Usually, the wedding custom is in red of color to symbolize good luck and fortunate. According to Chinese belief, the light color can drive away the evil spirit from disturbing their lives. At North of China, the wedding traditional dress likes robe or known as “Qi Pao” where it made from gold and silver thread to reveal the elegance. For the bride at Southern of China, they used to wear a dress which known as “Qun Gua”, “Kwa” or Cheongsam. “Qun Gua” can be divided to two parts and they been decorated with sewing in shape of dragon and phoenix bird which symbolize as the ideal loving between the couple. Besides that, the traditional bride’s dress usually include a red cover which been wear to cover the bride’s face at wedding ceremony. The both couple can only look each other directly at wedding night. However, this belief is no longer been practiced by the modern wedding couple nowadays because the wedding in this time no longer been decided by the parents of the bride and groom.Dragon Wax and Phoenix
The shape of the dragon and phoenix usually been printed on the red wax which used at the wedding ceremony as symbolizing the unity towards the new family. The wax also been used at the wedding night to drive out the evil spirit because the evil spirits are not dare to come closer to the light environment. In addition, the wax can create the romantic environment to the wedding couple.Happiness Sign and Red Envelope
Happiness sign which in the form of engraving marks on paper or metal fragments will be pasted to the entrance door of the house for the both families and also at the invitation Desk. It is considered the most important decoration in Chinese wedding ceremony. Furthermore, the happiness sign also was pasted at the bridal transport(car). The red envelope or ang pau occurred at the most official Chinese ceremony like the wedding ceremony and many more as it been said to have a good luck at that ceremony.
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