western veil
red silk veil
Phoenix Coronet
Decorated Shawl
a bridal sedan chair
Flower car.
Past | Nowadays | |
Wedding dress | · Grooms wear Chinese wedding dress (長衫馬褂). · Chinese dress initially is black in background which is decorated in golden or silvery. · Then, it converts into red in background and decorated in golden and silvery. · The brides’ face were covered with a red silk veil · The brides wore Phoenix Coronet and Decorated Shawl on their head. | · Couples wear both Chinese wedding dress and western wedding dress. · Some brides wear (小鳳仙) which is wore by prostitute in the past, trendy bridal dress (潮褂) or pink Dragon & Phoenix Bridal Dress (褂裙) which is wore by concubine in the past. · No covering or rather replaced by western veil |
Collecting the bride | · Presence of Firework, lantern musicians and unicorn dance | · Disappearance of fireworks, lantern, musicians and unicorn dance · Friends and relatives present |
Transportation used for taking brides | · Brides were carried with a bridal sedan chair (heavily curtained) | · 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. |
Stepping over a lit stove and tile to cross the threshold | · Brides had to step over a lit stove and tile to cross the threshold | · Such practice is disappeared |
Visit home after 3 days
Past | Present | |
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Time of the end of the visit |
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