WeddingWord文档格式.docx
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ancient"
qualityofthepracticearemostlikelyamoderninvention.[3]"
Doublering"
ceremoniesarealsoamodernpractice,agroom'
sweddingbandnotappearingintheUnitedStatesuntiltheearly20thcentury.[4]
Theweddingisoftenfollowedbyareception,inwhichtheritualsmayincludetoastingthenewlyweds,theirfirstdanceasspouses,andthecuttingofaweddingcake.
Weddingcustomsaroundtheworld
Arab&
Egyptianweddingcustoms
AlthoughChristianweddingsintheArabWorldbearsimilaritiestoWesternweddings,MuslimweddingsintheArabcountriesareinfluencedbyMuslimtraditions.MuslimweddingsstartwithaSheikhandAl-kitaab(book)forthebrideandgroom.AweddingisnotIslamicallyvalidunlessbothbrideandgroomarewilling,andthegroomisoftenencouragedtovisitherbeforethewedding(asadvisedinmanyaḥadīthoftheIslamicprophetMuhammad).However,thesevisitsmustbechaperonedtoensurepurityofactionbetweenthetwo.Menandwomeninweddingceremoniesandreceptionsaresegregated,withareasformenandforwomen.
Chineseweddingcustoms
TraditionalChinesemarriageisaceremonialritualwithinChinesesocietiesthatinvolveamarriageestablishedbypre-arrangementbetweenfamilies.WithinChineseculture,romanticlovewasallowed,andmonogamywasthenormformostordinarycitizens.Abandofmusicianswithgongsandflute-likeinstrumentsaccompaniesthebrideparadetogroom'
shome.Similarmusicisalsoplayedattheweddingbanquet.Dependingontheregionthatthebridehailsfrom,ChineseweddingswillhavedifferenttraditionssuchasTeaCeremonyortheuseofaweddingemcee.Alsoinmoderntimes,Chinesecoupleswilloftengotophotostudiostotake"
glamourshots"
posinginmultiplegownsandvariousbackgrounds.
MostregionalChineseweddingritualsfollowthemainChineseweddingtraditions,althoughsomeritualsareparticulartothepeoplesofthesouthernChinaregion.InmostsouthernChinesewedding,thebridepriceisbasedonthegroom'
seconomicstatus.Theideaof"
sellingthedaughter"
orbrideisn'
taphrasethatisusedoftenthereforethepriceofthebrideisn'
ttoodemanding.Mostofthetimethebridepriceisintheformofgoldjewelry,finefabric,ormoney,evenaroastpigwhichsymbolizesthebridetobeavirgin.Weddingpresentsaregivenbytheelderlycouplesorcouplesthatareolderthanthenewlywedsandteaisservedbytheyoungerfamilymembers.
Europeancustoms
Britishcustoms
TheWesterncustomofabridewearingawhiteweddingdresscametosymbolizepurityintheVictorianera,notvirginity.Withinthe"
whitewedding"
tradition,awhitedressandveilisnotconsideredappropriateinthesecondorsubsequentweddingofawidowordivorcee.ThespecificconventionsofWesternweddings,largelyfromaProtestantandCatholicviewpoint,arediscussedat"
.
Aweddingisoftenfollowedoraccompaniedbyaweddingreception,whichinsomeareasmaybeknownasthe'
WeddingBreakfast'
atwhichanelaborateweddingcakeisserved.Westerntraditionsincludetoastingthecouple,thenewlywedshavingthefirstdance,andcuttingthecake.Abridemaythrowherbouquettotheassembledgroupofallunmarriedwomeninattendance,withfolkloresuggestingthepersonwhocatchesitwillbethenexttowed.Afairlyrecentequivalenthasthegroomthrowingthebride'
sgartertotheassembledunmarriedmen;
themanwhocatchesitissupposedlythenexttowed.
TheWeddingBreakfastisoneoccasionwhereeverymemberofthefamilywhohashadatleastsomeroleintheweddingispresent.Itisalsoimportantasthefirsttimethenewlymarriedbrideandgroomsharetheirfirstmealtogetherasalawfullyweddedcouple.ThewordBreakfastcomesfromamoreancienttraditionoffastingbeforetheweddingceremony,theWeddingBreakfastistherefore'
breakingthatfast'
.ThemodernWeddingBreakfastincludestheserviceoffoodtogueststhatcanrangefromtraditionalroasts,buffets,orregionaltreatssuchasinthecaseofaLondonWedding[10]inthe'
EastEnd'
AnotherVictoriantraditionisforbridestowearorcarry"
somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue"
duringtheservice.Itisconsideredgoodlucktodoso.Oftenthebrideattemptstohaveoneitemthatmeetsallofthesequalifications,suchasaborrowedbluehandkerchiefwhichis"
newtoher"
butloanedbyhergrandmother(thusmakingitold).Anotheradditiontothiscustomistowearacoininone'
sshoetobringprosperity.
Thefulltextoftheverseis:
Somethingold,somethingnew,
Somethingborrowed,somethingblue,
Andsilversixpenceinyourshoe.[11]
HedsorHouse,StokeParkandLeedsCastlearesomeofthemostfamousandusedweddingvenuesaroundLondon.
Frenchcustoms
InFrance,onlycivilweddingsarelegallyrecognized(duetotheconceptoflaï
cité
),theyareperformedinthetownhallbythemayor(oranothercivilservantactingonhis/herbehalf).Atleastoneofthespousesmustresideinthetownwheretheceremonytakesplace.Sincemanypeoplechoosetoalsohaveareligiouswedding,thereligiousceremonyoftentakesplaceimmediatelyafterthecivilone.Townhallsoftenofferamoreelaborateceremonyforcoupleswhodonotwishtomarryreligiously.
Ifthetwoceremoniestakeplaceseparately,thecivilonewillusuallyincludeclosefamilyandwitnesses.Oncethecivilceremonyiscomplete,thecouplewillreceivealivretdefamille,abookletwhereacopyofthemarriagecertificateisrecorded.Thisisanofficialdocumentand,shouldthecouplehavechildren,eachchild'
sbirthcertificatewillberecordedinthelivretdefamilletoo.ThecivilceremonyinFranceisfreeofcharge.
InsmallerFrenchtowns,thegroommaymeethisfiancé
eatherhomeonthedayoftheweddingandescorthertothechapelwheretheceremonyisbeingheld.Asthecoupleproceedstothechapel,childrenwillstretchlongwhiteribbonsacrosstheroadwhichthebridewillcutasshepasses.
Atthechapel,thebrideandgroomareseatedontworedvelvetchairsunderneathasilkcanopycalledacarre.Laurelleavesmaybescatteredacrosstheirpathswhentheyexitthechapel.Sometimessmallcoinsarealsotossedforthechildrentogather.
Atthereception,thecouplecustomarilyusesatoastingcupcalledaCoupedeMariage.TheoriginofgivingthistoastbeganinFrance,whenasmallpieceoftoastwasliterallydroppedintothecouple'
swinetoensureahealthylife.Thecouplewouldlifttheirglassto"
atoast"
asiscommoninWesternculturetoday.
InsouthwestFranceitiscustomarytoservespitroastwildboar(orsanglierinFrench)astheweddingbreakfast,alocaldelicacy.
Somecoupleschoosetoserveacroquemboucheinsteadofaweddingcake.Thisdessertisapyramidofcrè
me-filledpastrypuffs,drizzledwithacaramelglaze.
Atamoreboisterouswedding,traditioninvolvescontinuingthecelebrationuntilverylateatnight.Afterthereception,thoseinvitedtotheweddingwillgatheroutsidethenewlyweds'
windowandbangpotsandpans;
thisiscalledashivaree.Theyaretheninvitedintothehouseforsomemoredrinksinthecouple'
shonor,afterwhichthecoupleisfinallyallowedtobealonefortheirfirstnighttogetherashusbandandwife.ThispracticespreadthroughoutFranceasawaytocelebratespecialoccasions.DecorativereplicasofthesespecialsabrescanbepurchasedfromartisansinLyon,(theFrenchcapitalofcutlery).
Greekcustoms
Mainarticle:
MarriageintheEasternOrthodoxChurch
Twoorthreedaysbeforethewedding,thecoupleorganizesacelebrationcalledKrevati(Greekforbed)intheirnewhome.InKrevati,friendsandrelativesofthecoupleputmoneyandyoungchildrenonthecouple'
snewbedforprosperityandfertilityintheirlife.Afterthecustom,theyusuallyhaveapartywithfoodandmusic.
Onthedayofthewedding,usuallySaturday,butalsoFridayorSunday,thegroomcannotseethebrideuntiltheweddingceremony.Thegroomusuallyarrivesfirstinchurchandwaitsforbride,whousuallyarriveslate.Aftertheyexchangeflowerbouquets,theyhavetheweddingceremony,wherethebestmanputstheweddingringsandcrownsonthecouple.Thecoupledrinkredwinefromthesameglass(betweenone
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