General Information
China has over 5000 years of history and it has the largest people population in the world. During the long history China is best known for inventing paper and fireworks. Fireworks are used culturally to ward off demons and bad spirits as well as to celebrate festive activities. Fireworks are fired to celebrate weddings especially as well as the opening of new businesses.
One wedding I attended was held at 1:30 am. It was a traditional wedding with the bride wearing all red and a veil so you could not see her face. The groom had to carry her so she could not touch the floor. Also there were actually two wedding ceremonies since the parents of the bride could not attend the formal wedding and could only come to the house of the groom after the formal wedding.
Other traditions is that the bride may marry in white but must change into red for the lunch which is held directly after the wedding usually at a hotel.