Wedding traditions of East Asia
Tea ceremony and red packets, san-san-kudo and the pyebaek, the lucky day and the double happiness. 58 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
Countries
π¨π³ China 44ππ° Hong Kong 7π―π΅ Japan 23π²π΄ Macau 1π²π³ Mongolia 7π°π΅ North Korea 4π°π· South Korea 21πΉπΌ Taiwan 4
Cities and towns
On the calendar
Japan, the spring wedding seasonJapan, the autumn wedding seasonChina, the autumn wedding seasonTaian, the luckiest daySon-eomneun-nal, days without evil spirits8/8, the double luck date9/9, the long-lasting date520, "I love you" day10/10, the perfect date2/22 and other repeated datesThe Chinese almanac and lucky wedding daysGhost Month
π°π· South Korea and 5 moreBlessing ceremony of the Unification ChurchHoly Marriage Blessing Ceremony (μΆλ³΅κ²°νΌμ)
A large-scale marriage rededication or new union ceremony that engrafts couples into a sinless lineage.Rite Β· Engagement and betrothal
π¨π³ ChinaJiaobeijiuδΊ€ζ―ι
The ancient Chinese rite of sharing wine from linked cups to seal a marriage.Rite Β· The ceremony
πΉπΌ Taipei, TaiwanSame-sex marriage in Taiwan
The legal recognition of same-sex unions in Taiwan, the first in Asia.Modern Β· Engagement and betrothal
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Same-sex marriage in Taiwan: Guy of taipei, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Blessing ceremony of the Unification Church: Unknown author, Public domain, source