不同国家结婚礼仪.doc

不同国家结婚礼仪.doc We all know that different countries have different culture, that is to say, people around the world have different wedding ceremonies. Now I will introduce some interesting wedding ceremonies in different culture. In Britain In the UK, the traditional way of wedding ceremony was usually held on Saturday afternoon in the church. The bride wore a white dress with a veil, holding a bouquet. The groom wore a suit, waiting in the church altar.The wedding began by playing wedding march, and the bride arrived with her father, then handed the bride’s hand to the groom. The most important part of the ceremony was the exchange of wedding rings. In fact, it was the signal of the marriage. Often new couple started there honeymoon the next morning. (Usually the bride’s father paid the cost of wedding) In China In China, the most important part of wedding ceremony was to worship god of sky and earth, parents in law, and bride and groom themselves. After that the couple went to their new house with their friends and relatives. However, even in China, the ceremonies of different area are different. And today, more and more Chinese newly couples choose western wedding ceremony instead of traditional Chinese wedding ceremony. In France The wedding ceremony in French is simple and romantic, usually hosted by the bride's parents. They only invite their parents and brothers and sisters, and other relatives, or even one or two friends to attend. Wedding has gradually simplified, but it is still the most solemn family festival. Wedding ceremony by the mayor or his deputies, chaired the convention is on Tuesday, four, five, six early as 9 am to 5 pm between. Marriage banquet guests. In Denmark The wedding ceremony would be organized for several days, but must be conducted secretly. In their culture, if the ceremony was organized in the public, it would the make the ghosts jealous and angry. In the end of the wedding, people carried a large jar of beer to the garden altar. The bride and groom held the top of the jar, and then shattered the jar. The marriageable women presented would pick up debris of the jar. The one who picked up the biggest piece is bound to be married first, and who picked up the smallest is not destined to marry in her whole life. In Japan In traditional Japanese ceremony, people show worship to kami, the god exist in Japanese nature spirits in the wedding. The priests prayed to the gods to bless the newly married couple. The last process was "drinking green wine together". People participated in the wedding shared three cups of rice wine. The groom picked up the first cup, sipped a little wine three times, and then passed to the bride. The bride did the same thing and then passed to other relatives and friends in turn. In India In the view of Hindu, the primary purpose of marriage is to complete all the religious duties, in which sacrifices the most important part. However, a man must have a son to be eligible to the ancestral offerings. Therefore, in the marriage ceremony, the couple reading prayer, vows, to have a son and the husband said clearly to his wife: I was married with you in order to get my son. In German Guest invited to attend the wedding will bring a few broken bowl, broken dish, broken bottles and the like things with them. Then throw these things fiercely, they think it can help the couple to remove the old life trouble, and it means the beginning of sweet life. Doing so in the wedding ceremony will help the couple remain loving each other in the long life time life. In Jewish wedding After the wedding blessing, the groom broke a glass with his right foot, which was the symbol of the destruction of the temple in AD 70. This showed people’s memory of that sad moment, and to remind people never forget the destruction of Jerusalem in that year. However, in the modern wedding, this progress was represented as a custom of showing the weakness of human relations, and a start of new life, abandoning all prejudice and ignorance. In Russia Someone shouted”bitter, bitter” on the wedding banquet. Every time if one took the lead to shout, the others would follow him, then the new couple would stand up, kiss each other in public. In a few minutes, someone else would call out "bitter", the bride and groom would stand up right again, with a sweet kiss to calm down their relatives and friends. Such "program" in the wedding would be repeated at least a dozen times before the relatives and friends gave up. Originally, according to the Russian saying, the wine is bitter. They do not want to drink, so the couple should kiss to make the wine sweet. In South Korea The groom would wear a very large dress and the bride's wedding dress was made by colorful silk, together with two long sleeves and black silk crown. The bride's makeup will also be with two red spots on the cheeks, which means the resistance to evil spirits.