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Formal toasts are offered during a Chinese wedding banquet. Guests wish the best
to the groom and the bride.
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Personal invitations are required in the form of printed cards.
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A typical restaurant wedding banquet include roast suckling pig,
steamed fresh fish, crab and shrimp platters, several kind of mushrooms,
sharks fin soup, special bean curd dishes, steamed/stir-fried chicken,
various noodle dishes, fresh fruits, hot sweet red bean soup.
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Guests are expected to bring red envelops containing sums of money that vary according to one's relationship to the host.
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Hierarchical seating arrangements are observed i.e. specific tables are reserved
for certain categories of guests.
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Guests are expected to wear formal clothing.
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Bridal couple pictures are often displayed on a screen during
the restaurant wedding banquet.
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The nine course dining is called "gau wun" in Cantonese. Recounting fabulous meals is a favorite pastime for local people of all ages.
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Formal speeches are delivered during the wedding banquet.
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People love playing Mahjong before the traditional banquet.
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The traditional wedding cake is immense with many layers. The layers symbolize a ladder
that they couple will climb to success, so couples cut the cake from the bottom
and work their way up.
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Some games are performed during the wedding banquet. The groom is hidden at one table and the bride needs to find him.
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The bride change her dress three times during the evening.
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Roasted pork is a symbol of virginity. The groom presents a whole roasted pork to
the bride's family at the engagement party.
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Chinese weddings often finish at 11PM. Suddently all guests quit the wedding banquet room in a few minutes. No dance after the diner. Some people may continue the night in Karaoke singing.
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The bride and groom feed each other a piece of cake with arms entwined.
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