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Asian Wedding Clothing
Asia is the largest and most populated continent in the world. It
stretches from
China in the East to Turkey in the West and from
Russia in the North to India in the South. There are more than fifty
countries on the continent of Asia, and there are different ethnic,
religious and cultural divisions among the people of this vast
continent. To describe the traditional wedding clothes of the
different races that reside in Asia would be voluminous. Here, only
some of the Asian wedding clothes will be described.
In
China, the
color red is considered to bring good luck to the
bride and will protect her from evil spirits. In Northern
China, the
bride wears a one piece frock called
Qi Pao, which is elaborately
embroidered with gold and silver designs. A red veil is worn over
the face by the bride during the wedding ceremony. In southern
China, the bridal costume consists of a two piece dress called Qun,
Kwa or Cheongsam. The dress is adorned with phoenix and dragon
designs, which symbolize the balance between male and female power.
The traditional dress for a Chinese groom is a black silk coat worn
over a blue rode with dragon designs on it. The headgear of the
groom consists of a black hat with tassels on it.
In the larger part of India, sari is the traditional dress worn by
the bride. The sari of the bride is red in color. Here again, there
is a traditional and superstitious believe that the color red is
auspicious and protects the bride from evil spirits. The embroidery
work done on the sari depends on the wealth of the family of the
bride. Rich families get embroidery work done in gold thread.
Precious stones may also be stitched into the sari. Some Indian
brides prefer to wear a lehnga with a short blouse. The lehnga is a
long skirt, which has again elaborate embroidery on it. The base
color of the lehnga is red and the amount of embroidery again shows
the wealth of the family. The tunic or blouse is also embroidered.
On the head, the bride wears a matching veil. Indian wedding dresses
are usually long and loose as the wedding ceremony is performed
sitting on the floor. The Indian groom will be dressed in the dress
of his region, which usually consists of a long shirt and
pantaloons. The shirt of the groom will have a white base and may
have some embroidery on it. The richer Indian groom will wear a long
buttoned up coat, called a sherwani over a shirt and pantaloons.
In most parts of Turkey, the costume of the bride has gold and
silver coins stitched on to her wedding dress. The coins show the
wealth of the bride. There are different bridal dresses worn in
different parts of Turkey, but the use of coins on the dress is
found in all of them. The Turkish groom wears the traditional dress
of the region that he belongs to.
These are just some of the traditional Asian wedding dresses.
Nowadays, most young couples have given up wearing their traditional
wedding dresses and have adopted for the western style. It is only
in India and in parts of China that the bride and groom dress in
their traditional wedding dress.
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