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Unit Seven Back Next Unit 7Lucky Number and Lucky Day New Horizon English Course Leading In Introduction Exploring the Topic Navigation for Unit Seven Home Do you feel lucky? People do lots of crazy things to get good luck especially on a special and important occasion like weddings. In Western countries the bride usually wears a white wedding gown, while red is considered to be the lucky color in traditional Chinese wedding. Wedding customs and traditions vary greatly from country to country. The following exercises help you to know more about the rituals and superstitions at weddings. Return Introduction 1. There are many customs in the weddings. Discuss with your partner which of the following customs are followed in Chinese weddings and which in Western weddings. . serving tea to parents cutting wedding cake throwing the bouquet wearing a red head cover the hair combing ceremony making wedding vows Chinese? Western? Return spree in the bridal chamber exchanging wedding rings Exploring the Topic carrying an open red umbrella over the bride carry the bride over the threshold 2. Guess the purposes of these wedding traditions in Western cultures. wearing wedding veil the custom of bridesmaid flowers with a strong smell throwing rice at the new couple to scare away the evil spirits to wish fertility and prosperity to hide the bride from evil spirits to confuse the spirits Matching game Column B Column A 3. Lucky or not? Guess the following wedding superstitions would be lucky or unlucky to the bride and the groom in Western cultures. Return Wedding Superstitions Lucky Unlucky The bride makes her own wedding dress. The bride finds a spider in her wedding gown. The groom sees the bride before the ceremony. The bride puts a penny in her shoe. The bride uses red roses in the bridal bouquet. The bride cries on her wedding day. The groom arrives at the church before the bride. The bride sees a rainbow, black cat, or chimney sweep. The new