Customs

Wedding & Funeral

Quick Facts about Wedding- East V.S. West

groom pays for all the costs needed. (East or West???)

groom will decide the date and where the ceremony take place. (E or W?)

Guests who are invited to the ceremony prepare money. ( E or W?)

Wedding Ceremony

It is usually held in the church.

groom/ BridegroomBride

Best ManMaid of Honor

What a bride need to wear in the wedding?

Something Old (Continue her family’s tradition)

Something New (Have a new life)Something Borrowed (Friends’ good wishes)Something Blue (Love will last forever)

Wedding Vows"XXX, do you take XXX to be your

wife/husband? Do you promise to be true to her/him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her/him and honor her/him all the days of your life?"

Bridal Flower

After the ceremony, bride will throw her flower to the sky. Anyone who catches the flower would be the next bride.

Wedding Reception It includes toasting the bride and groom, the

newlyweds' first dance, and cake cutting.

Quick Facts about Funeral- East V.S. West

The dead will be buried on a lucky day. (East or West???)

The whole ceremony will be finished in one day. (E or W?)

Guests who join the funeral prepare money. ( E or W?)

Funeral Ceremony

It is also usually held in the church.

Funeral Ceremony Eulogy ( To praise the dead)

Funeral Ceremony Funeral Mass ( 殯葬彌撒 )

Funeral Ceremony Carry the coffin

Usually males who are close, but not direct relatives (like cousins, nephews or grandchildren) or friends of the dead, will carry the coffin to the limousine or the yard directly.

Funeral Ceremony Burial Service

Funeral Ceremony Throw the soil

Funeral Ceremony Bury the dead

Funeral Ceremony Put Flowers