Cash gifts are acceptable but they must be given in even number amounts, for example, $20, $60, $80, etc. Odd number amounts are to be avoided. Amounts with the number …
Auspicious and inauspicious gifts
Taboos in a Chinese wedding
The following are considered taboos and highly inauspicious acts: Pregnant ladies may not participate in a Chinese wedding. This applies to Chinese guests and varies among families. Those with a …
Red Double Happiness sign
Red, being the auspicious colour for the Chinese, will feature strongly in Chinese weddings. The homes of the bride and groom will be decorated in red. The red double happiness …
Red Eggs
In some families, eggs dyed red would be distributed to all guests. The eggs are a symbol of fertility and can be distributed to anyone
Red Packet
In Chinese society, a red envelope or red packet (Known as Hong Bao in Mandarin, Ang Pao in Hokkien and Lai See in Cantonese) is a monetary gift which is given …
Wedding Reception
In Chinese society, the wedding reception is known as xǐ-jǐu (喜酒, literally joyful wine), and is far more important than the wedding itself which tends to be a brief civil ceremony. The timing …
Traditional marriage rituals
Chinese marriage became a custom between 402-221 B.C. Despite China’s long history and many different geographical areas, there are basically six rituals, generally known as the three letters and six etiquette.Three …
Prehistoric Chinese marriages
Marriages in early societies Sibling marriages Inter-clan marriage and antithetic marriage Maternal marriage and monogamy Marriages in early societies In traditional Chinese thinking, people in “primitive” societies did not marry, …