Many couples see the day after their wedding as a day to simply spend and cherish time together, let it be with fancy, candle-lit dinners or romantic movies and cuddling, all of that. Not Chinese couples, though. The day after a Chinese wedding is usually quite stressful for both the bride and the groom.
The post-wedding ritual, it's called. The day after the wedding, the bride wakes up earlier than her husband as to go and honor her ancestors with prayer at dawn. Once the groom awakes, he takes his new wife to meet his family and friends. There, she kneels down before each of the elders and receives a small gift in tow.
This tradition is often seen nowadays, just as it had been centuries ago. All in all, the ritual proves the bride's respect to her husband's family, and portrays the couple's appreciation for their ancestors. So the day after a wedding could mean romance and relaxing for one couple, whereas it could mean meeting parents and paying respects to another.
By Julia Dankov
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