wedding
WITH WILD ACROBATIC DISPLAYS, magicians catching fish from thin air and performances of the popular cross-talk, you could be forgiven for thinking that you have been caught up in a wild circus. But the Chinese traditional wedding, as with all weddings, is filled with tradition and interesting customs that have been passed down through generations and developed over the centuries said the oriental furniture worker.
Red Veil
At a traditional Chinese wedding, the bride is often seen with a red veil covering her head and face. The Chinese red veil is made of a square piece of silk.
This practice dates back to the Qi Period (479-502) of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The veil was used by farmer women to protect their heads against cold wind or hot sunshine while working in the fields. It could be a cloth of any color and was big enough to over the top of the head. For its practical use and ornamental function, the veil was widely used said the Chinese furniture worker.
By the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the cover had become a long veil down to the shoulder. And it was no longer a mark of working women, Later, Emperor Li Jilong made a decision. He demanded that all maids-in-waiting in the palace add a piece of gauze to the veils to cover their faces. It soon became a fashion among the commoners but they made a difference to the cover’s function. In those days, women’s faces were thought of as a lure to men . A husband did not want his beautiful wife to attract other men. He wanted her to behave bashfully and appear shy. The wife readily accepted to wear the veil to show her loyalty to her husband. Gradually the veils became more popular among both married and unmarried women who were eager to demonstrate their virtues. Veils are not unique in China . Even today veils can still be seen in some other parts of the world said the oriental furniture worker.
This custom lasted about a thousand years. During the later part of the Jin Dynasty (936-946), a veil became a must for a bride at her wedding. But the color of the bride’s veil is always red as it is the symbolic color of happiness.
Wedding Sedan Chair
The traditional wedding usually begins with the ‘jiaozi’. The chair-like sedan enclosed with red-colored silk was one of the main vehicles in the main vehicles in the ancient China . Of course, it was mainly used by the rich. The poor had to rely on donkeys or their own feet to travel, so the sedan chair was a symbol of affluence. On special occasions, such as a wedding ceremony, a sedan chair was used to take the bride to the groom’s house, even for the poor said the Chinese furniture worker.
