英国婚俗_Weddings_in_the_UK.pptVIP

Marriage and Weddings in the UK Courtship：求婚 Honeymoon：蜜月 Groom：新郎 Bride：新娘 Groomsman：伴郎 Bridesmaid：伴娘 Key words: Before the Wedding Marriage 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 city 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 what’s amazing is that the color and meaning of their clothes are just the same as the traffic lights. Green clothes: The girl iswilling to be in love. Yellow clothes: The girl is hesitating whether to have a boyfriend or not. But it also means the boys have chance to get the girl’s love. Red clothes: It means the girl doesn’t want to have a boyfriend right now, so the boys need not to think about her. What does the colors mean? According 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 think 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 bride’s name and so on. People Ring bearer - an attendant, often a young boy, who carries the wedding rings. Groomsmen - 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 girl, best man, Junior Bridesmaids, etc. The Wedding Ceremony During the wedding, the groom and the bride should wear white canonicals. Overall, the British people advocate the col