RLG100Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter RT 265-270: Mao Zedong, Lantern Festival, Harvest Festival
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Long before the rise of confucianism, taoism and buddhism, people in china had developed strong attachments to ancestral gods and many of the ancient folk traditions are still alive and well in china. The main function is to join the two people and the two families and to ensure many descendants. The day of the wedding is chosen carefully according to astrological signs. The colour red is very present on the day; symbolic of love, joy and prosperity. The colour of the wedding gown is red. The bride-to-be lives with her best friends before the wedding to symbolically mourn the loss of her friends and faily. The groom installs a bridal bed the day before, and on the day is dressed by his parents. The ceremony is simple: the couple bows three times to heaven and earth, to their ancestors, and to the kitchen god, tsao chun who watches over the family.
