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1、AnalysisofDifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternMarriageCustoms淺析中西方婚俗之差異AbstractTherearemanyproceduresinChinesemarriagecustoms.Thebookproprietyandceremony,whichrecordsearliestweddingceremony,saysthatmarriageincludessixetiquettes,namely,proposing,askingthename,askingforfort
2、une,sendingbetrothalpresentstothegirl'sfamily,discussingthedateofmarriageandmeetingthebride.Inwesternmarriage,therearefourprocedures.Theyareproposal,changingsurnames,choosingthedayandholdingthewedding.Duetodifferentreligions,culturalorigins,marriageconceptsandgeographies
3、,therearemanydifferencesexistinginthetwokindsofmarriagecustoms.InChinesemarriagecustom,thematchmakerfunctionsalmostallthetimeandyouthshavenorighttochooseandwomenarenotonanequalfootingwithmen.Bycontrast,inwesternmarriagecustom,thepriestfunctionsandtheyouthshavelegalrightt
4、ochoosewhomtheywanttomarryandmenandwomenareequal.Therealsoexistcommonthingsinthetwosides.Theyhavebeenmaintainedforthousandsofyears.Butinrecentyears(especiallyafterthefoundingofnewChina),peoplehavetendedtodiscardsomeofthedetailsandadvocatesimplifiedmarriageproceduresandwe
5、ddingceremonies.KeyWords:Marriagecustom;differences;reasons摘 要中國(guó)婚俗有著許多的儀式。最早記載婚禮習(xí)俗的《儀禮》云:“婚有六禮,納彩、問(wèn)名、納吉、納征、請(qǐng)期、親迎。”而在西方國(guó)家主要有4個(gè)程序,即建議,改姓,選期和舉行婚禮。由于宗教、文化根源、婚姻觀念以及地理環(huán)境的不同在一定程度上導(dǎo)致了中西方婚俗的不同。在中國(guó)婚俗中,媒人起著決定性的作用,而作為婚姻當(dāng)事人的青年男女卻沒(méi)有選擇的自由和權(quán)力,而且男女在婚姻中的不平等現(xiàn)象也屢有出現(xiàn)。在西方,是牧師在婚姻中起作用,并且青年男女有合法
6、的權(quán)力去選擇自己的夫婿或妻子。當(dāng)然中西方的婚俗也存在相同的地方。它們存在了上千年之久。近年來(lái)(特別是新中國(guó)成立之后),中西結(jié)合的婚姻屢有出現(xiàn)。關(guān)鍵詞:婚俗;差異;原因TableofContentsI.Introduction1II.ChineseMarriageCustoms22.1WeddingLocations32.2WeddingDressesandtheWeddingColors32.3TheWholeProcessofWeddingEtiquette32.3.1MakingProposing32.3.2AskingtheNam
7、e32.3.3AskingforFortune42.3.4SendingBetrothalPresentstotheGirl’sFamily52.3.5DiscussingtheDateofMarriage52.3.6MeetingtheBride5III.WesternMarriageCustoms……………………………………………………….73.1WeddingLocations83.2WeddingDressandtheWeddingColors83.3TheWholeProcessofWeddingEtiquette83.3.1
8、MakingProposing83.3.2ChangingSurnames93.3.3ChoosingtheDay93.3.4HoldingtheWedding10IV.ReasonsfortheDiffe