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1、AmericanMarriageAmericanmarriagecustomsandtraditionsThecurrentmarriagesituationinAmerica1.TheAmericanMarriageTypeMonogamyistheonlylegaltypeofmarriagepermittedintheUnitedStates.Itisillegaltohavemorethanonespouseatatime(bigamy).2.CatageriesofAmericanMarriageThereligiousmarr
2、iage(宗教婚姻)Thecommoncustommarriage（世俗婚姻）Thecommonlawmarriage（习惯法婚姻）Thereligiousmarriageisatraditionaltype,whichisheldinthechurchwithapastor.ThisisauniversaltypeintheUnitedStates.Thecustommarriagenamelytheweddingdoesn'tadoptareligiousrites.Butismanagedbyofficerintheplaceort
3、heotherstoreceivemarriagecertificate.Thereare21statesintheUnitedStatesapprobationcommonlawmarriage,aftermenandwomenbymutualconsentcombines,thehusbandandwifecohabit,forminglegalmarriagenaturally,buthadneverneededtoreceivemarriagecertificateandheldarites.3.TheLegalAgeforMar
4、riageTheUnitedStates’marriagelawsaredifferentineachstate.Moststatessetthelegalmarriageageasmanfor21yearsold,andwoman18yearsold.Somestatesstatethatifbothareunderadultage,theycangetmarriedundertheirparents’permission,whilesomearenot.ButintheIdaho,Mississippi,NewJersey,Washi
5、ngtonandsomeotherstates,theyallowafull14-year-oldboyandafull12-year-oldgirltogetmarried.4.SomeCustomsSomethingOld,SomethingNewWhiteWeddingDressWeddingCakeYouhaveprobablyheardthesaying:“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue,asilversixpenceinsideyourshoe
6、.”Theweddingdressnowadaysisusuallybelievedtohavetobewhiteorivory,asthissymbolizespurity.ThisisanewersuperstitionbecausewhitewasstartedtobewornasaweddingdressonlyduringtheVictorianage. Andthattime,whitewaswornasanannouncementofaffluencebecausewhitedressesthenwillonlybeworn
7、once.Weddingcakesarenotjustdessert tobeservedtoguestsduringreception. Theweddingcakeiscuttogetherbythecoupleduringtheweddingreception. Thenthehusbandandwifeexchangebitesofthecake. Thisisthefirstactthecoupledoestogetherashusbandandwife.AccordingtothestatisticdataoftheAmeri
8、cagovernment,inrecent20years,thedivorcerateintheUSAbecomeslowerandlower.Andithasbeenthelowestpoi
