The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important ceremonies in Vietnamese culture, influenced by Confucian ideology and Buddhism.
Video Traditional Vietnamese wedding
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While traditional Vietnamese dresses are always very diverse depending on the era and occasion, after the women of the Nguyn Dynasty began to wear elaborate clothes for their wedding. These dresses are modeled after ÃÆ' o m? Nh ph? (royal ÃÆ' o dÃÆ' i) of the court women of the Nguy Dynasty? n. Style Nguy Dynasty? It remains popular and is still used in the current Vietnamese wedding dress. Difference between ÃÆ' o m? Nh ph? and typical ÃÆ' o dÃÆ' i is the elaborateness of its design. The first is usually embroidered with imperial symbols like the phoenix and includes a luxurious outer robe. This dress is preferably in red or pink, and the bride usually wears a head ornament kh? N? ÃÆ'³ng. The groom wears the simpler and more equal men's clothes, often in blue.
Before the Nguy Dynasty? N, it is possible that women wearing only a luxurious and elaborate version of ÃÆ' o t? thÃÆ' Â ¢ n.
Maps Traditional Vietnamese wedding
Engagement
The engagement ceremony usually occurs half a year or more before the wedding. In the past, most marriages were arranged by parents or extended families, and when children were sometimes consulted, that was almost always the final decision of parents. It was not unusual for the bride to meet for the first time on their engagement day. However, in recent decades, Vietnamese women and men have married on love rather than arranging marriages.
Wedding
Preparation for traditional Vietnamese wedding begins by choosing the date and time for the wedding ceremony. This was decided by a Buddhist monk, Spiritual leader, or fortune-teller because of the spiritual nature of the event. This tradition can change if the family is Catholic.
The wedding consists of a series of ceremonies: asking permission to accept the bride, accept the bride in her home, and bring the bride to the groom's house. Both Vietnamese and foreign-Vietnamese who want to have traditional Vietnamese and mixed Western wedding will often combine the last two ceremonies with a Western-style marriage.
At the end of the ceremony, there is a wedding reception for two families and guests.
Request permission to "receive" the bride
Before the wedding day, the groom's family will travel to the bride's house with a gift of betel nuts to formally ask permission to receive the bride. At this time, the bride's family will confirm the marriage and further proceedings will take place.
In fact, this now obsolete ceremony was used in the past to confirm - last minute - that marriage will still take place. Because often forced to arrange marriage, some brides run from home to the country. Thus, the ceremony is more used to confirm that the marriage will continue. You have to ask permission or you will not get married. If you ask, you will be welcomed, and a chance to receive your bride.
Receiving the bride in her home
On the wedding day, the groom's family procession is led in a certain order. The first person will be the representative of the groom's house followed by the groom's father, the groom, then his entire family and close friends.
In the past, the groom's mother may not have taken part in the procession as a sign that she would not be a threat to the bride; he will even "hide" for a short time after the bride welcomes into the groom's home. However, this practice has long been abandoned. The number of people participating in the groom's procession varies but is usually limited to a smaller number (20 or more) to make it easier on the bride's family, who must accept all the guests.
In the procession, the groom, his family, and his friends carry an elaborately decorated varnish box, covered in red cloth. In these boxes are gifts that represent the wealth that the groom's family will bring to the bride's family. The prizes are betel, fruit, cake, roasted pork, cloth, and lots of jewelry for the bride. Usually, the number of gift boxes is 5, 7, or 9. [Number must be an odd number. Reward covered by red paper or cloth. In Vietnamese trust, odd numbers and red will bring good luck to young couples.]
Upon arriving at the bride's house, the procession lights up the fireworks to remind the bride's family, who then lights his own firecrackers to welcome the groom's procession. Members of the procession are introduced to the family of the bride, and the bride's family introduces its members to the procession. The groom gave his gift to the bride's family, and she was given permission to welcome the bride, who was eventually taken out.
Permission ceremony starts at the front of the bride's ancestral altar. Bride men and burn incense, asking permission from ancestors to bless them. The couple turned and bowed to their parents, grateful for raising and protecting them. The bride then bowed to each other.
The tea ceremony and the official candlelight along with the speech follow. While tea has always been an important part of Vietnamese life, Vietnamese tea culture is not as complex or rigidly rigorous as its counterparts in China, Japan or Korea. Traditional marriage may be the only time in Vietnamese life that a formal tea ceremony is so important.
The bride, in front of all their guests, will turn to their parents. Every parent will give advice on marriage and family to the couple. The candlelight ceremony will follow, symbolizing the joining of the bride and the joining of two families. The groom's gift box filled with jewelry will be opened by the groom's mother, who will then place each piece on the bride for good luck.
Due to Western influences in the concept of wedding rings, modern marriages still include jewelry for brides but followed by the exchange of wedding rings between brides. However, Vietnamese Catholic families order a wedding ring exchange for a separate church ceremony.
Bringing the bride to the groom's house
When the procession arrived back at the groom's house, the groom's family members who did not participate in the procession, but remained in the house will set off fireworks in celebration. Newlyweds will be brought to the altar of the groom's grove, where another ceremony takes place and the bride is introduced to the groom's relatives. Finally, the bride and groom are taken to the couple's room and show their wedding bed.
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After the ceremony at the groom's house, all the families and friends of the bride and groom are invited to the reception that usually takes place at the groom's house.
However, nowadays, the reception takes place immediately after the procession ceremony to the bride's house, and takes place at any desired location --- like a couple's house, restaurant or banquet hall of the hotel. It was not until after the reception that the bride was taken to the groom's house. The majority of newlyweds also have their own places. If so, they simply go to their house.
The number of guests present at this modern reception is great, usually in the hundreds. Complicated 7 to 10 dishes are served, often starting with cold dishes followed by hot dishes such as spiced lobster, seafood hot pot, and other Vietnamese and Chinese banquet dishes, often ending with dessert or a plate of fruit.
Traditional Vietnamese wedding gifts
Traditionally, gift giving is done in the form of money, a symbol of prosperity, health, and happiness, in cards/envelopes. The money is referred to as "money that ward off evil spirits" and is believed to protect people from the younger generation of illness and death. The immediate family usually gives more money to the bride and groom. During the reception, the bride "chÃÆ' o bÃÆ'n", which is a customary process goes from table to table to personally thank them for their good wishes and to collect cards and gifts. Typically, each table chooses a representative to give congratulatory toast to the bride. In the US, some couples choose to leave boxes at the entrances for guests to give gifts, but these are favored by older traditional Vietnamese.
Changes to the wedding dress
In modern marriages, the bride usually turns into three different dresses during the reception. Her dress usually consisted of a white Western wedding dress, a second Western dress worn at the end of the night while dancing, and the third traditional dress worn during a traditional table visit to personally thank guests for coming.
Modern infusion in religion and culture
While most Vietnamese are Mahayana Buddhists, a large number are Catholic. However, this does not change the traditional wedding of Vietnam. Vietnamese Catholics still incorporate all parts of the wedding ceremony and reception. The only difference may lie in ancestor worship in every newlywed home. Because Catholics do not justify such worship, this ceremony is often removed or replaced by worshiping the Christian God or glorifying Mary. Due to strong cultural values, replacement or omission is not always done.
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Perhaps the most significant Western and Vietnamese infusion is the process of three traditional ceremonies. By ignoring the first traditional ceremony ("asking permission to receive the bride"), the last two traditional ceremonies ("receive the bride in her home" and "bring the bride to the groom's home") tend to be no longer done on that wedding day but used instead Western engagement ceremony. Thus, the actual wedding day can only include Buddhist/Church ceremonies, and great receptions.
Symbol
Traditional and modern wedding symbols are often featured in Vietnamese wedding ceremonies as decorations on wedding umbrellas, lacquer gift boxes (or red cloths covering them), or even decorations in the homes of both brides. They usually include lanterns, pigeons, couple's initials, and others. However, one indispensable symbol is the words "song h ?." This sentence also appears as a character? , reflecting the influence of Chinese characters. While literacy in these scripts during the feudalistic period is limited mainly to scholars, officials and other elite members, such characters always play an aesthetic role in important events such as marriage.
See also
- Vietnamese culture
- Vietnamese history
References
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