China is a large country with 56 nationalities.Different nationalities have different marriage customs,but whatever the nationality is,the wedding ceremony is usually very complicated.The traditional Chinese marriage usually involves 6 necessary procedures,namely:match-making,engagement,betrothal presents,meeting the bride,three bows,and drinking wedlock wine.In addition,a typical Chinese wedding nowadays goes like this:when a new couple is engaged,what followed is a choice of the date of their marriage.Most people would favor a bank holiday or special Chinese festival for their relatives and friends to attend the wedding.However,quite a few others,especially those in the countryside,would probably ask a fortune-teller for a lucky date(usually an even number)so that their marriage would have"Double Happiness".The wedding ceremony is usually presided warmly ,and the wedding ceremony very often ends with a very extravagant banquet.Toasts are made to wish the new couple long life,eternal love and happiness,early birth of a healthy baby and so on.
