【正文】 gion and It’s Influence on the Wedding CustomsIn China, the traditional moral and religious beliefs are always the most important cornerstone of marriage and stable family. The most popular religion in China is Buddhism whose teachings greatly influence people’s thought. This is reflected in Chinese customs, such as the wedding customs.The Buddhism teaches the mon people to enjoy a reasonable arrangement of a good secular life, and to be good people, which is the reason of they preparing something that represents fortune and happiness. For example, they prepare things for the wedding in pairs, and they decorate the whole wedding with red items that means goodness. Therefore Chinese people pay much attention to the etiquettes at the wedding, they stress much and they have many taboos.The Buddhism also tells people to respect the heaven, the earth, the King, their parents and the persons who teach them, that’s why Chinese people must bow down before them at the wedding ceremony.At the same time, religion is the barometer of the society, which is the most important spiritual resources to uphold the social justice. It teaches people how to be a good wife or husband, how they should respect their elders and grow their kids, and the way of making a harmony marriage. Thus, Chinese people always treat marriage as one of the most important things in one’s life, and they can keep a steady family.From these we can see that the Buddhism has much influence on Chinese wedding customs. Then, how about the influence of the Western religion on the Western wedding customs?2. Western Religion and It’s Influence on the Wedding CustomsMost of the Westerners are Christians, they believe in God as the only master of the universe.Christians pay serious attention to marriage. According to the Bible, the Christians have two views: firstly, marriage is sacred, because the origin of marriage is the creation of god himself。 secondly, marriage should insist on the principle of monogamy, that’s why God created Eve for Adam. Because of the sanctity of marriage, people are required to take monogamy and the Christians do not advocate divorce. Christians traditionally believe that the premise of divorce is one of the couple mitted the crimes of lascivious or one leave voluntarily for different believes, mentioned in the From this we can understand why the bride and the bridegroom make a lifetime promise to each other with a diamond ring, and how much they pay attention to the quality of the marriage.Ⅴ、ConclusionThe main color of Chinese wedding is red，which makes the wedding jubilating. The bridegroom’s parents are sitting on the upper sides(the end of the house towards the gate), and the bride and the bridegroom hold the wedding before them. The whole wedding is presided over by the master of the ceremony, in whose mand the newlyweds bow down to the god, their parents and themselves, and then into the bridal chamber, which is the climax of the whole wedding. The bride has to stay in their bridal chamber alone, waiting for her bridegroom who is drinking with his friends and relatives outside. After the bridegroom and the guests leave the tables, everybody starts to make fun of the bride and the bridegroom. They have to play various games that required by others……like this, the wedding ends in people’s laugh.Western wedding is typically romantic, which is full of romantic from start to the end. Generally, the bride39。s dress is white and the bridegroom is in black suit, making the whole wedding solemn and serious. The whole wedding ceremony in the church is the most important part. As the wedding march play on, the bride walk to her bridegroom led by her father. After her father delivered her hand to the bridegroom the priest begins to chair the wedding. He will ask the bride and the bridegroom to make a lifelong oath to each other, which is the climax of the whole wedding. Then they will exchange their marriage rings and kiss each other in the blessing of everyone. At the end of the wedding, the bride would throw the flowers to the present female guests, and it is believed that the girl who receives the flowers will be the next bride soon. The whole wedding ends after the new couple’s leaving for honeymoon.In a word, there are a lot of differences between Chinese and Western wedding customs, and the different thoughts, religions and attitudes to marriage between Chinese and Westerners influence the wedding customs a great deal. It is extremely important to know and understand the differences between them, so that we can understand the words and deeds of Westerners correctly and respect each other39。s customs in the munication, and then we can get the best effect of munication.This thesis focuses on the differences between Chinese and Western wedding customs by analyzing the whole wedding procedures and the influences of different thoughts, attitudes to marriage and religions in China and Western countries on the wedding customs. But there surely are inadequacies because of the limit of time and resources. In the future study, I will continue to collect materials in this area so as to make this research more profound and prehensive.