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1、【毕业论文】中西国家婚礼文化差异的比拟 毕 业 论 文The Comparison of Differences inWedding Culture BetweenChina and Western Countries中西国家婚礼文化差异的比拟学生姓名 王明霞 学号 1014010114 指导教师 潘朝霞 系部 外语系 专业年级 2021级英语 论文辩论日期 年 月 日 山东凯文科技职业学院The differences of wedding customs among China and western countriesThesis statement This thesis is goi

2、ng to find the differences of wedding customs among China and western countries by comparing some custom process and details OutlineIntroductionAuspicious occasionPerpetrationDressing 41 The customs of dressing in western countries42 The traditional dressing customs in China 43 The color differenceW

3、edding day ceremony Atmosphere Sponsons 6 Activities 61 Wedding night 62 honeymoon 7The Reasons of Differences 71 Thinking Pattern 72 Value Orientation 73 Behavior Standards 74 Social System 8conclusion 9 references1 Introduction As the development of the society globalization is involved into every

4、 aspect of life especially the culture This essay will have a glimpse of the differences of wedding traditions between China and western countries For some people marriage is the most solemn pledge we make in our lifetimes To wed is both the most basic of all human pledges and at the same time the m

5、ost sublime However countries around the world own different wedding traditions Taking Europe as an example wedding traditions in Western Europe are as varied as the countries that make up the region from Ireland to Italy from Portugal to Switzerland and everything in between the wonderful colorful

6、wedding traditions of Western Europe span almost a quarter of our world So we should have a better understanding of other and our own culture by comparing the differences of themAuspicious occasionIn Chinese culture when people decide to get married the first important thing is to choose an auspicio

7、us occasion It says Well began half done But there are many taboos for a wedding For example the wedding can not be held in March as the Tomb-sweeping Day which relates to ghost Besides Chinese believe a story about a woman called sanliang who also drove others apart in ancient so the days about her

8、 include 3rd 7th 13th 18th 22nd 27th in a month are not suitable for a wedding Moreover the date of birth and the eight characters of a horoscope which is called bazi in Chinese play a very important role on day-choosing for the wedding In the book called almanac there are many traditions and taboos

9、 details result from ones date of birth and the 8-characters of a horoscope In the western countries people also pay much attention on deciding which day to be their best day in the life Take England as an example it is said that Monday means wealth and Tuesday brings health while Saturday gives you

10、 bad lack Wednesday is the best while Thursday and Friday led to loss Friday and the 13th day in a month are always neglected because they come down to the death of god Furthermore they dont get married during the Lenten fast According to the month as the wedding rhymes saysMarry in the month of May

11、 youll surely rue the day So we can almost never hear news of weddings in May Then which month is the most suitable one for weddings in England It is June In the legends of ancient times June is named after the Roman nymph of love and marriage Juno Besides English often take summer as the good choic

12、e because the sunshine brings harvest 3 Preparation To some extent wedding ceremonies are complicated There are many things need to prepare before the ceremonies In China foods like red jujubes peanuts longan sunflower seeds must appear in the wedding since the metaphor that the new couple will have

13、 babies soon Besides other things include tea foods drinking fruits hongbao wedding grow ring jewelry and so on are also necessary Nowadays another very important item is house Certainly not everyone in China can buy a new house now however it is also necessary to decorate it even it is only rent Af

14、ter all it is home Compared to China western countries like America may have a better solution The bridegroom and bride will list the things they need for the wedding and tell their guests when they get the invitation cards Then the guests may choose one or more as their gifts It is useful to helps

15、the bridegroom and bride to prepare for the wedding and save much time In spite of the differences there are many same aspects between China and western countries nowadays For example both wedding cultures contain the best man and bridesmaid wedding dresses and ring It was in ancient Germany that th

16、e Western European tradition of a Best Man began In olden days it was sometimes necessary for a man to kidnap his bride from a neighboring village and he needed his strongest friend his Best Man to help with the kidnapping and to stand by him at the wedding ceremony to fight off any relatives that m

17、ight try to take her back Dressing41 The customs of dressing in western countriesThe western wedding cultures have some special requirements about the brides dressing on the wedding ceremony An ancient nursery rhyme about something old something new something borrowed something blue is now an import

18、ant part of most Western European weddings even though many brides and grooms no longer know the significance of the rhymeSomething old is symbolic of continuity The old item was often a piece of lace or a grandmothers scarf or an old piece of jewelry Something new signifies hope for the future and

19、can be anything from a piece of clothing to the wedding band itself Something borrowed is symbolic of future happiness and is often provided by a happily married friend of the bride And finally something blue In ancient times blue was the color of purity and often both the bride and the groom wore a

20、 band of blue cloth around the bottom of their wedding attire In America the bride also takes 6 penny which means wealth Furthermore the white wedding gown is the most popular dressing among western people Prior to the 16th century however this most important Western European wedding tradition was n

21、ot common It wasnt until Anne of Brittany popularized the white wedding dress in 1499 that the tradition became part of Western European wedding culture In England up until the 1400s the bride usually wore her best dress regardless of the color It was Queen Victoria 1840 who began the present day fa

22、shion of wearing white as the wedding dress It is also considered unlucky for the bride to make her own wedding dress Rather than Chinese brides who always make their own wedding at tire in history English brides usually consider it unlucky to make one for themselves 42 The traditional dressing cust

23、oms in China Turn to the ancient China roughscuffs usually only wear their better clothes while carriage trades always dress the very beautiful attire called phoenix coronet and robes of rank At first this kind of attire is only belonging to the nobles because thephoenix embroidered on it In Chinese

24、 culture the Chinese dragon and phoenix are thesymbol of the imperial power of authority As time goes on it becomes common among rich as it also means wealth and auspicious But both brides will use the red veil to hid their faces before the wedding night We can also find that European will wear veil

25、s which are white too In the modern times the main wedding attires are Tang suit and cheongsam if the new couple wants to hold a traditional wedding ceremony However although the form of wedding gown in China has changed with time a very important feature has been kept It is easy to find that all th

26、e clothes are red Even nowadays many young people trend to choose white wedding gown they must put on something red like red flowers5 Activities After the wedding feast there are many activities in not only the western wedding but also in the Chinese wedding51 Wedding Night In China the second most

27、exciting thing is to tease the newlyweds on the wedding night During this time the good friends brothers and sisters of the bride and the groom may come into their house and play games and jokes on the newlyweds especially the bride They may find many means to make the bride feel embarrassed while m

28、ake all the others laugh enough For instance they may order the bride to treat the groom as a salve even give a tool to her to hit him It may last until 1 or 2 am the next day So the wedding night is the first challenge which needs to cooperate for the Chinese newlyweds This custom can date back to

29、thousand years ago But people in that time do this only to exorcise Certainly the parents will throw some candy on their bed especially the jujubes peanuts longan and sunflower seeds Besides they will bring some strong and health kids to lie on the bed which means the wish to have a strong and healt

30、h child 52 Honeymoon In Western culture the custom of a newlywed couple going on a holiday together originated in early 19th century Great Britain a concept borrowed from the Indian elite in the Indian Subcontinent Upper-class couples would take a bridal tour sometimes accompanied by friends or fami

31、ly to visit relatives that had not been able to attend the wedding The practice soon spread to the European continent and was known as English-style voyage in France from the 1820s on Honeymoons in the modern sense ie a pure holiday voyage undertaken by the married couple became widespread during th

32、e Belle poque as one of the first instances of modern mass tourism This came about in spite of initial disapproval by contemporary medical opinion which worried about womens frail health and by savoir vivre guidebooks which deplored the public attention drawn to what was assumed to be the wifes sexu

33、al initiation The most popular honeymoon destinations at the time were the French Riviera and Italy particularly its seaside resorts and romantic cities such as Rome Verona or Venice Typically honeymoons would start on the night they were married with the couple leaving midway through the reception

34、to catch a late train or ship However in the 21st century many couples will not leave until 13 days after the ceremony and reception in order to tie up loose ends with the reception venue andor 6 Wedding day ceremonyWedding ceremonies in western countries always seem to be more romantic and solemn G

35、enerally people for example Italians will hold their ceremony in a church and hosted by a priest so that they can get the blessing and approval from God On that day the bride comes into the church companied by her father taking some white flowers and wearing her wedding gown and evil The bridegroom

36、is in black suit standing by the priest Now the music called Wedding chorus is on After the father gives the brides hand to the lucky man the priest will announce the marriage statement Will you take the woman man to be your lawful wedded wife husband to live together in the holy estate of matrimony

37、 Will you love her him cherish her him keep her him honor her him in sickness in health forsaking all others and cleave only to her him so long as both shall liveIf both of the bride and groom say yes I do the minister will allow they to change their rings and kiss each other Then the minister prono

38、unces them to be husband and wife and gives his blessing Then the music change to bright melody called Wedding OvertureCompared to the western wedding ceremony traditional Chinese weddings procedures are not so simple After all the culture of China has continued more than 5000 years Firstly when the

39、 groom goes to take the bride to the ceremony her family members or friends will set many challenges For example they may close the door until the groom gives some gifts called Hongbao Besides they may hide the bride or her shoes and so on All are done to show the attachment bond with the bride and

40、make the man know how hard to get married with the bride so that he must cherish her During the wedding ceremony day Chinese will hold the Three-blows which we call Baitang One for the ancestors one for the parents and one for each other This is the first most exciting moment in the ceremony It is a

41、n epitome of the main stream value of Chinese culture In traditional Chinese culture the moral virtue plays a very important role in society and family life 7The Reasons of Differences As to the reasons of these differences there are many recognized explanations In different cultures different outlo

42、oks of value are reflected in advertisements and a set of contradictory values which shared by China and western countries and reflected as collectivism and individualism For example in Chinese culture collectivism is given high priority Chinese people tend to place the benefits of the group or soci

43、ety in the first place and also unselfish devotion universal fraternity and benevolence are always advocated While in western countries people treat individualism as acceptable and if they think about themselves on everything they may not be blamed or censured The following are several reasons which

44、 I thought causing the difference 71 Thinking PatternChinas emperors treat themselves as the Son of Heaven but No one is born noble The person who subject to the emperor is based on the pressure of the state apparatus While in Western the emperor and his people are in accordance with the sanctity of

45、 contracts under the name of God and the emperor in accordance with Gods will to control the country Ancient Chinas political system is Centralized system that the autocratic centralization of power as the core Despotic centralized system in China continuities 2000 years and it had a profound impact

46、 on the Chinas reunification and development of multi-ethnic country state system and political system bureaucratic politics and administration as well as culture and educationThe source of Western political civilization lies in ancient Greece and Rome Whether the legal system or the philosophy of p

47、eoples wisdom political all of them had given posterity the wealth of ideas that has provided valuable72 Value OrientationCulture will affect peoples views and understanding of the outside world and different countries have different cultures so there must be differences in thinking patterns which i

48、s performed between the Eastern and Western cultures Mode of thinking of Western culture-oriented logic is analysis while the oriental culture of thinking has shown an overall intuition which is also the characteristic of traditional Chinese culture and thoughts Because of the impact of traditional

49、culture Chinese people are often paying attention to observe with the intuition and paying attention to recognize the process of experience and feeling specially and they often in exchanges of experience and feeling to relieve people Compared with the Western mode of thinking the Chinese people of t

50、his mode of thinking always are obvious and vague And the passage of time will lead to a certain mindset which can be interpreted as recognition and simplify the classification of things outside the process of perception73 Behavior StandardsWhen communicate People of different cultural backgrounds o

51、ften use its own code of conduct for the society to judge the reasonableness of each others behavior due to differences in norms of both sides there will be mutual misunderstanding and unpleasant or even worse results For example in China tapping a childs head is a friendly way while in Western coun

52、tries this is a great lack of respect manner for children So in a cross-cultural communication understanding and applying the Code of Conduct correctly can ensure the smooth progress of cross-cultural communication We must understand each others codes of conduct in particular what conduct is prohibi

53、ted The best way is to follow the principle of Romans do74 Social SystemChinas emperors treat themselves as the Son of Heaven but No one is born noble The person who subject to the emperor is based on the pressure of the state apparatus While in Western the emperor and his people are in accordance w

54、ith the sanctity of contracts under the name of God and the emperor in accordance with Gods will to control the country Ancient Chinas political system is Centralized system that the autocratic centralization of power as the core Despotic centralized system in China continuities 2000 years and it ha

55、d a profound impact on the Chinas reunification and development of multi-ethnic country state system and political system bureaucratic politics and administration as well as culture and educationThe source of Western political civilization lies in ancient Greece and Rome Whether the legal system or

56、the philosophy of peoples wisdom political all of them had given posterity the wealth of ideas that has provided valuable 8 ConclusionThe contemporary world is trending towards globalization and the development of relations between the countries becomes more interlinked As Chinas reform and opening

57、up and economic construction we have more opportunities to communicate with Western society In this case the increasing number of cross-border communication provides us a lot of opportunities to exchange and contact with foreigners But such an exchange would be with the rapid development of world ec

58、onomy culture develops quickly As marriage is an important part of social life so we can make the wedding culture as a breakthrough point and then analyze the different factors and reasons that prevent global tendencyMarriage cultures in both China and western countries have gone through for a long

59、time As a most grand thing in peoples life it has always attracted a high degree of attention In the Chinese and Western wedding the ceremonys forms are different In Chinapeople think that the wedding process includes three letters and six etiquettes Three letters conclude request letter gift letter

60、 and wedding letter and six etiquettes conclude requesting for marrying the bride requesting for bride and grooms birth dates giving initial gifts for the brides family giving formal gifts for the brides family selecting the wedding date and holding wedding ceremony Through analysis and comparison o

61、f west traditional marriage cultures English language learners can better understand the cultures similarities and differences between the two different sides which can promote their learningAs to the reasons of the differences between West and East cultures there are many reasons causing the differ

62、ences such as religious views value orientation and behavior standards and thinking patterns But along with development of the globalization these differences will become the prevention factors that prevent peoples communication and mixture and to explore the cultural differences is good for the eli

63、mination of existing barriers in cross-cultural communication so we should adopt measures to reduce these obstacles such as improving teaching methods emphasizing on students non-verbal communication ability changing teachers way of thinking blending of Chinese and Western Culture and so on So under

64、standing cultural differences between China and West will help foster cross-cultural communicative competence and then we can better use it to serve the spread of English to wide communication and to improve teaching servicesAt the same time there are still some limitations in the paper first becaus

65、e of practical difficulties and possibilities the paper couldnt carry out an empirical investigation for my motivational research just alluding to investigating reports of others second it didnt list the whole aspects of relevant concepts in some parts Regardless of those weak points the essay indeed offer useful information for both students and teach