ChineseandWesternMarriageMarriageMarriageisaneternaltopicpeoplehavetofacewhentheygrowup.Marriagemayberegardedasoneofthemostimportantthingsinhuman’slife.Marriageistheprocessbywhichtwopeoplewholoveeachothermaketheirrelationshippublic,official,andpermanent.Itincludedphenomenallove,happiness,andfulfillments.Everyoneviewsitasatransitiontimeforhiswholelife.Whenpeoplefellinlove,everythingintheireyesseemspleasantandlovely.ThepurposeofmarriageChinesetraditionalmarriageisbasedonfamilyratherthanlove.Itmeansthat:Marriagecanmakethetwofamiliesbiggerandbigger,enlargethescaleofrelatives.While,nowadays,thepurposeoftraditionalmarriageacknowledgetheheavyimpact.Theyoungerpayattentiontothemarriagewhichtruelovecomefirst.Butitisnotasimplethingtochangeloveintothemainpurposeinthehighlytraditionalcountry.ThepurposeofmarriageLoveandbothsexesarethegroundofwesternmarriage.Thepeoplewhofallsinlovewitheachotherexpecttogainafullresult.Sotheywillchoosetogetmarried.Theysearchforanoppositesexpartnerbecauseoftheydesiretomeetthelongdemandofphysiologyandpsychology.Theythinkthatthemarriagewithoutloveisimmoralandlow-quality.TheChineseRelationshipbetweenHusbandandWifeInChina,thehusbandoftenplaysaleadingroleinthemarriage,andhiswifeistothesubordinatestatus.Thiskindofmarriagestructureisduetothetraditionalculturaldivision,thatisMalemasteroutsideandwomenmasterinside.Thehusbandundertakesthefamilylife'smaineconomicresponsibilitywhilethewife’stasksaremanaginghousework,takingcareoftheirparents,helpingthehusbandandteachingtheirchildren.TheChineseRelationshipbetweenHusbandandWifeInthemodernsociety,thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleisnotverygreat.Manywomentakepartinsocialworkandkeepeconomicindependencerelatively.Tosomeextent,themajorityofwomendependonmen.InChina,peoplethinkthatbeingfull-timehousewifeisuniversalandthewomanishappy,buttheyalwayslookdownuponthemanwhobecomesfull-timehouseman.ThewesternRelationshipbetweenHusbandandWife1、Thewesternersbelievethatthehusbandandwifeshouldbeequal.Intheirownwords:“Husbandandwifeshouldbeequalpartners.”2、Inwesterncountries,thehusbandsandthewivescanallfindjobsoutsideandundertakethefamilylife'seconomicresponsibilitytogether.3、Thehusbandsalsodosomehouseworkandcooking,sometimestheircookingskillmaybebetterthantheirwives.4、Theyalsosharetheresponsibilityoftakingcareofchildren.Theyalwayseducateandlookaftertheirchildrentogether.TheChineseStandardofChoosingaloverForChinese,thefirstfactortoconsideristhefamily’sbackground.Second,thetwofamiliesshouldbeontheequalsocialstatus.Andthefinancialconditionshouldbewell.Then,theeducationbackgroundistakenintoconsideration.Thelastfactortothinkistheperson’sappearanceandfigures.TheWesternStandardofChoosingaloverForwesterners,themostimportantfactoristhetwoperson’sfeelings.Iftheyfeelnicewitheachother,theymaycombinewitheachother.Therestconditionssuchasthefamilybackgroundoreducationbackground,theymaynottakeintoaccount.Theycanobtainmorefreedomandequal.Theycandecidewhichlovertochoosebythemselves.Theycantalkaboutitwiththeirparents.ChineseweddingceremonyThewholeweddingisred,anditwasthecolorrepresentingjoyousinthetraditionalChina.Thismakestheweddingceremonybecomescheerful.InthetraditionalChinesewedding,thebridegenerallywearredclothesandaredsilkinherhead.Andthebridegroomgenerallywearagownjacket.WesternweddingceremonyThewesternweddingceremonybelongstoromantictypes,thewholeweddingfromstarttoendingisfullofromanticbreath.Thebride‘sdressiscommonlywhite,andthebridegroomisintheblacksuit.Theyholdtheweddingceremonyinthechurch.Thebride’sfathergivesthehandofthebridetothebridegroom,thentheywillchangetheirringsandkisswitheachother.WesternweddingceremonyThereasonwhyChineseandwesternershavedifferentmarriageideasisthattheyhavedifferentcustomsandfaiths.AlthoughtherearesomanydifferencesbetweenChinaandwest,allofthemhavetheirownhappiness.Andpeoplewillblessthenewcouplesallthesame.MadebyCarolineStudentNumber:24