China Adoption
Chinese Family Customs
During the long course of historical development, China 's different people have developed individual customs regarding food, clothing and housing, in response to their own particular environments, social conditions and level of economic development. Generally, the Han people take rice and noodles as their staple diet (people in the south prefer rice while those in the north prefer noodles), love to eat vegetables, beans, meat, fish and eggs, and pay particular attention to cooking techniques. Mongolians often eat beef and mutton, and drink tea with milk.
In China , birthdays are not commonly celebrated, although city dwellers do so more frequently than their country cousins, and children and old people more than you and middle-aged people. No special ceremony is occasioned by a birthday. Many people like to eat "longevity noodles," symbols of long life inspired by the noodle's shape. Nowadays, many city dwellers choose to eat Western-style birthday cakes instead of noodles.
According to the Marriage Law, a man may legally marry at age 22 and a woman at 20, by acquiring a marriage license issued by a marriage registration office, thus a wedding ceremony is not a necessary legal procedure for marriage registration, but only a way for relatives and friends to congratulate the bride and groom. The newlyweds will offer "wedding candies" to their colleagues and friends. In return, their colleagues and friends will present the newlyweds with gifts.
Funeral ceremonies in China are very simple. Usually, a memorial meeting is held to pay last respects to the deceased and allow the living to express their grief. Cremation is the rule in cities, and interment in rural areas. White is the traditional color of mourning, but city people nowadays usually wear black gauze armbands to show their bereavement.