Traditional Vietnamese wedding

Vietnamese traditional wedding. Wedding day is the most important day for couples. But for Vietnamese people the wedding ceremony is not only important for couple but also for both families. I would like to share with everybody about Vietnamese traditional wedding. Most Vietnamese traditions and cultures have influenced by Chinese culture until today, so the wedding ceremony is also affected. Unlike the Western culture, in Vietnam after the bride was proposed by the groom, groom and his family have

celebrate a happy wedding, because wedding is base on love when two people decide to belong each other. However, every countries are different from one another in language, climate, lifestyle and culture. Vietnam and the United State are also in this cycle, so the differences celebrate wedding between Viet Nam and the United States for celebrate the wedding are : preparation for ceremony, clothing for wedding, and wedding ceremony One important difference for celebrate wedding between Viet

culture, as they still the keep their traditional practices of their own culture. Wedding life, food, and the educational system are the typical things, which have the similarities and differences at the same time. Firstly, the wedding life for couples is significantly different even though it still has some few things similar. In both countries, the couples will an engagement ceremony before getting to an actual wedding ceremony. They both will receive wedding rings from their lovers. Also, they will

different social and cultural backgrounds. Our group consists of two Chinese-Americans and one Vietnamese-American. Our report is on the social customs of our respective cultures. Our purpose is to gather information about our social customs so that we can inform our audience. We researched dining etiquette, gift-giving etiquette, wedding customs, festival celebrations, and family customs for Chinese and Vietnamese cultures. We conducted our research using secondary sources, such as the Web, along with

Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Dining Etiquette • Utensils • Table Manners 3. Gift Giving Etiquette • Gift Selection • Gift Receiving 4. Festival Celebrations • Festival Activities • Traditional Food 5. Wedding Customs • Wedding Dress • Wedding Ceremony 6. Conclusion Works Cited Executive Summary This report is about the social customs in America, Vietnam and China. Social customs include actions and behaviors that are expected of a

different social and cultural backgrounds. Our group consists of two Chinese-Americans and one Vietnamese-American. Our report is on the social customs of our respective cultures. Our purpose is to gather information about our social customs so that we can inform our audience. We researched dining etiquette, gift-giving etiquette, wedding customs, festival celebrations, and family customs for Chinese and Vietnamese cultures. We conducted our research using secondary sources, such as the Web, along with

we celebrate it. But the Lunar New Year, it is not only celebrated in the Vietnamese culture. It is also celebrated in many other Asian cultures, such as Korea and China. Korea celebrates their New Year on the same day as the American New Year is celebrated. I can tell that the most well known and popular holidays in the Viet culture is the Lunar New Year. Vietnamese culture called Lunar New Year as Têt. “In the Vietnamese old cultural beliefs, families believe that their activities during Têt must

Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the significance of the traditional dress, “Ao Dai” in Vietnamese culture. Central idea: “Ao Dai” represents a symbol of feminine beauty, carried about attitude in life of Vietnamese people, an expression of identity and spirit of Viet Nam. Introduction: I. Attention getter: The dress was not just a trigger to memory; it was a rich source of embodied knowledge and about personal experience. II. Credibility: Have you ever looked so gorgeous and charming

Thailand. Since then, she moved to the United States, graduated from Columbia University and wrote The Latehomecomer. Her book gave her audience a glimpse into the not as recognized topic, the history of the Hmong people, when Laos by Laotian and Vietnamese soldiers forced them out of Laos and into the United States. She wants people to know the harsh times of the Hmong people, and let the future generations of Hmong know what their ancestors had to endure. Yang

Running head: DATING IN VIETNAMESE AMERICAN CULTURE 1 Ethnic Family Research Summary: Dating in Vietnamese-American Culture Rachel LeMay San Diego State University CFD 335: Interactions in Culturally Diverse Families; Dr. Booth November 13, 2014 DATING IN VIET. AMER. CULTURE 2 Abstract This paper focuses on one of the prevalent aspects of the life-experience of young people in modern urban Vietnamese American culture. This