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1、美国婚礼习俗:婚礼习俗是一个民族传统文化的重要组成部分,包含着一个民族传统文化的特点.美国人在婚姻问题上,讲求感情第一、交往自由、择偶自由、爱情自由。男女恋爱一般不需要媒人介绍,父母也很少干涉。Americanweddingcustoms:weddingcustomsareanationanimportantpartoftraditionalculture,includingthecharacteristicsofatraditionalcultureoftheAmericansinthemarriage,thefirstfeel
2、ingsofstress,communicationfreedom,freedomofmatechoice,lovefreedom.Lovebetweenmenandwomengenerallydonotneedmatchmakers,parentsrarelyinterfere.美国人喜欢在6月份喜结良缘,因而在美国有“六月新郎”的说法,此话的含义是每年6月份在美国各地都可以遇见结婚的新人。之所以美国人喜欢在六月结婚,是因为英语里的“六月(JUNE)”和罗马神话中主管爱情和婚姻的“女神朱诺(JUNO)”的发音相似。美国人便认为,
3、在6月举行婚礼,“婚姻女神”就会给新婚夫妇带来欢乐和幸福。AmericansliketotietheknotinJune,sointheUnitedStates,"JuneGroom"argument,isthemeaningofwordsthroughouttheUnitedStateseachyearinJune,marriedcouplescanmeet.ThereasonwhyAmericansliketogetmarriedinJune,becauseinEnglishthe"June(JUNE)"andtheRoman
4、godofloveandmarriageinchargeofthe"goddessJuno(JUNO)"soundssimilar.AmericanswillbelievethattheweddinginJune,"thegoddessofmarriage"willbringjoyandhappinesstothenewlyweds.,按照习俗,结婚当日在走上教堂的圣坛之前,新郎新娘是不能见面的,新娘通常穿着雪白的结婚礼服,带着洁白的面纱,象征着纯洁的爱情。Accordingtocustom,marriedthedaybefore
5、embarkingonthechurchaltar,thebrideandgroomcannotbemet,thebrideisusuallydressedinwhiteweddingdress,withawhiteveil,symbolofpurelove.“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue”如果结婚当天,新娘身上穿戴有这样几样东西,他们的婚礼就一定会幸福无比。这是一句求好运的话Iftheweddingday,brideswhowearsuchaf
6、ewthings,theirweddingwillcertainlybeveryhappy.Thisisademand,thengoodluck婚礼一般在教堂举行,婚礼开始,新娘挽着其父的手臂,缓缓地通过走廊向圣坛走去,这时,花童走到新娘的面前,把花篮中的花瓣一片片洒落在走廊上,然后,新娘父亲把新娘带上圣坛,交给新郎,接着,新郎在左,新娘在右,面对牧师站好,由牧师举行传统的婚庆形式,此时,新人们互赠结婚戒指,戒指象征着对婚姻的承诺,最后,牧师宣告两人正式结为夫妻。Generallyheldinachurchwedding,thew
7、edding,thebrideholdinghisfather'sarm,slowlywalkedthroughthecorridortothealtar,then,flowergirlwalkedinfrontofthebride,theflowerpetalsinapieceoffloatingdownthehallwaythen,thebridefatherbridetobringthealtar,tothegroom,thenthegroomontheleft,thebrideontheright,thefaceofpri
8、esttostandbythepriestattheweddingoftraditionalform,thistime,peoplegiveeachothernewweddingring,ringsymbolizesthecommitmentofm