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1、AcomparativestudyonweddingcustomsamongdifferentcountriesABSTRACT:Marriageisabringingtogether.Itisabringingtogetheroftwopeople,oftwofamilies,ortwotribes,ortwovillages,oreventwocountries.Marriageisthatpowerful.Marriageisnotsomethingtobeenteredintolightly.Marriageisa
2、pledgemeanttolastalifetime.Sincethemarriageissosacred,theweddingisofcourseimportant.Now,thepaperwillstudytheweddingcustomsamongdifferentcountries.Keywords:weddingcustoms,differentcountries.INTRODUCTION:NO.1TheweddingcustomsinChinaAsweallknow,differentcountrieshave
3、differentweddingcustoms.WhenitcomestoChinesetraditionalweddingcustoms,wemaythinkofmanycomplicatedcustomsetiquette.InancientChina,Afterridingintheredbridalbride,thegroomrodeinfront,withthematchmaker,andtheBridalteamstogroomthefamilyweddings.Bothparentssitonthecourt
4、,whilethebrideandgroomweremarriedthenexthall.Thewholeweddingpresidedoverbythemasterofceremonies,underthecommandofhis,abrideandgroompreparingforthewedding,andworshipedDiocese,thenhusbandandwifeworship,intothebridalchamber.Today,moreandmoreweddingsinChinaarewestern,
5、however,thethemeofChineseweddingisremaind.Atfirst,RediscentraltotheweddingthemeofChina.It-10-signifieslove,joyandprosperityandisusedinavarietyofwaysinChineseweddingtraditions.Thebride'sweddingdownisoftenred,asaretheweddinginvitations,andweddinggiftboxesorenvelopes
6、forcashgifts.Eventhebrideandgroom'shomesaredecoratedinredontheweddingday.Second,beforeaChinesebrideweddingcelebration,shetraditionallygoesintoseclusionwithherclosestfriends.ThisChinesecustomgivesthebride-to-besometimetosymbolicallymournthelossofherfriendsandfamily
7、.Sometimebeforethecouplearemarried,thegroom'sfamilycarriesweddinggiftsinredbasketsandboxestothebride'shouse.Oneofthebasketswillcontain"uangsusu"or'milkmoney'.Otherswillcontainpersonalthingsforthebride,sothatonherweddingdayallofherpersonalbelongingswillbeinthegroom
8、'shouse.Thebridetakesthegiftstoanotherroomwheretheyaresortedthrough.Threedaysbeforetheweddingday,womenfromthebride'sfamilyreciprocate,bearinggifts--incl