中西方婚礼差异论文正稿.docx
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中西方婚礼差异论文正稿
山西大学商务学院外语系
学年论文
论文题目浅析中西方婚礼文化差异
专业年级英语(商务英语方向)
姓名_______任思楠_________________
学号_______**********_____________
指导教师_______郝晓瑞_________________
日期2015年6月
AnalysisontheDifferencesinWeddingCulturebetweenChinaandWesternCountries
By
RenSinan
BusinessCollegeofShanxiUniversity
June,2015
Contents
Abstract
Aweddingisaturningpointinaperson'slife,butalsoanintegralpartoftheculture,whichplaysanimportantroleineconomicglobalizationandthedevelopmentofculturaldiversity.Today,undertheinfluenceofdifferentcultures,ChinaandWesterncountriesaregraduallyshowingdifferentweddingcustoms,thispaperaimstoexplorethedifferencesaboutweddingceremony,thedress,weddingcustomsandsoonbetweenChinaandWesterncountries,andthenanalyzereasonsfromthesefouraspects:
historicculture,religiousbelief,familyeducation,values.etc.SowecanpromotetheintegrationandexchangeofChinaandWesterncountries,explorethedevelopmenttrendofculturalcommonground.
KeyWords:
differentweddingculture;reasons;culturalexchange
摘要
婚礼是一个人一生中的转折点,也是一种文化的有机组成部分,它在经济全球化与文化多元化发展中起着重要作用。
如今,在不同文化熏陶下各国也逐渐的呈现出了不同的婚俗习惯,本文旨在对中西方婚礼的仪式、着装、婚俗的差异进行比较,进而从历史文化、宗教信仰等方面分析产生这些差异的原因,加大中西方不同文化交流与融合,探讨文化求同存异的发展趋势。
关键词:
不同的婚礼文化;原因;文化交流
AnalysisontheDifferencesinWeddingCulturebetweenChinaandWesternCountries
Name:
RenSinanTutor:
HaoXiaorui
1.Introduction
Foranycountry,weddingcultureisoneoftheimportantreflectionsofsocialculture.Weddingisoneofthegreatimportanteventsinpeople’slifebecauseofitsspecialsignificance.Itmeansarenewedlifeofaperson.AsChinaisbecomingmoreandmoreadvancedtheseyears,theconnectionbetweenChinaandWesterncountriesbecomescloserandcloser.Inordertogetabetterunderstandingofeachother,therearealotofpeopletakeexplorationandanalysis.Allofthemhavemadetheimportantsignificanceandinfluence,andhavemadealotofachievements.ThisthesisaimstostudyChineseandwesterndifferentweddingcustomtounderstanditsrelatedcultureandhistory,promotetheChineseandwesternculturalexchange.HeretheauthorfirstanalyzestheoriginofChineseandwesternweddingculture.Second,theauthorhasadetaildiscussiononitsdifferences:
Thedifferenceinweddingcontractor,weddinglocation,weddingdress,andweddingprocesses.Then,theauthoranalyzesthereasonswhichcausethedifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternweddingculture,andtalksaboutthemeasuresofpromotingculturalexchangeandintegration
Wedding,isawarmword,itopensthedoortohappymarriageforlovers,holdhandsandgrowoldstoriestobewrittenfromnow.Withtheweddingisallsortsofweddingcustoms,whichisduetodifferentculturalbackgrounds.Now,let'sexplorethedifferencesinChinaandWesterncountries.
2.Literaturereview
Consideringtheimportantrolemarriageplaysforindividuals,familiesandsocieties,numerousscholarsandacademicianshaveconductedresearchesonweddingfromdifferentperspectives.Ingeneral,researchesonweddingcanbedividedintothreecategories.ThefirstistheresearchonChinesewedding,includingthehistoryofChinesewedding,Chineseweddingcustomsofacertainplaceorofacertainperiod,theinnovationanddevelopmentofChineseweddingcustoms.Tonameafew,GuoXingwenpublishedabooknamedTheHistoryofChineseMarriagein1994.In2007,WangJunyunwroteabookaboutmarriagecustomsofeachprovinceinChina.YueShuming(2009)gaveananalysisoftheinheritanceandchangesfromtraditionalweddingcustomstomodernmarriagecustoms.ThesecondistheresearchonWesternwedding.Forinstance,LiangMinyi(2009)explainedtheWesternweddingcustomsinhispaperpublishedinPopularCultureandArts.ThethirdistheresearchonthecomparisonofChineseandWesternweddingandweddingcustoms.In2008,XiXiaopublishedathesisnamedComparisonofTraditionalChineseandWesternweddingCustoms.Inthesameyear,XiaQiaohuaanalyzedthedifferencebetweenChineseandWesternculturebythecomparisonofChineseandWesternmarriageculture.
Itisobviousthatmythesisbelongstothethirdcategory,whichisrarelydiscussedinpreviousresearchescomparedtothefirstandsecondcategories.Theinnovationofmyresearchliesinthatmyresearchcombinesweddingcustomswithculture.ThethesisisnotthesimpledescriptionofChineseandWesternweddingcustoms.Instead,itisaexplorationoftheunderlyingreasons,includingtheinfluenceofculturalfactors.Thus,theresearchisinsightfulandmeaningful.Besides,myresearchonthedifferenceonChineseandWesternweddingcustomshasgreatsignificanceonthedevelopmentofmixedmarriageandcross-culturalcommunicationunderthecircumstanceofeconomicglobalizationandregionalintegration.
3.DifferentweddingculturesbetweenChinaandWesterncountries
3.1Differencesinweddingceremony
“Threelettersandsixrites”and“threekowtowsandnineprostrations”arethebasicetiquetteofChinesetraditionalMarriage."threeletters"ismarriedinstrumentsusedintheprocess,canbesaidtobevalidwhentheancientwrittenrecordstoprotectmarriage."Sixrites"istheprocessofsixweddingetiquette:
Nacai,name-inquiry,Naji,issatisfiedthatsign,pleaseperiodandpro-Ying."Threekowtowsandnineprostrations"meansthat,first,thegroompickbridehomeandthenstartweddingsceremony:
onepreparingforthewedding,twoprayerDiocese,husbandandwifeworship.Sofar,threeworshipiscompleted,implytheyhavereceivedbenedictionfromheavenandearth,ancestorsandtheirparents,officiallybecamehusbandandwife.Finallythecoupleintothebridalchamber,whichistheclimaxofthewedding,thebridefirsttogoandwaitingforgroom,Aftertheguestsaretreatedwell,groomcomestothebridalchambersurroundedbyalotofpeople.Thenthebrideandgroomdoallsortsofinterestinggameswithhecklefromcrowd.Therearesomeweddingetiquettecolumn,forexamplelifthijab,drinkwedlock.Inordertoincreasethefestiveatmosphere,thewholeweddingprocessiscarriedoutatthesoundoffirecrackersandjoyfulsoundofmusic.
IntheWest,peoplepursuitforthesacredandsimplewedding,sotheweddingisusuallyheldinaquiet,peacefulchurch.Undertheauspicesofthepriest,thecouplegetGod'sapprovalandblessing.First,thebrideholdinghisfather'shandinleadoftheflowergirl,alongwiththerhythmoftheweddingmarchintothechurch,thefathersolemnlyhandedthebrideandgroomhands.Then,thecouplewantasolemnoath:
“Startingtodayhaveeachother,supporteachother,whetheritisgoodorbad,richorpoor,insicknessandinhealth,toloveoneanothercherish,tilldeathdouspart."Thenunderthepastorandalltheblessings,exchangeringsandkisseachother,attheendofthewedding,thebridewillthrowtheballinthehandsoftheflowerofthefemaleguestsarrivedatthescene,whoreceivedthebouquetmeanswhoisthenexttomarry.Aftertheceremony,whenthecoupleoutofthechurch,churchbellsrang,meaninggetridofbadluck,orgoodfortuneinordertoprotectthecouple'slife.Atthesametimethereareweddinggroomsmen,bridesmaids,weddingbridesmaids,boysnotionstemsfromabeliefthatevilspecterofjealousyhappycouplewillhurtthem,butiftherearemanypeopleliketheweddingdressyoucanconfusetheghost,sotheycannottellwhowillgetmarried.
3.2Differencesinweddingdressandcolortone
Colorplaysanimportantroleinthewedding.RedisasymbolofChinesetradition,asymbolofjoy,happiness,andgoodluck,itisthemaincolorthroughoutthetraditionalChinesewedding,onbehalfofthenewlywedsmarriedlifeisbooming.Onthecouple'shousetohangredlanterns,pasteredcouplets.Brideusuallywearsred,headsphoenixcoronet,thencoversredscarf.Thegroomwearsaredgownjacket,wearingalargebrimmedredhat.Dragonandphoenixpatternsontheclothesareessential,accordingtoChinesetradition,thedragonsymbolofmale,femalephoenixsymbol,areharbingersofgoodluck.Thebridesatredsedaninthepost,thegroomrodeinfront,withthematchmakerandweddingteamtothegroom'shomechapel,bothparentssittingonthechurch,andthebrideandgroomtomarrythenexthall.
IntheWest,whiteisthemaincolorofthewedding,inWesterncultures,whitesymbolizesluck,peace,goodwill,wealthandvirginity.InWesternwedding,thenewlywedsliketowearawhiteweddingdress,standingfortheloyaltyandtheirholiness,thegroomisatrimsuit.Thenewhouseisdecoratedinwhite,withawhiteweddingcakeandawhiteweddingcar,allwhitegoodsarethemostpopularWestern-styleweddingdecorations.
3.3Differencesinweddingcustoms
3.3.1Differencesinweddingbanquet
InChina,thetraditionalweddingbanquetisaverygrandbanquet,usuallyheldatnoon.Onthefeast,thebrideandgroomtoasttothegueststoeachtableseparately,andtheirparentshavetodosamethings,too.Expressinggratitudeandwelcometotheguestsarrivedatthescene.Guestswhoonlyeatanddrink,chat,gohomeafterdinner.Chineseweddingbanquetcostsaregenerallypaidbythegroom.
However,inthewest,aftertheweddingceremony,theyholdagrandweddingbanquet,calledreception.Usuallyintheformofabuffet,weddingpaidforbythebride.Withthebrideandgroomfirstdance,banquettostart,butalsotocelebratethebeginningoftheirnewlife.Allguestsaredancingwithbeautifulmusic.ItisworthmentioningthatinAmerica,guestsattendedtheweddingbanquetdonotgiftsofgoldgenerally,sentitemsonly.IntheInternetagetoday,theguestsc
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