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1、OnDifferencesofMarriageCustomsBetweenChinaandWesternCountriesAbstract:Marriageisaceremoniousthingineveryone’slife.Nomatterinwhichcountryandreligion,weddingisafestivething.AsthecountriesofChinawithalonghistoryandthewesterncountrieswithrapiddevelopment,althoughtherearemanydifferenc
2、esinweddingculture,theyallcarrywithloveandbestwishes.TherearemanyproceduresinChinesemarriagecustom.Earliestweddingceremonyincludingsixetiquettes:proposing,askingthename,askingforfortune,sendingbetrothaltothegirl’sfamily,choosingthedateofweddingandholdweddingceremony.However,inwes
3、tern,therearenormallyfourproceduresincludingproposal,changingsurnames,choosingthedayandholdingthewedding.Withtheprogressofoverallsociety,someinstitutionsofmarriagebegintochangegradually.Thus,itisnecessarytoknowaboutsomeforeignweddingcultures.Thispaperaimsatmakingcomparisonbetween
4、Chinesemarriageandwesternmarriagebyanalyzingdifferentmarriagesystem,religious,geographiesandvalueorientation.Bytakinganewlookatcontemporarymarriageandmakingcomparison,wecanknowmoreaboutnewmarriagevalueofmodernpeople.Keyword:Marriage;wedding;weddingculture;contemporarymarriage；com
5、parison-21-摘要婚姻在每个人的生命中都是非常隆重的事情。无论是哪个国家或宗教，婚礼是一个值得庆祝的节日。有着悠久历史的中国和快速发展中的西方国家虽然有不同的婚俗文化，但是婚礼都是充满爱和祝福的。中国的传统婚姻有许多讲究。最早的婚礼仪式有纳彩、问名、纳吉、纳征、请期、亲迎。而西方通常只有求婚、更名、挑选日子和举行婚礼这些步骤。随着整个社会的进步，婚姻制度也在悄然改变。因此，有必要了解一些外国的婚礼文化。本文旨在通过分析不同的婚姻体制、宗教信仰、地理因素和价值取向对中国婚姻和外国婚姻做一些比较。将对中国婚姻和外国婚姻在婚姻体制、宗教信仰、地理因素和
6、价值取向方面进行分析和比较。通过比较重新审视当代婚姻现状,了解现代人们对待婚姻的价值观新的见解和认识。关键词婚姻;婚礼;婚礼文化;现代婚姻;比较-21-CONTENTSAbstractIContentsIII1.Introduction12.ChineseWeddingCustom12.1SixEtiquettes22.1.1RequestForMarryingtheBride22.1.2RequestforBrideandGroom’sBirthDates22.1.3BridePrice(BetrothalGifts)32.1.4FormalGifts
7、fortheBride’sFamily32.1.5ArrangementofWeddingCeremony32.1.6WeddingCeremony32.2ThreeLetters33.WesternWeddingCulture43.1AfricanWeddingCustoms43.2AustrianWeddingCustoms53.3EuropeanWeddingCustoms53.3.1RussianMarriageCustoms63.3.2BritishWeddingCustoms63.3.3FrenchWeddingCustoms63.3.4Ge
8、rmanWeddingCustoms7-21-3.3.5AmericanWedd
