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●Traditions and Customs（第1页）

●Traditionsands

■TheRings

&iaringtodisplayoalstatusbetracedbaes。Anduheweddingrihemostsymbolicjewelryanyonewilleverwear。Weddingriionallymadeofpreetalssuchasgoldtoexpressofthetruevalueofarelationship。Theunbrokencirdsymbolizesthelastingnatureeaernalentfromoinally，aringbearercarriedtheringona，itwasshowthealtartroom’ssioday，theringsarepaidbythegroomandareusuallycarriedbythebestmanuntilrequiredduringthey。

&Man

Intheolddayswhenthegroomhaskidnappedhisbride，thebestmanoihegroomtoprotesuringthegroomandhisbridearrivesafelyatthechurch。Asitwasnotunusualforthebride’sfamilytotrytoshebestmanshouldbenecessarilyonhandifatatioweenthegroomandtheunhappymembersofthebride’sfamily。

■fetti

&imeaioaliaothesugar-coatedgrainsthrowheneeddiionalfettidatesbacktoapagaualwhenthecoupleithgraiopromotefertility，prosperityainuityofthecouple。

&imes，thegrainsandricehavebeenreplacedbyflowerpetalsorcoloredpaper。Omoderivestofettiistheblowingofspe-stainweddingbubbles。

■TheCake

Itwasaiorytoshowerthebridewithsmallcakes（likefetti），orevehecakeoverthebride’shead!AnoldBritishincludedplatihluckyguestwhofounditbeingensuredhappiheweddiainingnutandfruitwasinallyasymboloffertility，andlateredovertimeintoatowerofseveralcakesplatopofoiallythebrideandthegroomositesideofthedtrytokiss。Ifthekisswascarriedoutwiththecake，goodfortunecouldbeexpected。Thistraditioinuedaoday’smulti-tieredcakewiththekissiop。

&ierofthecakeisoftehegofthecouple’sfirstborn。

■TheDress

&well-kithedressisfroomothewedding。Today，mostbridesdressinwhiteoosignifyvirginity，joyahoughhistoricallytheywouldhavewedintheirpreferredcolor，usuallywearingtheirfavoritedress。

■TheVeil

inally，itwasaforthebridetowearveiliimes。Afterbeiain，itwasthoughttobeasymbolofchastity。Theliftingoftheveilsymbolizedtothegroomthathisbrideure。

&hingOld

&hihihingblue，andasilversixpenyourshoe—thelessknownfiherhyme，maybesoundsslightlyunfortable，butsymbolizeshappinessandspiritualandfih。

Thebridewearssomethingoldasasymbolofheroldlifethatsheisleavingbehihihenewhopeinhernewlife。Aborroweditem（usuallyagarter）fromahappilymarriedwomaopassongoodfortuhenewlyweds。Bluesymbolizespurity，faithfulnessamenttoherne>

■TheFlowers

&akeanimportantpartonwedding，ismodernortraditional。Peopleuseflowerstodecoratetheweddiuries。Peoplechooseflowersagtotheirsymboligs。Forexample，lavendersymbolizesdevotionandsnnifyhope。

&hey，itisatraditiohrowsherbouquetoverhershoulderstotheunmarriedfemaleguests。Theguestwhocatchesthebouquetissideredtobetheomarry，andshewillbeblessedwithgoodluasimilarway，thegroommaythrarterstotheunmarriedmaleguests。

Thegroommaynormallyatehisbuttohafloearsinthebride’sbouquetasaressinghisloveforhisbride。

■TheKiss

Inthedaysgohecouplekissedpublidicatetheiraceofthearriagebefhandsandsig。

■FirstPurchase

Peopleusedtobelievethatwhoeverdidthefirstshoppingwouldarriage。Andforthisreason，thebrideoften“buys”apinfromthechiefbridesmaid>

■TheHoneymoon

ThewordhoneymoonhasitsrootintheNordicword“hjunottsmanathr”andinatesfromatimewhenthegroomkidhebridebefherintohidingforaperiodoftime。Theywouldspesuhemooninse，drinkingmeadmadefromfermentedhoney。

Althoughthehoionwastraditionallydetlybythebrideandthegroom，itwasthegroom’sdutyte。Todayitismorelikelythatthecouplelanningoftheirhoneymoon。

&hreshold

Aseveryoherearemaiohislong-lastingtraditithebrideoverthethresholdsymbolizesthebrideistohernewlife，leavingheroldonebehismentofthegroomkidnappingofhisbride。

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&List

&iongivingweddinggiftstothenewlywedsinsfromatimewhenthecouplehavespenttheirlives，beforethemarriage，is’hewas—aillis—atimeofsettingupthenewfamilyfromscratch。Itwasonforfrieivestotributeitemsoffuroogivethecoupleahelpinghand。

&herealityoftodayisthatveryfewcouplesstartfromsdtheyusuallyhavelivediheparentalhomeforaperiodoftimebeforethemarriage。Thegiftlististopreventadupliegift。Thepiletheirlistofrequireditemsaavailabletoaendstogiveagift，sothattheguestscouldavoidwastingtimeandmoneybygivingagiftwhichiseitherunsuitableorisadupli。