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Japanese Hotel Wedding Magazine
Hey! I am in Taiwan visiting family. My husband and I are not big fans of jam-packed travel itinerary, so we usually sleep in late then decide what to do and explore for the day when we wake up. One
Taiwanese Wedding Engagement 台式婚禮-訂婚儀式及禮俗
準備事項 傳統訂婚行聘禮品 訂婚當天,傳統的台灣禮俗「行聘禮品」,無論採用「大聘禮」、「小聘禮」或以「米香」做禮餅,除了用禮餅為行聘的主要禮品外,還採用其他禮品來配合以示隆重。 一般禮品 1.熟牲禮:童子雞 (即將生蛋而尚未生蛋的小母雞) 一隻、魚一條、肉一塊及米酒一罈,寓有起家、誡示婦德、室家吉祥、期作賢妻良母之意。 2.四色糖:桔餅、冬瓜糖、冰糖、糖果,象徵甜甜蜜蜜、白頭偕老、無限幸福之意。 3.香炮燭金:香(無骨透腳青),炮(大鞭炮和大火炮),燭(龍鳳成對喜燭),用來敬告祖先、互相祝福、吉祥平安、增添喜氣、兩家聯親、事業興振之意。 4.斗二米:男方準備十二斤糯米、三斤二兩砂糖,送給女方做紅湯圓的材料,有團團圓圓、美美滿滿之意。 5.麵線:象徵兩姓聯姻,美滿姻緣一線牽、福澤綿長、子孫幸福無涯之意。 6.福圓:即龍眼乾、桂圓,用來祝福子孫興旺,含有龍的傳人、圓滿多福、代代相傳、生生不息之意。 7.上頭布:乃男女雙方互贈的禮品,男方備有六禮,女方回報十二至十六種,所選之禮品均為日常生活之所需,寓有全福全壽、吉祥喜慶之意。 特別禮品 1.半豬:生豬肉半隻或洋火腿(十八或三十六條),表示豐碩誠懇的敬意。 2.生雞:閹雞六隻,表示婚姻基礎永固、內外一片祥和蓬勃之氣。 3.鮮魚:名貴鮮魚六條,表示有頭有尾年年有餘。 4.好酒:二十四瓶,表示一年二十四節氣都平平安安、愛情濃郁。 5.麵線:表示福澤綿長之意。 共同禮品: 1.大訂用:傳統行聘用「金錢」為重禮,通常選用新鈔票以紅紙圈起,男方送女方之禮品:衣料、皮包、鞋子、腰帶、手錶、手鐲、耳環、頭飾、化妝品、被褥、頭巾、絲襪、茶具、針線盒….等,女方送男方之禮品:皮鞋、皮帶、皮夾、領帶、衣料(西裝)、襪子、手錶、袖扣、領帶夾、刮鬍刀、帽子、襯衫….等。 2.小訂用:選用新鈔票以紅紙圈起,金額較大訂少。 3.金飾:金戒指、金手鐲、金項鍊或鑽石項鍊、鑽戒….等。 現代訂婚行聘禮品 一、男方應備辦的禮品 1.聘金 2.金飾(戒指、手鐲、項鍊等)及手錶 3.禮餅 4.四色糖(桔餅、冬瓜糖、冰糖、糖果)、茶葉、龍鳳燭一對、排香一對、祖紙一對、龍鳳炮一對 5.酒水牲禮(酒一瓶、洗手雞一隻) 6.斗二米、福圓、糖仔路、伴頭花一盒、半豬(或洋火腿十八、三十六條)、麵線六束、好酒二十四瓶 7.饋贈女方之禮品(衣料、皮包、皮鞋….等) 8.酒席禮(壓桌禮) 9.媒人禮 10.依地方禮俗可另備:廚儀:廚師禮, 端儀:端菜服務禮, 盥洗儀:端臉盆水禮, 攜儀:迎送接待禮, 簪儀:化粧禮, 捧茶儀,
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