Modern Wedding Day

Most of the five rituals of a traditional Chinese wedding are pasted on to modern weddings. The bride's departure is one of the rituals keep by the Chinese culture but with a modern twist. In today's wedding, the bride no long get picked up by a sedan chair carried by people but rather a limousine. A modern twist to this ritual is before the groom's entourage can pick up the bride, they are halted at the door by the bridesmaid. At this point, the groom is at the totally mercy of the bridesmaid because he will have to do, whatever they say, or else he could not pick up the bride. Usually the bridesmaid will test the groom's sincerity by telling him to do ridiculous things such as push-ups, bark like a dog, etc. At the end, the groom will have to pay lucky money to the bridesmaid, usually in the amount containing all nines (“nine” is a Chinese synonym for “everlasting”), in order to successfully pick up the bride.

After the groom picks up the bride, the couple will go directly to the wedding ceremony site and the ceremony will begin, instead of the traditional sedan chair arrival with stepping over the coal. The ceremony at the wedding altar is no long just bowing down to the family and ancestor, but a westernized service is performed by a minister. The bride walks down the aisle with her father then handing her off to the groom at the altar.

The ritual of paying respects to the elders through the tea ceremony is still very popular in modern Chinese weddings. Before the banquet, the bride and groom will kneel down and offer tea to all of their elders in descending order. After this ceremony the banquet officially begins usually serving traditional Chinese cuisines.
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