why do they wear those red clothes in their marriage? why not regular clothes?

Q & A Categories

Question: Asked by millenia from boston | May. 05, 2014 09:47

About:Ancient Chinese Marriage Custom

why do they wear those red clothes in their marriage? why not regular clothes?

Answers (1): Answered by John from New Zealand | May. 05, 2014 21:55

10Reply

Red clothes in Chinese history mean auspicious, lucky and happy, so the brides and bridegrooms usually wear such clothes during their wedding! As for the style of the clothes, it was inherited from the ancient custom. In the past, Chinese people wore gown style clothes.

The wedding pictures in the page only happen in some rural areas. In modern China, More and more brides wear wedding dress and bridegrooms wear suits.

Related Questions:

why does chinese need to wear red on chinese new year? Asked by Xiiaochris from Malaysia \| Mar. 21, 2015 20:13	1 answer
I will be travelling to Urumqi 31 August - 3rd September 2013. Please advis... Asked by Jessy from Malaysia \| Jul. 30, 2013 01:54	1 answer
weather at Guangzhou in month November 30th to 5th December Asked by daniel from malaysia \| Oct. 11, 2012 22:04	1 answer
do I need to wear ceartin clothes to be aloud in to a preformance Asked by Mr.SIMAN from Indonesia \| Jun. 19, 2013 01:13	1 answer
What's the weather like in late April/ early May in Beijing? Asked by Christine from Australia \| Jul. 04, 2016 03:34	1 answer
Why does wearing red long john/underwear or waist belt during year of horse... Asked by Cheryl from United Statesck \| Apr. 21, 2014 04:31	1 answer

Ask a Question