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In Chinese society, marriage is considered an important starting point in a person's life. It is one of the main aspects of strengthening and maintaining the family institution, which clearly shows that lineage can be passed down from one generation to the next. The word for marriage in Chinese is 婚姻 (pinyin: hūn yīn). Originally, traditional Chinese marriages were often arranged by families interested in combining relationships.
In Confucian thought, marriage is considered a very important matter because it involves the union of two families and has an impact on society. According to Chinese cultural tradition, marriage between two individuals with the same surname is considered incest. From the point of view of Confucian families, marriage connects families with different surnames and ensures the continuity of the paternal clan. Therefore, the benefits and drawbacks of a marriage affect the entire family, not just the couple involved. From a social perspective, husband and wife are seen as the basic unit of Chinese society.
The structure of customs before marriage in Chinese society is
Surveying Custom
Marriage Ceremony
Engagement Custom
The role and function of surveying customs is to find out the background of the desired girl. In Chinese society, great attention is paid to things like the girl's name and lineage, as well as personality, character, and behavior. At this surveying stage, the discussion usually involves general matters such as the woman's family background and lineage, as it is the first step in the marriage process.
Basically, during the custom of surveying in Chinese weddings, men and women usually wear polite and modest clothes such as samfoo or cheongsam, with a choice of colors such as red, gold, and pastels that symbolize luck and modesty, in accordance with the formal atmosphere and the tradition of respecting the family.
In the modern era, when the surveying customs of Chinese weddings change, although some couples choose traditional clothes such as samfoo and cheongsam, many also combine modern elements such as Western formal clothes but still maintain the value of modesty and choose symbolic colors such as red and gold that symbolize luck, in line with tradition and current lifestyle changes.
The surveying is done to make sure the desired girl is not yet owned, which is the responsibility of the male parents. At this stage, the boy's parents will ask acquaintances or friends who know the girl's family. If there is an agreement, the man will give a split rattan ring as a sign, and if the woman agrees, a date for the engagement ceremony will be set. Some Chinese people prefer to have this discussion in a restaurant with relatives. This tradition of eating together is very important because it helps strengthen the relationship between the two families.
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