In the old society, there was a big gap between the rich and the poor. All these people are wealthy middle-class families. As for the poor family, cut a double happiness word out of cardboard, stick gold paper on it, hang a pair of candles and a crappy sedan chair on the wall, and then get married.
Feet must walk on sacks, generally 5, with 10 sacks. After passing one, Xi Niang and others handed it to the front and laid it on the road. After entering the bridal chamber, sitting on the edge of the bed according to the male left and female right is called "sitting on the bed". A long-lived woman patted the bride on the head with a balance beam.
In the west, love is paramount, and both men and women will give up everything for love. For westerners, marriage is to find a congenial and long-term life partner of the opposite sex, so as to be satisfied physically, psychologically and socially.
The purpose of traditional marriage in China is family, not love. "The Book of Rites" says: "The goodness of both sexes is to serve the temple at the top and to inherit the future generations at the bottom." In other words, the purpose of traditional marriage in China is: first, to combine the advantages of the two families and expand the alliance of relatives, that is, "becoming attached";
There are different ways to get married abroad. Generally speaking, people know more about the way of marriage in Britain. Once the relationship is established, the man will give the woman an engagement ring and hold a ceremony. This custom is all over Britain.
So there is such a thing as a golden wedding and a silver wedding, which is very romantic. In their view, marriage without love is immoral and of low quality.