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Dress and Colour
As
is well known, red is
favorite for all Chinese people for red is considered as good luck that can
keep evil spirits away. So you will find the bride and groom wear in red in
their wedding part. The
traditional Chinese wedding dress in northern Chinese usually is one piece
frock named Qipao, embroidered with elaborate gold and silver design. Brides in
Southern China prefer to wear two-piece dress
name Qungua or Kwa, which also elaborately adorn with gold dragon and phoenix.
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Covering Veil
During the traditional Chinese wedding ceremony,
the bride is handed by her groom. Her head is covered by a red veil which is
falling down to her shoulder for whole period. The veil is not taken off until
all the relatives and friends have left. The groom needs to put the veil off by
himself only. Imagine the special and sweet moment when groom takes the veil
off and see a blush and exciting face with the timid candlelight while they sit
on the edge of new bed. The bride covering veil is connected with the special
occasion the lovers are eager for their life.
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Shoes
During the wedding ceremony, the bride usually
wears a special pair of wedding shoes. For example, in Southern Fujian
Province, the bride has to wear a pair of shoes embroidered with patterns of a
turtle or a deer, which symbolizes blessing, happiness and longevity after
marriage.
In southern
Zhejiang Province, the bride has to wear a pair of shoes named Shang Jiao Xie
(shoes worn while stepping into the sedan chair) before getting into the sedan
is for the sake of praying for auspiciousness.
Either the bride or
others can make the wedding shoes. These kinds of shoes are made with red and
green cloth and usually with a soft sole. When a bride is going to step into
the sedan chair, she is supposed to wear these shoes. In some places, relatives
who are thought to have good fortune make such shoes, while in other areas,
they are made by the bride and another single girl in the morning of the
wedding day.
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