While modern society views superstitious practices as unnecessary, many of those which are not considered inconvenient have been retained in order to add to the gaiety and interest of the wedding ceremonies.
為了趨吉避凶，發展出許多婚儀習俗。隨著社會變遷，這些多少帶有迷信色彩的習俗已漸漸不像過去被視為必然。有些過時了，但有些實行起來不嫌太麻煩，又確實能增添好彩頭，因此仍有不少人「寧信其有」地樂於採用。