美国婚礼习俗完结版

Wedding is one of the most important moments in people’s lives and means a beginning of a new life. As one of the non-verbal cultures, wedding customs have great significance of the development of economic globalization and culture multiplicity nowadays. Different regions and countries have different wedding customs. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, so some of the wedding customs derived from other countries in the past centuries, and are distinct from each other. Weddings in the United States vary as much as the people do. There are church weddings with a great deal of fanfare[ˈfænfeə]n.夸耀，嘹亮的喇叭 声; there are weddings on mountain-tops with guests barefooted; and there have been weddings on the ocean floor with oxygen tanks for the guests. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, some certain traditional customs are still followed. Americans like to tie the knot永结同心 喜结连理 打结(婚礼的一项仪式), 结婚 in June, so in the United States, "June Groom" argument, is the meaning of words throughout the United States each year in June, married couples can be met. The reason why Americans like to get married in June, is that in English the "June (JUNE)" and the Roman "goddess Juno (JUNO)" who in charge of love and marriage sounds similar. Americans believe that wedding in June, "the goddess of marriage" will bring joy and happiness to the newlyweds. wedding custom is an important part of traditional culture in a nation , including the characteristics[ˈkæriktəˈristik]a.特有的，典型的 n.特性，特征 of a traditional culture of the Americans in the marriage, feelings first, freedom of communication, freedom of mate choice, freedom of love. Love between men and women generally do not need matchmakers, parents rarely interfere[ˈintəˈfiə]vi.(with，in)干涉，介入; 妨碍，干扰too. According to the traditional wedding custom, some procedures[prəˈsi:dʒə]n.程序， 手续，步骤 should be done before getting marriage. Traditionally, the man must ask for the permission of his girlfriend’s father. If he agrees, the man can make a proposal[prəˈpəuzəl]n.提议，建议;求婚for his girlfriend with a ring. Holding an engagement is not an ignored step. The man usually gives his fiancée a diamond ring as the symbol of their engagement. It should be worn on the ring finger, which is believed to be connected with the heart. It is something like that if the couple put the rings on their ring finger, they both put each other in their heart. And then invitations are sent to those who live nearby, their close friends and their relatives who live far away. In today's wedding world, couples often register for为… 注册[登记gifts with an online registry ['redʒistri]. It's a wedding site on the Internet and usually be written on the invitations. Couples use registries to indicate表明gifts they like or need. You just go to the site they indicate and order. And before the wedding，there is a bachelor party.Then, the process of preparing for the formal wedding is printing and sending announcements[əˈnaunsmənt]n.通告;宣 布;言谈 or invitations, decorating the church and so on. Among the many superstitions[ˈsu:pəˈstiʃən, ˈsju:-]n.迷信，迷信行 concerning the wedding ceremony is the custom that the groom must not see his bride even bridal [ˈbraidl]a.& n.婚礼(的)wedding gown before the wedding ceremony. And then let's move to the famous part. “Something old, new, borrowed and blue” is a popular bridal attire[əˈtaiə]n.衣服 rhyme[raim]n.韵，押韵(词) vi.押韵 vt.用…押韵. This can be traced[treis]vt.查出; 追溯;描摹 n.痕迹;微量 back to the Victorian Age. “Something old” is that the bridal veil should have been used by her mother or grandmother. It represents the past time of her and her family. And It also represents the guests in attendance at the ceremony that has been already married.veil is not just as a decoration of wedding dress. According to the tradition, the veil had a protection role which could cover the bride’s face to confuse those around evil demon in hiding. The bridesmaids stood around bride to mislead the evil which one was the bride. So groomsman had the same effect of safeguard with bridesmaid. “Something new” means that the wedding gown[gaun]n.女礼(裙)服;长袍;罩衣 is new which is also represents the newlyweds and the beginning of their new life . “Something borrowed” stands for the bride can borrow a handkerchief[ˈhæŋkətʃif]n. 手帕 or jewelry from another happy couple. so Their happiness will rub off on the newlyweds and bring lasting happiness to thire marriage. “Something blue” is associated[əˈsəuʃieit]vt.使联合 vi.结交 n.伙伴 a.副的 with the bride’s virginity[və'dʒinəti] and purity. Just like the Virgin Mary has been wearing a blue robe长袍. Over time this has changed from wearing a blue dress to wearing just a blue band around the bottom of the bride's wedding dress to modern times where it is commonplace for the bride to wear a blue garter.[ˈgɑ:tə]n.吊袜带 The groom wears a formal suit or tuxedo[tʌkˈsi:dəu]n.礼服，无尾礼服. Something silver is any type of silver coin that is tucked [tʌk]vt.把边塞到下面; 把…夹入 n.褶裥into one of the bride’s shoes to represent wealth and prosperity[prɔˈsperiti]n.兴旺，繁荣.Since most brides probably don't even know what a sixpence is, this part of the tradition is not used very often in modern times. However, if a bride would like to include it in her wedding, she can purchase a silver sixpence from many companies that sell bridal supplies such as garters and invitations.When everything is ready, then comes the most exciting moment.the big day!