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1、Marriage and Weddings in the UKCourtship：求婚Honeymoon：蜜月Groom：新郎Bride：新娘Groomsman：伴郎Bridesmaid：伴娘Key words:Before the WeddingMarriage Custom of the UK is rich and various, from the courtship to the honeymoon according their own traditional way. The courtship style of the York City, which a northern c
2、ity of England, is really special. When the girls have grown up and are willing to get married, they will wear clothes in different colors to express it. And whats amazing is that the color and meaning of their clothes are just the same as the traffic lights.n Green clothes: The girl iswilling to be
3、 in love. n Yellow clothes: The girl is hesitating whether to have a boyfriend or not. But it also means the boys have chance to get the girls love.n Red clothes: It means the girl doesnt want to have a boyfriend right now, so the boys need not to think about her.What does the colors mean?According
4、to the custom of the UK, if the girl and the boy established their formal love relationship, the boy should give the girl the engagement ring and hold a ceremony for it.Most British people get married in the church, and what is most important is exchange the wedding ring. Most people in Britain thin
5、k the marriage is not valid if there is no wedding ring. Also sometimes, inside the wedding ring, there carved many things, such as the picture of Family, the oath of love , the groom and the brides name and so on.PeopleRing bearer - an attendant, often a young boy, who carries the wedding rings. Gr
6、oomsmen - one or more male attendants who support the groom. Maid of honor - a close female friend or relative of the bride, given a place of honor. If she is married, she is instead called the “matron of honor.“ Bridesmaids - one or more female attendants who support the bride.Others, like flower g
7、irl, best man, Junior Bridesmaids, etc.The Wedding CeremonyDuring the wedding, the groom and the bride should wear white canonicals. Overall, the British people advocate the color of white, they think white is a symbol of pure love and good luck. So, their wedding is often full of white. After the w
8、edding ceremony in the church, and when the groom and bride walk out of the church, people should congratulate to them, and the congratulation is not kiss, hug or hands-shaking, but throw them colorful things. Then the new couple will toast each other.DancingUsually, after the wedding reception, the
9、re will be a ball which is usually called the first dance because the first pair of dancers must be the new couple. Have your cake and eat itAfter the ball comes the cake time. Also, it is regarded as the first meal of the mew couple. Many people cit the cake together, and people who help the mew co
10、uple cut the cake are considered lucky.Who is the next one to wed?Before the honeymoon, and when the bride leaves the wedding ceremony, she will throw the bouquet of white flowers in her hand to the girls behind her.Usually people believe, according to the folklore, the one who gets it will be the next one to wed.The origin of honeymoonIn ancient Britain, the groom and the bride must drink a special drink which is made of honey and represents happy family, sweet love and happy life . And they must drink for 30 days, so the first month is called honeymoon. SummeryThank you!
