At a traditional wedding ceremony in Sichuan, wedding songs are indisnensahle. However. this kind of song is only narrated by the master of the ceremony instead of being sung. The words are usually the vivid descripti...At a traditional wedding ceremony in Sichuan, wedding songs are indisnensahle. However. this kind of song is only narrated by the master of the ceremony instead of being sung. The words are usually the vivid description of the cheerful frame of mind of the new couple and the detailed narration of the activities that happened in the wedding. An old wedding ceremony is extremely elaborate in the procedure. As is required,each step must have corresponding words to express the feeling of the people and to play up the cheerful atmosphere. As a custom with striking local flavor, it is still popular in some rural areas of the province even today.展开更多
Crying wedding has long been a custom in the rural areas of voguc untill the the carly years of this century. It’s very much the same in different places of the province. There is none of the bride who doesn ’t cry ...Crying wedding has long been a custom in the rural areas of voguc untill the the carly years of this century. It’s very much the same in different places of the province. There is none of the bride who doesn ’t cry at the wedding. If not, the bride must be looked down upon by the neighbors as a mprly cultivated girl and will become the laughingstock of the village. The bride may cry in different ways with diversified words, quite like song, sounding somewhat exaggerated to play up the wedding atmosphere. In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding by falsely sorrowful words. However, in the arranged marriage in the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried for their discontented marriage and even their miserable展开更多
Sichuan people love spicy foods and their love songs are exciting, too. Concealing the tenderness, the love Songs sound like a kind of spice, making the moving love stronger and more heartstriking. Most of the Sichuan...Sichuan people love spicy foods and their love songs are exciting, too. Concealing the tenderness, the love Songs sound like a kind of spice, making the moving love stronger and more heartstriking. Most of the Sichuan love songs are outbursts of feelings, showing the optimistic and plain character of Sichuan people.展开更多
文摘At a traditional wedding ceremony in Sichuan, wedding songs are indisnensahle. However. this kind of song is only narrated by the master of the ceremony instead of being sung. The words are usually the vivid description of the cheerful frame of mind of the new couple and the detailed narration of the activities that happened in the wedding. An old wedding ceremony is extremely elaborate in the procedure. As is required,each step must have corresponding words to express the feeling of the people and to play up the cheerful atmosphere. As a custom with striking local flavor, it is still popular in some rural areas of the province even today.
文摘Crying wedding has long been a custom in the rural areas of voguc untill the the carly years of this century. It’s very much the same in different places of the province. There is none of the bride who doesn ’t cry at the wedding. If not, the bride must be looked down upon by the neighbors as a mprly cultivated girl and will become the laughingstock of the village. The bride may cry in different ways with diversified words, quite like song, sounding somewhat exaggerated to play up the wedding atmosphere. In a word, crying at wedding is a way by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding by falsely sorrowful words. However, in the arranged marriage in the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried for their discontented marriage and even their miserable
文摘Sichuan people love spicy foods and their love songs are exciting, too. Concealing the tenderness, the love Songs sound like a kind of spice, making the moving love stronger and more heartstriking. Most of the Sichuan love songs are outbursts of feelings, showing the optimistic and plain character of Sichuan people.
