WEDDINGS IN CHINA
A Chinese marriage is » solemn ceremony—no talk, no levity, and much crying. After the exchange of presents, the bnde is dressed with much care in brocade or silk, her eyelashes are painted & deep black, and she wears a heavy red veil attached to a scarlet headdress, from which imitation pearls hang over her forehead. A feast is spread upon a table, to which the blushing bride is led by five of her friends. They are seated at the table, but no one eats. When the mother starts crying, the maids follow, and the bride joins in the chorus. The bridegroom now enters with four friends. They pick up the throne on which the bride aits, and, preceded by the bridegroom, form •in procession, and walk around the room, or into an adjoining room, signifying that he is carrying her away to his own home. The guests then throw rice at the happy couple—a custom we have borrowed from them.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5474, 31 December 1904, Page 15
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162WEDDINGS IN CHINA New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5474, 31 December 1904, Page 15
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