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Chinese Traditional Wedding
Posted on April 14th, 2009 No comments
Chinese Traditional Wedding as from the ancient China until now especially in Malaysia has been evolved according to time. Customs and rituals are countless back then. Even in Malaysia, people with different dialects also practicing it according to their own beliefs. Nowadays in Malaysia, people are still practicing some simplified customs and rituals that they think what are still important to them especially for those who still pray for their ancestors. Well, those customs and rituals are believed in bringing good luck and fortune once the couples got married. Not only to their live time but also to the next generation and after.
Before the Wedding, an Auspicious Wedding date will be selected. Date selection will have to based on the New Couples’ and their Parents date of births and the time. By counter checking with the Chinese Almanac, a date will be pluck from there. Some of them even included the dates of Betrothal Ceremony and the Hair Dressing Ceremony.
In Malaysia, we can actually break it down to the few categories of the customs and rituals that most of the people are still practicing as listed below.
- Betrothal Ceremony & Gifts.
- Bride’s Returned Gifts.
- Bride’s Dowry.
- Hair Dressing Ceremony.
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