American-wedding-customs(美国婚礼习俗)

Americanweddingcustoms（美国婚礼习俗）Americanweddingcustoms:weddingcustomsareanationanimportantpartoftraditionalculture,includingthecharacteristicsofatraditionalcultureoftheAmericansinthemarriage,thefirstfeelingsofstress,communicationfreedom,freedomofmatechoice,lovefreedom.Lovebetweenmenandwomengenerallydonotneedmatchmakers,parentsrarelyinterfere.AmericansliketotietheknotinJune,sointheUnitedStates,JuneGroomargument,isthemeaningofwordsthroughouttheUnitedStateseachyearinJune,marriedcouplescanmeet.ThereasonwhyAmericansliketogetmarriedinJune,becauseinEnglishtheJune(JUNE)andtheRomangodofloveandmarriageinchargeofthegoddessJuno(JUNO)soundssimilar.AmericanswillbelievethattheweddinginJune,thegoddessofmarriagewillbringjoyandhappinesstothenewlyweds.Accordingtocustom,marriedthedaybeforeembarkingonthechurchaltar,thebrideandgroomcannotbemet,thebrideisusuallydressedinwhiteweddingdress,withawhiteveil,symbolofpurelove.“somethingold,somethingnew,somethingborrowed,somethingblue”Iftheweddingday,brideswhowearsuchafewthings,theirweddingwillcertainlybeveryhappy.Thisisademand,thengoodluckGenerallyheldinachurchwedding,thewedding,thebrideholdinghisfather'sarm,slowlywalkedthroughthecorridortothealtar,then,flowergirlwalkedinfrontofthebride,theflowerpetalsinapieceoffloatingdownthehallwaythen,thebridefatherbridetobringthealtar,tothegroom,thenthegroomontheleft,thebrideontheright,thefaceofpriesttostandbythepriestattheweddingoftraditionalform,thistime,peoplegiveeachothernewweddingring,ringsymbolizesthecommitmentofmarriage,andfinally,thepriestdeclaredthetwoofficiallybecamehusbandandwife.Aftertheweddingceremony,oftenheldagrandwedding,cocktailpartywitharichvarietyoffood,aftereating,thebrideholdingflowers,theweddingbouquetthrowntothosesinglewomen,butthissymbolofhappiness.Afterthewedding,thecouplebidfarewelltotheguests,theguestshavetosprinklethemrawrice,wishtheirfuturechildrenandgrandchildren。AndtheUnitedStatescomparedtothewedding,atraditionalChineseweddingisverydifferent,firstweddingdress,atraditionalChinesewedding,thebridedressforthewidesleevesZhaibreastedsuits,wearingapearlcoronet,thebrideintheweddingdaywitharedbonnetmasked,asymbolofvirginity,young,pure,buttheUnitedStateswedding,thebrideworeawhiteweddingdresssymbolizespurelove.Personallyopenedbythegroomafterthewedding.Second,weddingtransport,atraditionalChineseweddingweddingunliketheUnitedStates,tomarrythebridewiththeweddingcar,butwiththeDaJiao,carryingeightpeopletousethiskindofthing,so-calledeightDajiao,Finally,theweddingisheldatdifferentlocations,theUnitedStatesisgenerallyinthechurchwedding,andthetraditionalChineseweddingceremonyheldatthegroom'shome.婚礼习俗是一个民族传统文化的重要组成部分,包含着一个民族传统文化的特点.美国人在婚姻问题上,讲求感情第一、交往自由、择偶自由、爱情自由。男女恋爱一般不需要媒人介绍,父母也很少干涉。美国人喜欢在6月份喜结良缘，因而在美国有“六月新郎”的说法，此话的含义是每年6月份在美国各地都可以遇见结婚的新人。之所以美国人喜欢在六月结婚，是因为英语里的“六月（JUNE）”和罗马神话中主管爱情和婚姻的“女神朱诺（JUNO）”的发音相似。美国人便认为，在6月举行婚礼，“婚姻女神”就会给新婚夫妇带来欢乐和幸福。按照习俗，结婚当日在走上教堂的圣坛之前，新郎新娘是不能见面的，新娘通常穿着雪白的结婚礼服，带着洁白的面纱，象征着纯洁的爱情。如果结婚当天，新娘身上穿戴有这样几样东西，他们的婚礼就一定会幸福无比。这是一句求好运的话婚礼一般在教堂举行，婚礼开始，新娘挽着其父的手臂，缓缓地通过走廊向圣坛走去，这时，花童走到新娘的面前，把花篮中的花瓣一片片洒落在走廊上，然后，新娘父亲把新娘带上圣坛，交给新郎，接着，新郎在左，新娘在右，面对牧师站好，由牧师举行传统的婚庆形式，此时，新人们互赠结婚戒指，戒指象征着对婚姻的承诺，最后，牧师宣告两人正式结为夫妻。婚礼仪式后，经常会举行盛大的婚宴，酒会上备有各种丰富的食物，吃完后，新娘手捧鲜花，把花束抛给那些参加婚礼的单身女性，这样乃是幸福的象征。婚宴结束后，新婚夫妇向宾客道别，客人纷纷往他们身上撒生米粒，祝愿他们今后儿孙满堂。和美国婚礼相比，传统的中国婚礼则大大不同，首先是婚礼服饰，传统的中国婚礼，新娘礼服为广袖对襟翟衣，头戴珠凤冠，新娘子在婚礼当天以红色头盖蒙面，象征着童贞、年轻、纯洁，然而美国婚礼，新娘则穿着洁白的婚纱象征纯洁的爱情。婚礼后由新郎亲手揭开。其次是婚礼交通工具，传统的中国婚礼不像美国婚礼，用婚车来迎娶新娘，而是用“大轿”，这种东西要用八个人抬着，所以俗称“八人大轿”，最后就是婚礼举行的地点不同，美国婚礼一般是在教堂举行，而传统的中国婚礼在新郎家里举行。