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== Atheist weddings in China ==

== Atheist weddings in China ==

[[File:Uyr6.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Illustration of [[Confucius]] ]]

[[File:Uyr6.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|Illustration of [[Confucius]] ]]

In recent times, Confucian wedding rituals have become popular in China. In these type of ceremonies, which are a recent invention with no historic precedent, the bride and groom both bow and pay respects to a large portrait of [[Confucius]] hanging inside the banquet hall while wedding attendants and the couple are dressed in traditional Chinese robes.

In recent times, Confucian wedding rituals have become popular in China. In these type of ceremonies, which are a recent invention with no historic precedent, the bride and groom both bow and pay respects to a large portrait of [[Confucius]] hanging inside the banquet hall while wedding attendants and the couple are dressed in traditional Chinese robes.<ref> <ref>[http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2011-05-23/034922510726.shtml 江苏将推广设立离婚缓冲室](Chinese), sina.com, May 23, 2011</ref>

=== The four bows in Chinese weddings ===

=== The four bows in Chinese weddings ===