The document summarizes the key elements of a Chinese wedding tea ceremony tradition, including symbolic meanings associated with certain words used during the ritual. The ceremony involves serving tea to elders in the bride and groom's families in a specific order of age and seating arrangements, with traditions now being altered from past practices. Rituals during the ceremony like hair pins being placed in the lucky woman's hair and formal addresses to ancestors and aunts continue important cultural aspects of the tradition.
6. Offering Side
• Traditions have been altered
• Seating Arrangements
– Groom on right hand side, bride on left hand side
– Newlyweds kneel
– People being served on chairs
• Serving
– Use both hands
– In order of age
• Lucky woman
7. Receiving Side
• Lucky envelopes
– “Lai See”
– Money or gold
• Jewelry
• Words of advice or wishes
