainly service female.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">By looking at the female’s wedding dressing<span class="dct-tt"><span lang="ZH-TW">褂</span></span>“gua” we found that the cost to made a<span class="dct-tt"><span lang="ZH-TW">褂</span></span>“gua” is much more than male’s dressing. Depends on the customer’s needs, to making a褂“gua” require six months to one year and six month but in opposite the male’s dressing just saying about half or one month. Furthermore, we can have a look on the wedding jewelry. The <span class="dct-tt"><span lang="ZH-TW">冠</span></span><span class="dct-tp4">“</span><span class="dct-tp4">guan”, which, is for the head to </span>dress up, the gold necklace, both are for females. On the other hand, there is just a little doodad for male. <span class="wbtrmn1"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: #d4d0c8; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: #d4d0c8; border-top: #d4d0c8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><i><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">China's wedding industry is booming thanks to higher standards of living and </span></i><i><span style="color: blue;"><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Luxury wedding boom in china</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">This news shows the wedding trends in mainland China. It seems western wedding would more attract to young couples. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Due to the Chinese traditional wedding has a tight format, the elaboration is weak and hardly to change. Because once it was been changed then it won’t as the original one anymore. Moreover, the </span></span>Older won’t accept the newer format of Chinese wedding. But if the couple chooses western style then there are not only varied of formats they can choose but also design a newer one for them. I think it was because western styles are more open minding so it was easier accepted by the others.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The couple prefer western wedding</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">According to our survey’s data, we found that people would prefer the western wedding. I think that the western wedding would be more fairly for male and female. It is hard to say the wedding is for which side because that’s the same important. If I were bride, I would like to choose western wedding also. That’s not only the balance on the both side but also not as tight as the Chinese one.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">Due to the Chinese traditional wedding has many rules and once skip one part among those rules then it is not good to the sign. Especially in the old China, It takes the couples feel much pressure and also as same as their parents.</span></div></div><div align="center"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 0in 0in 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">It is a business for company offers couple luxury wedding.</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">In recent years, an atmosphere showing that people always think of substance. Most people would like to choose the benefit as their primary start thinking point. It was because they were always thinking of the substances to fulfill their desires. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">Since people have been living under modernization and technologies, the relationship between each other was weak and depends on substances to maintain. In contemporary, more and more people toward independent thinking, it made people don’t willing to let their life depends on others and cause people prefer substance living rather than mental living. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">If someone needs then someone would be give services. Some business men found that the luxury wedding requirement have increased since 2007. The more luxury wedding value not only shows how rich they are but also preserving the couple’s vanity. After doing the research, I found that these luxury weddings hold in Mainland China frequently and especially in the prosperous city such as Shang Hai and Beijing. The successful reason for running this business in China was because wedding is valuable in Chinese so people willing to pay to have a memorable period. </span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The sensory enjoyment becomes a goal as people’s desire. </b></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="wbtrmn1" style="font-family: inherit;">When people living around full of substance then their significant of living toward a higher level, not only fulfils the human base requirement such as eat, go, live and wear but also their sensory enjoyment. The happiness within the short period interprets as lasting in most contemporary younger. They focus to gain happiness immediately but once they feel boring or unsatisfied then they will lose contact with other people. Thus, the substance philosophy was gripped the human relationship to be limitation. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #396496; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><strong>That cause chinese men looking West</strong></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #396496; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: black;">Some chinese male said that</span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #363636; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> considers western more independent than their chinese counterparts, less girlish and more straightforward. </span></span></span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>A survey finding that 80% of males approve "naked wedding", while 70% females don't.</strong> </span><br />
<span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #363636; font-family: inherit;">Not buying house, no car, no wedding ceremony, no ring, etc only a red certificate of marriage, <strong>"that's what a "naked wedding"</strong> really means for young couples. Do you accept this kind of wedding?</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #363636; font-family: Georgia, serif;">I<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #363636; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> think that those reasons would made people choose western wedding rather than chinese.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-52974492305443331872010-11-27T21:42:00.005-08:002010-11-30T00:03:44.655-08:002.1- Match Making - Difference<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 231.05pt;" valign="top" width="308"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Choice of marriage partners was made not by the partners themselves, but made by their parents with the help of a marriage go-between. Hence in the past especially in villages, husbands and wives did not meet each other prior to the wedding day. Sometimes, when children are suitable for marriage, their parents will ask matchmaker to help them keep a look out for suitable candidates or the matchmaker themselves will go to those families that have children suitable for marriage, volunteering to matchmake for them. Usually once a marriage is successful, the matchmaker will be paid an angbao as a token of appreciation from both families. Matchmaker is usually a form of living for some individuals. The matchmaker will try to matchmake both families based on their family background and social position. <br />
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<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 231.05pt;" valign="top" width="308"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matchmaking continues to exist but arranged marriage is now becoming extinct as people have the freedom to pursue their own love and marriage. Their parents will not ask matchmaker to look for suitable candidates.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, matchmakers today have evolved into a business concept. They are now operated as a form of agency whereby people interested to look for partners or rather want to enlarge their social circle; they pay some money to become members of the agency which will arrange them to go for some activities. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Due to low birth rate in Singapore, the Ministry of Community development, youth and sports has came up with a scheme known as dating treats! The Dating Treats! are offered by accredited dating agencies and subsidized by the Social Development Network (SDN)These are packages put together by all the dating agencies for singles to try out their services or events. Some of the packages are worth up to HKD$2500 but now are offered to all singles at just HKD$250</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Background information for SDN: Social Development Unit was formed in 1984 to promote marriages among graduate singles while Social Development Services (SDS) was set up in 1985 to promote marriages among non-graduate singles. The 2 units were merged on 28 January 2009 to reap economies of scale, enlarge the outreach and provide more opportunities for singles to meet. The unit was renamed Social Development Network(SDN)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to forge an extensive network of singles, resources and partners and to create an environment conducive for singles to meet and forge meaningful relationships.</span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-13725778319328609932010-11-27T21:42:00.003-08:002010-11-30T00:04:10.318-08:002.2- Match Making - Reason<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Reasons for the change:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The society has opened up unlike in the past. Woman has become educated and the chances to opposite sex increases after the May 4<sup>th</sup> movement. Unlike in the past, whereby women are not allowed to go to school or only the single sex school available ,their contact with the outside world or rather with the opposite sexes is kept to minimum. However, it is not the case now. There are many mixed sex school and people are more keen to pursue their own happiness.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Matchmaking agency has also becoming a business concept. Instead of just fully focusing on looking for marriage partners, the agency today has become a place to widen social circle. Modernization have lead to people are becoming busier with their work and have lesser time to know more friends. Hence, matchmaking agencies played the role of widening their social circle, introducing friends to them.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although modernization has lead to the opening up of society and empowers the girls to search for their own happiness, they spend more time in studies and their careers compared with their peers in the past. As a result, it has caused them to marry at a later age which means difficulty to have child. It was a common sight to see women and men marrying at an older age compared with the time of their parents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low birth rate is a major concern for many countries especially to country without any natural resources like Singapore. Hence, human resources are very important to sustain development. Therefore, instead of parents more anxious for their children’s marriage, the country is more anxious than the parents. They hope that singles can find their own happiness and married and give birth. This is to increase the population in Singapore for sustainability. </span></span></div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-55236579183267887842010-11-27T21:42:00.001-08:002010-11-30T22:45:04.303-08:003- Betrothal<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Betrothal is a complicated procedure which consists of several steps. The steps are called “</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">three letters and six etiquettes”.<span style="color: black;"> Firstly, the grooms’ families hire matchmaker to communicate with the proposed brides’ families to ask whether they are interested in the proposal. After receiving the acceptance of brides’ families, the grooms’ families have betrothal negotiation with the brides’ families on the bridal price and gifts. The matchmaker played an important role in the negotiation since two families did not have direct contact.</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> The matchmaker helps the grooms’ families to as for the 'Eight Letters' of brides. Among the 22 letters, ten are known as 'Tian Gan' and twelve are 'Di Zhi'. Year, month, day and time are represented by 2 letters. Finally, the bride's birth date would be represented by 8 letters. Then, a guy is hired to see if the proposed grooms and brides match or not. Then, the grooms’ families send an initial gift with a gift letter to the brides’ families. Next, the grooms’ families send the betrothal gifts to the brides’ families and they choose the wedding date. Also, they worship the ancestral to confirm the deal. Afterward, a guy is hired to choose a good date </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">according to the bride and groom's and their family's birthdates </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">for holding the wedding. The brides’ and grooms’ families send invitation cards to their relatives, neighbours, colleagues and friends. The people who receive invitation cards have to give money or gifts as congratulation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Now</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Two families hold a meeting, normally in restaurants to negotiate the betrothal price and gifts. Some families hire a guy to choose the good date for holding wedding while some couples choose the date which they want. Then, the grooms’ families send betrothal gifts to the brides’ families. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The brides’ and grooms’ families send invitation cards to their relatives, neighbours, colleagues and friends. The people who receive invitation cards have to give money or gifts as congratulation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-5215712682723349282010-11-27T21:41:00.003-08:002010-12-01T00:17:05.871-08:003.2- Betrothal - Difference<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Past</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 2.45in;" valign="top" width="235"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nowadays</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wedding date</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weddings would not held in the Fifth, Sixth or Seventh lunar months.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weddings should be held from late autumn to early spring</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 2.45in;" valign="top" width="235"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wedding dates can be held anytime as long as the couples like.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For instance 131 couples married on 09/09/2009 in Hong Kong despite being the hungry ghost festival in the lunar calendar</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Arranged marriage</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Arranged wedding is common and usually both the bride and the groom did not see each other before.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo5; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Parents will ask the matchmaker to matchmake their sons and daughters</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 2.45in;" valign="top" width="235"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Arranged wedding is not longer exist as people nowadays are pursuing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the freedom of love</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Instead of parents asking matchmakers to matchmake their sons and daughters, nowadays is the government who are encouraging its people to marry ( Singapore case)</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For Singapore case, the Ministry of Community development, youth and sports has came up with a scheme known as dating treats!</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Dating Treats! are offered by accredited dating agencies and subsidized by the Social Development Network (SDN). They are packages specially put together by all the dating agencies for singles to try out their services or events. Some of the packages are worth up to $500, but are now offered to all singles at just $50. <br />
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But that is not all. To encourage singles to take up the packages, SDN will co-pay half the cost of $50 when singles sign up for the package at SDN's Love Byte website</span></span><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When presenting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the betrothal gifts, it included bridal cakes, coconuts, tea, a pair of virtuous poultry, betel nuts, wine and tobacco</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 2.45in;" valign="top" width="235"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although we still have to betrothal gifts, some of the items may be missing or rather been changed <br />
For example the virtuous poultry. Nowadays, the grooms give a red pocket instead of live pairs of chicken, ducks and gooses. Chinese text “</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">包羅萬有</span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">” is written on the cover of the red packet which means there are numerous items in the red packet.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l7 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dragon and Phoenix bridal cake is replaced by cake in western style. </span></span></div></td></tr>
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</div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-89962855673927941552010-11-27T21:41:00.001-08:002010-11-30T00:00:43.469-08:003.3- Betrothal - Reason<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Past</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 2.45in;" valign="top" width="235"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nowadays</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 95.4pt;" valign="top" width="127"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wedding date</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: text1; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: text1; mso-border-right-themecolor: text1; mso-border-themecolor: text1; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: text1; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171pt;" valign="top" width="228"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></div><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">According to the legend, weddings held in these 3 months would be unfavourable to the groom or the bride</span></span> <br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Farming was in its slack season and wedding celebrations would not come into conflict with labour demand and food supply.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Attitude of the young generation is changing. In the past whereby the happiness of a marriage many people thought is depend on marrying on an auspicious day. However, better education have made couples realised the success to a happy marriage is communication between the couples, not depend on an auspicious date. Therefore, many couples get married in some special dates, namely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>09/09/2009 which means “forever” and “longevity” and 10/10/2010 which means “wonderful”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the past, China is a Patriarchal society. Father is the most powerful in a family. All members must follow his orders and wills. Therefore, father is the one who initiates the proposal.</span></span><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="shorttext"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Social network of the people in the past is not as wide as people nowadays. Each family is only familiar with few families. They rely on matchmakers to introduce and knot marriage. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The social networking devices are well developed nowadays. People can make friends in lots of ways. The widening social network of people nowadays reduces the needs of introduction of opposite sex through matchmakers. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The ideology of the society changes because of the introduction of western culture, the contact between opposite sex is no longer regarded as taboo. Everyone has their right to choose their partner and goes dating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parents are unable to bother their decision since many teenagers think that marriage is their own business and it does not relate to the knot of two families. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Due to the low birth rate in Singapore, the government are encouraging people to marry early.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some of the items are missing or getting harder to find. For example virtuous poultry usually need to be alive, but in Singapore, we did not have live poultry. And in Hong Kong, due to H1N1, live poultry is getting<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>harder to find</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mindsets of the people are changing. Even though some stuffs are still available but it may require more time and effort to look for it, for the convenience sake, people will just make do with it. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-SG" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some western elements are more popular than Chinese one, such as cake. Therefore, the Chinese ones are replaced. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-6883267464208562852010-11-27T21:35:00.005-08:002010-11-30T23:44:55.053-08:004.1- Wedding Preparation - Procedure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. propose marriage</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. engagement </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. look dowry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. the bed</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">6. service tea to parent</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7. palanquin ride</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">8. open side</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">9. sedan chair </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">10. three bows</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">11. celebrate the couple</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12. bridal chamber</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">13. back home</div><br />
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</div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-24771711979838315892010-11-27T21:35:00.003-08:002010-11-30T22:48:38.328-08:004.2- Wedding preparation - Difference<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 480;"><tbody>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Past</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nowadays</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 115.85pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retreat</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retreat was a serious procedure</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Brides express their feeling and lament to parents and relatives</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It lasted for several days</span></li>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retreat becomes less formal. It is regarded as a meeting or gathering between friends and the couples nowadays. </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Brides express their feeling to friends and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>parents but not relatives </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retreat only lasts for one night</span></li>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 12.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Such practice is disappeared and ignored</span></li>
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<tr style="height: 15.95pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 15.95pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 115.85pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bed installing</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 15.95pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">A good luck man and a good luck woman slightly set the bed </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Children sleep on the bed overnight before wedding day</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The bed was filled with fruits and allowed children to get them.</span></li>
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Past</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nowadays</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 115.85pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Retreat</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the past, the period of retreat lasted for several days since it was regarded as a serious procedure. Also, the distance between the brides’ homes and grooms’ homes were too long. After getting married, it was difficult for brides to visit their parents, relatives and friends. Therefore, brides had several days to express their feelings and laments to everyone, especially senior relatives through singing. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 9pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The formation of small family weakening the relationship between relatives and brides since they do not live together and the lack of interaction and communication weaken their relationship. Therefore, brides seldom express their lament to relatives. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Furthermore, the distance between places gets closer. It is no longer difficult for brides to visit their parents after getting married, thus there is less sad feeling for the brides. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The attitude of the <place w:st="on">Hong Kong</place> teenagers towards Chinese traditional culture changes a lot; they think that this procedure is unreasonable so they do not follow it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The social status of female rises, many female has jobs. It is impossible for them to leave their jobs for several days and stay at home to do this procedure.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="height: 12.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 12.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 115.85pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Meeting of brides and grooms in the day before wedding</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 12.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">In the past, grooms and brides did not see the face of each other before wedding day since their marriage is arranged by their parents. It is inacceptable in the past Chinese society that the grooms see the brides before wedding day since it is regarded as violating the rule. </span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 12.75pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Couples have their freedom to making their mate choice; their partners are chosen by them so they must see the face of each other before wedding day. The rule in the past can not apply in the society nowadays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 15.95pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 15.95pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 115.85pt;" valign="top" width="154"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bed installing</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 15.95pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 158.65pt;" valign="top" width="212"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">All these procedures aimed at providing luck and fortune to the couples. The good luck man and woman were believed that they could bring their luck to the new couples. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Chinese believed that allowing children to sleep and get fruits on the bridal bed can let the couples have more babies in the future. Chinese pay lots of attention to fertility of brides so many elements in Chinese traditional wedding are about fertility.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 15.95pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 151.6pt;" valign="top" width="202"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The introduction of western culture makes teenagers nowadays does not believe these kinds of practices. The western education highlights logical thinking and scientific. Teenagers nowadays think that these are not logical and not scientific so they do not believe that.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Couples nowadays do not want to have baby because of the financial and personal preference. Raising a child needs millions of money which makes many couples reject to have a baby. Apart from the large amount of money, considerable amount of effort has to be spared in order to raise a healthy child. Many couples do not want to shoulder this burden and they don’t want to produce offspring and they want to enjoy the life of them both only. Some of them are willing to have one child only. Therefore, the idea of fertility is not suitable for them. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">The Bride’s Journey to the Groom’s House (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">出嫁</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">)</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On wedding day, the houses of both bride and groom are decorated in red color and the walls are adhered with double happiness’s. Firstly, a large group of people go to the home of bride to take the bride to the home of the groom. The group includes servants, lantern musicians, dancing lions and the groom. The matchmaker may be also included in the team. The groom and the bride serve tea to the senior relatives of the bride. Then, the brides whose face is covered by red silk veil or a curtain made of tassels or beads are carried by a matchmaker and take on the sedan chair. At the same time, lantern musicians play the instruments and fireworks are fired. When the bride arrives at the home of the groom, she has to step over a saddle or a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="fire"></a>lit stove to cross the threshold. Then, the couple has to worship the ancestors, heavens and earth. Finally, they have to serve tea to the groom’s senior family members according to the pecking order. The senior members give red packets back to the couples with greeting. At night, the couples hold a Wedding Banquet in the ancestral hall and invite relatives and friends. After the meal, some guests follow the couples to go back the bridal room and play tricks on them, mainly the groom. Afterward, the couples drink and toast and the groom take the red curtain away from the bride. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Nowadays</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On wedding days, the houses of both bride and groom are decorated in red color and the walls are adhered with double happiness. Firstly, a large group of people go to the home of bride to take the bride to the home of the groom. The group includes relatives, friends and the groom. When the groom’s team arrives at the bride’s home, they have to pass a series of games in order to get into the home. The groom and the bride serve tea to the senior relatives of the bride. Next, the bride and the groom take on the flower car to go back the groom’s home. When the couples arrive at the groom’s home, they have to worship the ancestors, heavens and earth. Finally, they have to serve tea to the groom’s senior family members according to the pecking order. The senior members give red packets back to the couples with greeting. At night, the couples hold a Wedding Banquet in Chinese restaurant or hotel and invite relatives, friends and colleagues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;">Visiting the bride’s home on the third day (三朝回門)</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In the past, the couples visit the bride’s home on the third day after wedding day. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">The aim of this procedure is to vist the parents and the family members of the bride. The bride visit her parents with groom and lots of gifts. In the past, the home of the bride is far away from that of groom, it is difficult for the bride to visit her parents. This procedure allows the bride to say goodbye to her parents and family members as well as thanks for their care. Also, the large amount of gifts sent to the bride’s home are used for worshipping ancestors. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Nowadays, many couples visit the bride’s home on the wedding day. Also, the procedure is less complicated and less gifts are prepared. </div></div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-20263888047491914682010-11-27T19:54:00.001-08:002010-12-01T00:39:04.210-08:005.2- Reception - Difference<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-font-kerning: 1.0pt;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Bride’s Journey to the Groom’s House</span></strong> </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>western veil</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>red silk veil</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Phoenix Coronet</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dragon & Phoenix Bridal Dress </span></a></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">褂裙</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">)</span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Grooms wear Chinese wedding dress (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">長衫馬褂</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">). </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Chinese dress initially is black in background which is decorated in golden or silvery.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Then, it converts into red in background and decorated in golden and silvery. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">The brides’ face were covered with a red silk veil</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The brides wore </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Phoenix Coronet and Decorated Shawl <span style="color: black;">on their head. </span></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 393.7pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: black; mso-border-right-alt: black; mso-border-style-alt: solid; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 195.6pt;" valign="top" width="261"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Couples wear both Chinese wedding dress and western wedding dress. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Some brides wear (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">小鳳仙</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) which is wore by prostitute in the past, trendy bridal dress (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">潮褂</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">) or pink </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm"><span style="color: #3d85c6; line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Dragon & Phoenix Bridal Dress </span></a></span><span style="color: #3d85c6; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">褂裙</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">)</span> which is wore by </span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">concubine in the past.</span></span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">No covering or rather replaced by western veil </span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 46.9pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 46.9pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: black; mso-border-right-alt: black; mso-border-style-alt: solid; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 90.85pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Collecting the bride</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 46.9pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: black; mso-border-right-alt: black; mso-border-style-alt: solid; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 168.15pt;" valign="top" width="224"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span lang="EN-SG" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-SG; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Presence of </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Firework, lantern musicians and unicorn dance</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 46.9pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: windowtext; mso-border-left-alt: black; mso-border-right-alt: black; mso-border-style-alt: solid; mso-border-top-alt: windowtext; mso-border-width-alt: .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 195.6pt;" valign="top" width="261"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Disappearance of fireworks, lantern, musicians and unicorn dance</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Friends and relatives present </span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 90.85pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Transportation used for taking brides</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 168.15pt;" valign="top" width="224"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Brides were carried with a bridal sedan chair (heavily curtained) </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 195.6pt;" valign="top" width="261"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Flower car. The flower car is decorated in western style, for example, there is a pair of bears or a bouquet of flowers on the front of the car. </span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="height: 64.45pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 64.45pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 90.85pt;" valign="top" width="121"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stepping over a lit stove and </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">tile</span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> to cross the threshold</span><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 64.45pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 168.15pt;" valign="top" width="224"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Brides had to </span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">step over a lit stove and </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">tile</span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> to cross the threshold <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; height: 64.45pt; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 195.6pt;" valign="top" width="261"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">·</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="line-height: 115%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; 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Many Hong Kong teenagers do not pay attention to the Chinese culture nowadays since they think that these are unreasonable and unreliable. They do not believe covering red silk veils protect them from evils. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Girls nowadays are much more powerful that their status in the society and right skyrocket. They need not follow any rules to stay at home. They can go outside whenever they want. Therefore, their appearances are something open to others. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Furthermore, there is more freedom for couples in mate choice. They can make decision of the marriage by themselves. The partners are chosen by themselves. There is no point in wearing red silk veil in their wedding. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, brides may think that wear Phoenix Coronet and Decorated Shawl is troublesome since it is heavy. Many brides do not wear it although they wear Chinese wedding dresses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the same time, <span style="color: black;">many couples think that the western wedding dresses are more beautiful than Chinese ones so they do not want to wear <a href="http://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm"><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Dragon & Phoenix Bridal Dress </span></a> (</span></span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">褂裙</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) and Chinese wedding dress (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">長衫馬褂</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">). </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Although some couples wear Chinese wedding dress, they do so because of the pressure exerted from their parents or senior relatives. Therefore, they try to wear some trendy Chinese wedding dresses, such as (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">小鳳仙</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">), trendy bridal dress (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">潮褂</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) or pink </span><a href="http://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm"><span style="color: black; mso-ansi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dragon & Phoenix Bridal Dress </span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="color: black; font-family: "新細明體", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">褂裙</span><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">). However, these kinds of dresses are unacceptable to many senior relatives because of the underlying meanings.</span></span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-add-space: auto;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Collecting the bride</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171.7pt;" valign="top" width="229"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"> ·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In Chinese society, marriage is a big event in a life. People spare lots of effort to make their wedding as grand as possible. </span></span><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unicorn dance is a traditional culture in Chinese society and Chinese believe that unicorn is so fearful that they can drive the evil and bad luck away to protect the couples.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Firework is fired since the sound can drive the evil and creatures away so firing firework is indispensible in all ceremonies in China.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Musicians play the instrument to play wedding music to create lively atmosphere. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The structure of the society changes a lot compared with the past. There is much less people work in the field of <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">unicorn dance</span> and lantern musicians since these activities are not popular. It is expensive to hire these people to perform in a wedding. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Another reason is about the living area. In the past, people lived in houses where it was larger than the apartments nowadays. The bigger area allows more activities and performance to be organized. You can imagine what will happen if someone perform <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">unicorn dance</span> in the corridor of an apartment building. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Apart from the changes of the structure of the society, the legislation also contributes to the changes. Firework is banned in Hong Kong so it is illegal to fire firework in wedding. The legislation inhibits this traditional procedure in Chinese wedding. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo4; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nowadays, it is common that friends and relatives of the groom go to collect the bride with the groom. When they arrive at the home of the bride, they have to play a series of games in order to get into the home. The friends and relatives are responsible for helping the groom to pass the games and make the procedure more lively since many activities are missed, namely unicorn dance, firework and musicians.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Transportation used for taking brides</span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171.7pt;" valign="top" width="229"><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The bridal sedan chair was decorated in red and it was highly curtained to prevent people outside from looking at inside. Also, the sedan chair was carried by four </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">servants. <span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">The bridal sedan chair and all items used in wedding were decorated in red since red is the color which evils and creatures scare. Chinese believe that this color can protect the couples.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 199.3pt;" valign="top" width="266"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Due to the development of the society and transportation, people nowadays seldom use human-powered transports or animals-powered transports since they are not efficient. Flower cars are much more efficiency and stable. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">People decorate flower cars with different kinds of western accessories, namely wedding dolls, flowers, colorful <span class="dct-tt">silk ribbon, etc.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, lots of space is needed when a sedan chair is used in the wedding. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The flowers cars are decorated in western style since teenagers think that western decoration is more romantic and beautiful. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo6; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="dct-tt"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span></span><span class="dct-tt"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also, the space contributes to the use of flower cars rather than bridal sedan chairs. The corridors of apartments in Hong Kong are not wide enough to allow sedan chairs to pass through. A flower car can take more people than a sedan chair.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 83.6pt;" valign="top" width="111"><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stepping over a lit stove and </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">tile</span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> to cross the threshold</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 171.7pt;" valign="top" width="229"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stepping over a lit stove aims at driving evil, creatures and ghosts away since they are afraid of fire. </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Stepping tile has several meanings. Firstly, this procedure is believed to take the bad luck of the bride away. </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Secondly, the intact tile means </span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">virginity. Breaking the tile means the bride is prepared to be a wife and is responsible to manage the family.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lastly, breaking the tile is related to producing offspring. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: #d4d0c8; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: #d4d0c8; mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid black .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 199.3pt;" valign="top" width="266"><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Many Hong Kong teenagers do not pay attention to the Chinese culture nowadays since they think that these are unreasonable and unreliable. </span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They do not believe these kinds of procedure protect them from evils. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<tr style="height: 0.75in; mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; height: 0.75in; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; width: 125pt;" valign="top" width="167"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The day of the visit</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1.5pt solid; border-right: black 1pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; height: 0.75in; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid black 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; width: 154.35pt;" valign="top" width="206"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the past, the distance between two homes is very long and the transportation is undeveloped. The couples are taken by human and horse only. It is not feasible for them to visit the bride’s home on the wedding day. </span></li>
</ul></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; height: 0.75in; mso-border-alt: solid black .75pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid black 1.5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; width: 138.95pt;" valign="top" width="185"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Transporation developes quickly so distance between two homes become much shorter. The meaning of The Bride Returning Home after 3 Days loses since the bride can visit her parents whenever she wants and the geographical factors no longer be hurdle. Furthermoe, visiting bride’s home on the wedding day can save time and money. Nowadays, most of the wedding items, namely clothing, hair designers, cameramen, flower car are one day loan. The couple need not loan these items again if they visit bride’s home on the same day. What is more, the couples can enjoy their honeymoon on the second day after wedding day immediately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></li>
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</ul></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: black 1.5pt solid; border-left: black 1pt solid; border-right: black 1.5pt solid; border-top: black 1pt solid; height: 92.25pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: 1.5pt; mso-border-color-alt: black; mso-border-left-alt: .75pt; mso-border-right-alt: 1.5pt; mso-border-style-alt: solid; mso-border-top-alt: .75pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in; width: 138.95pt;" valign="top" width="185"><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Many Hong Kong teenagers do not believe Chinese culture nowadays since they think that these are unreasonable and unreliable. Many couples stay at the bride home overnight and have dinner with the bridal parents. </span></li>
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</div>hinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263112299904489558noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147416978951062424.post-80595377443589088962010-11-25T00:26:00.000-08:002010-12-01T04:56:47.906-08:006- Conclusion<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Based on our survey, we realize the current trend for wedding is a mixture of western and traditional Chinese. Most of the people surveyed have either attended western or a mixture of western and traditional wedding. They all shared the view that the elements of traditional Chinese in current wedding is either too little or just alright .And when asked what type of wedding they prefer, only less than 9 percent want to do a traditional Chinese Wedding while the majority who did not want to do a traditional Chinese wedding stated that they prefer western style to traditional Chinese wedding. Only about half the number of surveyors would want to follow the full Chinese traditional wedding procedure next time </span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All of our surveyors are mainly in the age range of 18-25. They are brought in the time where western cultures and influences are at its peak. Their knowledge on Chinese culture would be lesser than the peers who are brought up in the 50s or 60s. Although most of the surveyors would like or their wife to wear dragon and phoenix bridal dress (</span></span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">褂</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">), they did not really know the differences in meaning between red and pink dress. Close to 30 percent of surveyor would prefer pink which is for concubines. Also, almost half of the surveyors answered wrongly when answer about the items which are not in the betrothal gifts. People did not really know the history or its resembles behind the items.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">However, although the people today have a weaker concept of traditional Chinese culture, they are still quite particular over the dates or days when they marry the next time. Most of the participants would not prefer to marry on 09/09/2009 even though some of them thought that the number 9 represent longevity. They felt that since 09/09/2009 falls on hungry ghost festival; it will not be an auspicious to marry after all. </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>Deduction:</strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>Based on the attitude of the people today, we can make the following deduction:</u></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Due to the changes in attitude in the young today, it will be harder to have a very traditional Chinese wedding. Instead, they will do something as a western and Chinese fusion of wedding.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some forms of procedures or gifts in the traditional Chinese wedding will continue to be lost while some form will be retained. Choosing an auspicious date to marry will most likely to be retained with some other important procedures like betrothal will to continue. However, some gifts that are very difficult to find will be left out for convenience sake.</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 37.5pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the older generation people dies off, the meaning behind wedding items, procedures will slowly be lost. Chinese traditional wedding, like the other Chinese culture, faces a lot of problems. They need people to carry on the trade or revitalize the whole procedures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not as time goes by, Chinese traditional wedding will slowly disappear.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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