Abstract A wedding is not only a turning point in people’s life, but also an integral part of a country’s culture。 It plays an important role in economic globalization and the development of cultural persity。 Today, under the influence of different cultures, marriage customs vary from China to Western countries。 This paper focuses on the different wedding customs between China and Western countries from several aspects: etiquettes, taboos, order, color, marriage media, and so on。 Then the reasons of forming these differences are displayed, which are historic cultures, religious values。 Only in this way can we promote the integration and exchange of China and the Western countries。73542

Keywords: Chinese wedding customs; Western wedding customs; differences; reasons

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。在文化差异的影响下，中西方的婚礼习俗也各不相同。本文旨探讨中西方婚礼在礼仪，禁忌，仪式顺序，色彩和婚礼媒介等方面的差异。接着从历史文化、信仰、价值观等方面分析产生这些差异的原因，从而加大中西方不同文化的交流与融合。

毕业论文关键词：中国婚礼习俗；西方婚礼习俗；差异；原因

Contents

1。 Introduction。1

2。 Literature Review。1

2。1 Opinions of Chinese wedding cultures1

2。2 Opinions of Western wedding cultures1

3。 Chinese Wedding Customs 2

3。1 Etiquettes and customs at the Chinese wedding2

3。2 Taboos at the Chinese wedding。3

3。3 The order of Chinese wedding ceremony4

3。4 Color。5

3。5 Marriage media5

4。 Western Wedding Customs 。5

4。1 Etiquettes and customs at the Western wedding6

4。2 Taboos at the Western wedding6

4。3 The order of Western wedding ceremony7

4。4 Color。8

4。5 Marriage media8

5。 Reasons for Differences8

5。1 Different historic cultures8

5。2 Different religious values。9

6。 Conclusion。10

Works Cited。12

1。 Introduction 

For any country, wedding is one of the most important events in people’s life。 With the development of economic globalization and international exchange, the wedding cultures between China and Western countries are gradually spread。 文献综述

This thesis aims to discuss the different wedding customs between China and Western countries。 It is extremely significant to study the different cultures between China and Western countries, which will help us to understand different cultures and respect each other’s customs, in order that we can get the best effect of the world’s communication。

2。 Literature Review

2。1Opinions of Chinese wedding cultures

     In China, Cheng Yuzhen has written a famous book named Introduction of Chinese Culture (2011)。 It has depicted many customs of Chinese marriage cultures, from the very beginning of Chinese history to what it is today when our traditional culture is being struck by Western cultures。 It also illustrates some marriage cultures of minorities, such as Naxi ethnic which settle in Yunnan and retain many ancient customs。 The book Intercultural Communication Series(1999) written by Hu Wenzhong is about the comparisons between different cultures。 The book has listed many differences in marriage cultures, and pointed out their origins。 It has a general outlook to intercultural communication。 Besides, some other humanists have written some books about this topic, for instance, Foundations of Intercultural Communication(1998) written by Chen Guoming。