Door games form an integral part of a Chinese wedding. When the groom arrives, he and his entourage will be blocked at the door by the bride’s family members and friends. This is to symbolize that they are reluctant in allowing her to be married off. The groom and his supporting buddies will thus have to pass through several obstacles before he can finally get to his bride.
But for many people, these wedding door games, designed to trick the groom and his buddies, are the fun part just before the Tea Ceremony. I had 5 “sisters” (Chi Mui) to execute the door games while Sze also had 5 “brothers” (Heng Tai).
However, we were also warned by a few relatives and friends to know the groom well enough before planning the tricks as not everyone would be as sporting. Anyway, our door game plans were quite reasonable:
But for many people, these wedding door games, designed to trick the groom and his buddies, are the fun part just before the Tea Ceremony. I had 5 “sisters” (Chi Mui) to execute the door games while Sze also had 5 “brothers” (Heng Tai).
However, we were also warned by a few relatives and friends to know the groom well enough before planning the tricks as not everyone would be as sporting. Anyway, our door game plans were quite reasonable:
Hang an orange in a stocking on the belt to hit another orange on the floor
Eat dried bee
Brush teeth with fermented bean curd
Sufficient Angpow $$$
Hula hoop
Eat dried bee
Brush teeth with fermented bean curd
Sufficient Angpow $$$
Hula hoop
But somehow, more tricks got added on the wedding day itself, probably thought up by someone else:
Drink Guinness Stout from a straw
Sing a song
Sing a song
More video clips and pictures of the wedding door games can be viewed in our:
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