怎么才能稳重懂事啊:英国婚礼习俗?（中英文对照）

英国婚礼习俗 （中英文对照）

英格兰人的婚俗丰富多采，从求婚到度蜜月均按自已的传统方式进行。在英格兰北部约克市求婚方式颇为奇特，继承了古代民间遗风，女孩子成熟以后，需要出嫁了，便穿上不同颜色的紧身服饰，向男性示意。不同的颜色表示不同的意思，恰恰和交通信号灯一致。绿色的表示："来吧！我愿意恋爱，大胆地追求吧！"黄色表示："机遇是有的，如果合我的意还是有成功的机会。"红色表示："目前我还不想谈情说爱，不要追求我。"勇敢的小伙子会根据对方的服色，根据自已的选择去大胆地追求，决不会被扣上行为不端的帽子。

一旦双方确立了恋爱关系，男方要送给女方订婚戒指并举行仪式。这种习俗遍及整个英国。结婚或定婚戒指是许多民族的传统习俗，英格兰人在教堂里举行婚礼仪式时，新郎给新娘戴戒指是不可缺少的一项重要内容。人们甚至认为不戴戒指的婚姻是无效的。当神父询问一对新人是否愿意做对方的妻子或丈夫、能否相互尊重、白头偕老后，新郎给新娘的无名指上戴上一枚戒指。它象征着丈夫对妻子的纯真爱情，同时妻子也表示接受并忠实于这种爱情。

戴戒指的习俗可以追溯到古代埃及、中国，它不仅作为一种信物也是一种装饰品。婚姻戒指最初并不镶嵌钻石、翡翠以及红蓝宝石等饰物，纯洁的圆形象征着由婚姻联袂在一起的两个人的团圆。在一些民族中象征着一种魔力，保佑夫妇幸福长寿，同时，施予者表示对接受者的信任，接受者表示对施予者的忠诚。

金戒指象征爱情的纯真，银戒指意味情感温柔。英国人同西方各国一样，定婚戒指是金制的而不镶嵌任何宝石，结婚戒指应加装饰物，至于戒指的质量则根据个人的经济条件不同而不同。定婚、结婚戒指可戴在同一无名指上，也可以由结婚戒指取代定婚戒指。

英国在16世纪时，结婚戒指的内侧经常刻是家族的图案或箴言，诸如"上帝使我成为某某的妻子，"某位主教的妻子的戒指上刻上一只手、一颗心、一顶主教冠和一个骷髅，铭文是："前三个我赐予你，第四个使我超脱。"今天戒指上的铭文大多只刻上新郎和新娘名字的开头字母。

英国人结婚要穿礼服；新娘身着白衫、白裙、头戴白色花环，还要罩上长长的白纱，手持白色花束。总之，英国人崇尚白色，它象征爱情纯洁、吉祥如意。而戴头纱的习俗可以追溯到公元前10世纪，当时两河流域就已盛行女子戴头纱。在古希腊，举行结婚仪式时不仅新娘要戴亚麻或毛织品的头纱，而且一对新人都要戴上花冠。到了罗马时代，不同宗教信仰的人要戴不同颜色的头纱以示区别。中世纪以后，宫廷贵族之中出现了用珍珠装饰的花冠。尔后，发展成为白色头纱，并且尺码日益延长，并遍及欧洲各地。

一旦举行完婚，新郎新娘从教堂里出来的时候，人们要向新人祝贺，这种祝贺不是亲吻、拥抱和握手，而是向他们撒五彩缤纷的纸屑。撒纸屑的习俗起源于撒麦粒。1491年英国国王亨利七世携王后到布里斯托尔旅行。旅行途中，被一位面包师的妻子看到，于是她从窗子里向他们撒麦粒，并高呼："欢迎你们，陛下！祝你们幸福、长寿。"这成为一段佳话，到16世纪时，这一习俗已广为流传，人们向新郎、新娘撒麦粒，有时还染各种颜色。麦粒象征着丰收和生活富裕，同时也祝贺新婚夫妇幸福长寿，子孙满堂。

度蜜月也是英国各地青年结婚的重要内容之一。他们把积蓄下来的钱用于旅游，而结婚后去旅游便称作度蜜月。这原是古代的习俗，在新婚之时一定要饮用一种用蜂蜜特制的饮料，用来象征家庭美满、爱情甜蜜和生活幸福。而这种饮料从结婚开始要喝30天，因此就把新婚第一个月称作蜜月了。

在英国对于结婚纪念日十分重视，每年都要庆祝并有不同的称谓。第一年是纸婚，第二年是棉婚，第三年为皮革婚，第四年为毅婚，第五年称木婚，第六年称铁婚，第七年叫铜婚，第八年叫陶器婚，第九年为柳婚，第十年是锡婚，以后是钢婚、绕仁婚、花边婚、象牙婚、水晶婚。从第十五年以后，每五年各有一个称谓，依次为搪瓷婚、银婚（第二十五年是个大典）、珠婚、珊瑚婚、红宝石婚、蓝宝石婚、金婚（五十年是第二大典）、翡翠婚、钻石婚。这最后一个是第三大庆典，但很少有人能够庆祝这个庆典。

England's Wedding rich, fromtheir honeymoon to marry him according to their own traditionalway. In northern England York City marry him rather peculiar way,inherit a legacy of the ancient folk, girls mature, the need to getmarried, they wear tight clothes of different colors to indicatemale. Different colors, different meaning that precisely the sameand traffic lights. Green said: "Come! I am willing to love, topursue bold! "Amber said:" The opportunity is in the affirmative,if I of the Italian still has a chance of success. "Red said:" I donot want to present minute, I will not pursue. "Courageous man willroot The color of each other's clothes, according to their ownchoice to pursue bold, not misconduct will be taken on thelabel.

Once the two sides establisheda dating relationship, the woman gave the man to engagement ringsand held a ceremony. Such practices throughout the whole of the UK.The rings are married or engaged to the traditions of many peoples,England held in the church wedding ceremony, the bride and groom towear a ring is indispensable one important element. Even people notwearing the rings that marriage is invalid. When a priest askedwhether the couple would be willing to do each other's wives orhusbands, whether mutual respect and remain live after the brideand groom to wear a ring on my ring finger. It symbolizes a husbandto his wife of pure love, while his wife also accepted and befaithful to this love.

The custom of wearing the ringcan be traced back to ancient Egypt, China, it not only as a chopis a decoration. Marriage is not the first ring inlaid diamonds,emeralds, sapphires and red accessories, as a symbol of purecircular jointly together by the marriage of two people together.In some peoples as a symbol of a magical, bless the couple a longand happy life, while giving recipients the right to expressconfidence that the recipients are subject to loyalty.

The rings symbolize the purelove, silver rings that emotional tenderness. With Westerncountries like Britain, engagement rings is part of the systemwithout any mosaic stones, wedding rings should be installedaccessories, the quality of the rings are based on individualeconomic conditions are different. Engagement, wedding rings canwear the same ring, wedding ring can be replaced engaged by thering.

Britain in the 16th century,wedding rings engraved on the inside is often pictorial or familyProverbs, such as "God made me a certain wife," Bishop's wife, acertain ring inscribed on one hand, one heart, one bishop and askeleton champion, is the inscription: "Before I give you three, Idetached the fourth. "Today the inscription rings are onlyinscribed the names of the bride and groom initials.

Married to British costume; Thebride dressed in white, football, wearing a white garlands, butalso cast a long white, carrying white flowers. In short, theBritish advocating white symbolizes purity of love, acting. Thefirst yarn wearing the custom can be traced back to the 10thcentury BC, when women wearing Your brothers were first popularyarn. In ancient Greece, held not only marriage ceremony bride towear the first flax yarn or fabric, and must wear a new Corolla. ByRoman times, people of different religious beliefs to wear adifferent color yarn to show the first distinction. Since theMiddle Ages, the nobles of the court appeared Corolla decoratedwith pearls. Afterward, become the first white yarn, and increasingthe size of the extension, and throughout Europe.

Held once married, the brideand groom from the church by the time, people would like tocongratulate the couple, not on kissing and hugging and shakinghands, but they scattered to the colorful confetti. Debrisscattered on the origin of the custom Samai tablets. 1491 Britain'sKing Henry VII portability queen travel to Bristol. Travel the way,was a baker's wife that she yard from the window to Samai tablets,and shouted: "Welcome to you, Your Majesty! I wish you happinessand longevity. "This has become a legendary, 16 century, thepractice has been widely circulated, people to groom new MotherSamai tablets, sometimes with various colors. Granule a symbol ofgood harvest and an affluent life, but also congratulate thenewlyweds a long and happy life, quietly.

Honeymoon is married Britishyouth around one of the important contents. They put down money forsavings tourism, and tourism after marriage to be known as thehoneymoon. This was originally an ancient custom, when the weddingmust drink a special drink with honey, to symbolize the familyhappy, love sweet and happy life. This marriage began drinkingbeverages from 30 days, put the wedding of the month as ahoneymoon.

In Britain attaches greatimportance to the wedding anniversary, celebrated every year andwith different title. Paper is the first year of marriage, thesecond marriage is cotton, leather for the third year of marriage,Yi married for the fourth year, the fifth year that woodenmarriage, said Rail sixth year of marriage, copper is the seventhyear of marriage, pottery is the eighth year of marriage, Liumarried for the ninth year, is the tenth year Tin, is the future ofmarriage, around-marriage, marriage lace, as teeth marriage,crystal marriage. After the 15th, have a five-year term, followedby enamel married Heroes (Diershiwunian a ceremony), beads ofmarriage, marital coral, ruby marriage, sapphire marriage, marriage(50 years is the second ceremony), jade marriage, marriagediamonds. This last one is the third largest celebration, but fewpeople can celebrate the celebrations.

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