BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II - DEATH - OBLIGATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DEATH AND MOURNING 8
Failure to observe ritual obligations of mourning in traditional China was thought likely to affect the fate of living relatives. This programme discusses these important and complex rituals.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II - DEATHS & FUNERALS 7
According to traditional Chinese custom, improper funeral arrangements would bring bad luck or disaster to the family of the deceased. This programme looks at the importance attached to funeral rites in ancient China.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 6
According to traditional Chinese custom, divorce or separation was viewed negatively and was thought likely to bring bad luck in life. There were several ways to dissolve a marriage. Some of them were retained in the New Territories during the 1970s.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 5
This programme explains ghost marriages. This refers to when one or both parties in a marriage are deceased. Such marriages happen for a variety of reasons e.g. to ensure the continuation of the family line.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 4
In ancient China, concubinage was a common custom for successful men who wished to demonstrate their higher status. This programme explores the role of the concubine in traditional Chinese society.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 3
Have you heard the expression "three letters and six rites"? In traditional Chinese weddings, there were several marriage customs for couples to consider when they prepared for their big day.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 2
Everyone has his or her own last name. In China, some last names carry different meanings and stories.
BAKER'S DOZEN: BAKER'S DOZEN II 1
In traditional Chinese society, family relationships were influenced by the Confucian social philosophy. This programme introduces the relationship between emperor and minister, father and son, husband and wife and so on.
大事回顾 (Year Review): 1975年大事回顾
1975年,英女皇伊利莎伯二世是第一位以在位君主身份来港的领导人,场面非常哄动。本年的大事回顾有详细报导当时的活动。
四人夜话: 烟雨荒魂 7
故事由一宗堕楼死亡事件开始。探员秦端为已死去的舞小姐白妙姬从酒店高处堕下死亡事件调查。化为鬼魂的白妙姬要求秦端替她伸冤,于是带秦端到了一间房子,里面只有一名少妇李少嫣,原来她是白妙姬的妹妹, 莫非凶手是 …….