Interesting traditions. But wow, so many dresses! I loved my wedding dress. I loved wearing it and didn't want to ever take it off. These are lovely photos!
Did you see a lot of weddings Henri, or is this one that you stumbled upon while wandering around. I am glad I am a just a simple person, I would have no reason to have so many dresses.
We wondered why we saw Chinese brides in white and sometimes in red and even other colors - it is not uncommon for Chinese brides to have 2 or more wedding gowns which they wear alternately on their wedding day. It is popular for brides to change wedding gowns throughout the wedding celebration. It is considered a status symbol for a family, the more wedding dresses worn by the bride, the more sophisticated the family.
The color red plays a vital role in the wedding festivities of the Chinese people. Red is considered as a bold and lucky color. In addition to this, the color signifies love, prosperity and happiness; therefore, everything related to the wedding is red. Even the candles, flowers, ribbons and fireworks are all used in red.
White is also popular for one of the wedding gowns. We also noticed pink, purple and even wedding gowns with 2 colors including teal!
Monetary gifts are given in red envelopes and bed linens for the wedding night are traditionally red. A new bed is preferred for the start of a new marriage which always has red linens. If a new bed is not purchased, red linens are added to the existing bed for the wedding night.
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