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Avoid these wedding taboos
February 27, 2012, Monday
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DURING the wedding in the old days, there were not only jubilant customs, but also some taboos should be avoided. From today's point of view, some are practical, some are ridiculous, and some are just plain funny.
Don't wear old shoes: The bride should never wear old shoes. All wedding shoes, embroidered shoes and evening shoes are supposed to be brand new.
Don't sleep alone: Covered by new pillows, new quilts and other new bedclothes, the perfectly decorated wedding bed is not to be used before the wedding day. In case that the groom really has nowhere else to sleep, he can let an underage boy, best if he is born in the Year of the Dragon, to sleep with him. It is said that the groom can never sleep in this bed alone because it symbolizes loneliness after marriage.
Don't say goodbye: When the wedding ends and the guests are leaving, neither the newlyweds nor the guests should say "goodbye" to each other, because it means "breaking up" or "farewell." Instead, when seeing guests off after the banquet, the couple should nod or wave hands.
Don't visit relatives in the honeymoon: Brides should not visit her relatives during the honeymoon, because it is thought that the bride's visit would bring bad luck to her relatives.
Pregnant women should not see the bride off: When the bride is about to leave her home on the wedding day, pregnant woman shall not participate in seeing her off. In ancient times, people thought pregnant woman symbolized blood, and being seen off by a pregnant woman would bring a plague involving blood. Therefore, pregnant women should be absent when the bride leaves.
The bride should not stay at her parents' home within three days after the wedding: In traditional Chinese customs, the groom shall accompany his wife to go back to her parents' home on the third day after the wedding. It's called the "return visit." However, it must be noticed that on that day the new couple must go back to their own home before the sunsets. Staying at the bride's parents' home overnight on that day is tabooed, which will bring bad luck to the bride's parents, as old saying goes.
Don't wear old shoes: The bride should never wear old shoes. All wedding shoes, embroidered shoes and evening shoes are supposed to be brand new.
Don't sleep alone: Covered by new pillows, new quilts and other new bedclothes, the perfectly decorated wedding bed is not to be used before the wedding day. In case that the groom really has nowhere else to sleep, he can let an underage boy, best if he is born in the Year of the Dragon, to sleep with him. It is said that the groom can never sleep in this bed alone because it symbolizes loneliness after marriage.
Don't say goodbye: When the wedding ends and the guests are leaving, neither the newlyweds nor the guests should say "goodbye" to each other, because it means "breaking up" or "farewell." Instead, when seeing guests off after the banquet, the couple should nod or wave hands.
Don't visit relatives in the honeymoon: Brides should not visit her relatives during the honeymoon, because it is thought that the bride's visit would bring bad luck to her relatives.
Pregnant women should not see the bride off: When the bride is about to leave her home on the wedding day, pregnant woman shall not participate in seeing her off. In ancient times, people thought pregnant woman symbolized blood, and being seen off by a pregnant woman would bring a plague involving blood. Therefore, pregnant women should be absent when the bride leaves.
The bride should not stay at her parents' home within three days after the wedding: In traditional Chinese customs, the groom shall accompany his wife to go back to her parents' home on the third day after the wedding. It's called the "return visit." However, it must be noticed that on that day the new couple must go back to their own home before the sunsets. Staying at the bride's parents' home overnight on that day is tabooed, which will bring bad luck to the bride's parents, as old saying goes.
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