T/WEA 003-2024 Guidance on ethnic wedding customs and rituals

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Main Technical Content: Scope: This document proposes terms and definitions for the wedding customs and rituals of various ethnic groups, describes the characteristics and changes of these customs, and classifies the forms of wedding customs. This document is applicable to those who require information on wedding customs and rituals of various ethnic groups, regardless of their scale, including independent legal entities, partnerships, wedding companies, and wedding hosts and planners. Normative Reference Documents: This document does not refer to any normative reference documents. Terms and Definitions: The following terms and definitions apply to this document. 1. **Ethnic Group (Each Nation)**: Refers specifically to the 56 ethnic groups in China, including the Han people. 2. **Wedding Custom (Marriage Custom)**: Also known as marriage practices or traditions, it refers to the informal rules about marriage and family that have been accumulated over time and are repeatedly used and followed by people of a specific ethnic group in a particular region. 3. **Marriage**: Originally refers to the ceremony of marriage or the process of a man marrying a woman. 4. **Etiquette**: A behavioral code used to determine the relationship between people or between people and things. It often conveys an emotional message and is a customary form and behavioral norm established by people to express respect, reverence, and prayer towards others, themselves, ghosts and gods, and nature. 5. **Wedding Custom Etiquette**: Refers to the various rituals and ceremonies that have been established as conventions during the marriage process. Rituals are personal, such as bowing and thanking, while ceremonies are collective, such as welcoming the bride and groom and holding wedding ceremonies. 6. **Service Demand Side**: Organizations, companies, or wedding hosts and planners that accept commissions and need to provide content consultations or solutions. **Characteristics

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