1. The change of wedding form from complex to simple

Formally speaking, China's marriage customs have gone through the process from simplicity to complexity, from complexity to simplicity, and then from simplicity to complexity. With the progress of human civilization and the development of politics and economy, wedding has gradually become an important etiquette in people's lives, and its form has become more and more complicated with the promotion of status. According to Confucian classics, the most prominent and typical traditional wedding etiquette in China is "Six Rites". The first turning point of China's marriage system should coincide with the beginning of China's modern history. After the Opium War, China began to become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, and the opening of trading ports provided a shortcut for the introduction of various western cultures. The old and new cultures collided fiercely and gradually merged in communication. The spread of western learning to the east has become a synonym and epitome of an era. Marriage custom system is no exception. Influenced by the concept of equality between men and women and western marriage customs

Second, the concept changes.

The change of marriage custom certainly includes the concept of marriage custom. As far as the concept is concerned, it can be expounded from the following aspects. Next, I will show the great changes in marriage customs from the comparison between ancient and modern times.

Nowadays, weddings pay more and more attention to mood, personality, ostentation and extravagance and romance. Luxurious motorcades and star-rated restaurants can make newcomers feel happy and make their relatives feel face-saving. The "face" of marriage customs is quietly changing. Young people of marriageable age are more inclined to entrust wedding companies to carefully create their own personalized weddings.

In the 1990s, a white gauze dress with a "chic" suit became a hot "signboard" in the photo studio. At that time, there were not many wedding photo studios. Almost every couple took photos in a uniform size dress, and the posture was the same.

Three. time-varying

1, before the reform and opening up: getting married is just like playing a TV series.

Before the reform and opening-up, there were customs such as crying for marriage, worshipping the bride, uncovering the red veil, and sprinkling dates, lotus seeds and peanuts on the bed of husband and wife. At that time, the bride was invisible to the guests. After the bride and groom pay homage to the wedding, the bride is sent directly to the bridal chamber, and then the groom unveils the red veil. Before marriage, it was really like a TV series. With the continuous improvement of living standards, many customs have gradually faded out of people's sight, but in some rural areas, the custom of crying marriage should still be preserved.

In the 30 years of reform and opening up, there has always been such a saying about weddings in different eras: "In the 1980s, three rounds of electricity were needed, in the 1990s, three sons and one copy were needed". Through this vivid wedding variation, people really feel that the times are changing and the society is progressing.