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1、举行婚礼——美国婚礼习俗Accordingtocustom,ontheweddingday,thebrideandgroomisnotmeetingbeforewalkupthealtar.Beforetheceremony,thegroomnotallowedtoseethedressofbride.Thebridewillusuallywearwhiteweddingdress,withawhiteveilandisthesymbolofpuritylove.IntheAmericanfilm,thenameofbridewars,thetwohostesso
2、fweddingday,onehostess'parentsgivetheotheronethingthatablueflowertire.itisstandforthegoodtimesthattheyhavepast.ThisimpliedanothercustomintheAmericanwedding:somethingoldsomethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue”YourTextHereYourTextHereYourTextHeresomethingoldmeanssomethingisold,asym
3、bolofthebride'sfamilyandthepast. 某样东西是旧的，象征着新娘的家庭和过去。Manybrideswearapieceoffamilyjewelryastheirolditem.Somebridesweartheweddingdresswornbytheirmotherorgrandmother.Ifthebridepurchasedherweddingdressnew,itmayrepresenthernewitem,butanyitemthatisnewmaybeused.Something"new"isusuallytheeasi
4、estcategorytofill.somethingnew某样东西是新的，象征新的生活。somethingborrowed某样东西是借来的，通常是指要从已婚的幸福夫妇那里踩踩气、借借光 （Theirhappinesswillruboffonyouandbringlastinghappinesstoyourmarriage.） 新娘以后也会向他们一样持家。Somebridesborrowanitemofclothing,apieceofjewelry,ahandkerchieforperhapsabeadedpursesomethingblue某样东西是蓝色的，表
5、示纯洁纯真的爱情(purity,fidelityandlove)，就像圣母玛利亚一直穿着的蓝色长袍一样。Overtimethishaschangedfromwearingabluedresstowearingjustabluebandaroundthebottomofthebride'sweddingdresstomoderntimeswhereitiscommonplaceforthebridetowearabluegarter.Nomatterthebridewhattowear,traditionallysheshouldbethemostbeautiful
6、，themostimportantofthewomaninthewedding.Sopeoplethinktheotherladiesintheweddingceremonywearmorebeautifulthanbrideisveryimpolite.(无论新娘穿什么，传统上她应该是婚礼上穿的最漂亮的，最重要的女士。因此人们认为其他女士在婚礼上穿的比新娘漂亮是很不礼貌的)婚礼仪式Thewholeweddingactivitiesbeginsfromceremony,ceremonygeneralheldinachurch.AtthistimeGuestsres
7、pectivelysitonbothsidesofthecorridorinchurch.Afemaleguestsitright,maleguestsitontheleft，Startthewedding,thebridearminarmwithhisfatherwalkingslowlythroughthecorridortoalter.thegroomsmanandbridesmaidaredressedinthesamedressaroundthem,holdsabridesmaidandgroomsmanisusuallythegroomandbride
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