课件26张PPT。Weddings historyChinese weddingsIn the old China ,weddings contained many customs, such as wearing traditional ,usually red clothes, covering the bride’s head with a piece of cloth, the bride and bridegroom must have three bows and they eat peanuts and drink wine ,which means they’ll have both boys and girls and stay together for a long time. Nowadays, with the society advancing and people’ life quality improving.Chinese weddings are becoming a combination of traditional
and western weddings.The young not only fellow traditional steps, but take wedding pictures,wear bridal veil, exchange rings and so on.Lesson 3 Weddings"To have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part". in churchWeddings…婚誓bride
bridegroom
best manf) a man who is about to get married or has just got married
a) a friend of the groom who helps him during the wedding ceremony
d) a woman who is about to get married or has just got marriedGuess and matchceremony
entrance
wedding receptionb) a party to celebrate the marriage ceremony of two people
e) an important social or religious occasion
c) a door or gate that you go through to enter a placebridebridegroombest manwedding
ceremonyinvitationentrancewedding receptioncrownIndonesian weddingIndonesian weddings are ususally held after getting in crops. Before wedding,the couple will go to church to worship and exhange money at the same time .On that day,the bride is wearing traditional costume called “kabaya”,while the bridegroom dresses himself with a knife on his waist.The wedding reception is held in the bride’s house.The bridegroom arrives with many people,he must go though a wet land , step on and break the eggs on the ground.Then the bride will go out to clean his shoes and get to the house and share a meal together,which means sharing happiness and sorrowness together.At that time,all relatives and friends express their wishes to the couple.Outside,all kinds of music are performed.How lively the scene is!Read the text and try to remember what to do and what not to do.What to do:I can go without an invitation.I can attend the reception after the ceremony.I ought to put money into the box at the entrance of the reception.What not to do:you oughtn’t to go to the ceremony without asking first. you don’t have to contribute a lot of money. you can’t drink alcohol at the wedding reception.Indonesian women don’t have to cover their heads. Greek weddingIn the past ,only the wedding held in church
was legal .But now ,there is no difference .
Choosing what to wear is up to the couple.
If the bride choosing a bridal veil, usually it’s a long dress, a gause covering the bride’s face and a crown made of flowers,
which makes the bride as beautiful as Athena (the Greek goddess of wisdom), while the bridegroom wears white or black western---style clothes.When they choose rings,they must go together,because they can take this opportunity to see if they think alike.before the wedding ceremony
The bridegroom has to ask the bride’s father for his daughter’s hand in marriage.
during the wedding ceremony
The best man should help put crowns made of flowers on the heads of the couple.
A long silk ribbon that links the crowns is a symbol of a long and happy life for the couple.after the wedding ceremony
The guests can attend a wedding reception.
Guests can throw dishes on the floor and put money on the bride’s dress for good luck.
The party can last through the night.True or false1. Indonesian families only invite people they have known for a long time.
2. The reception is before the wedding.
3. Guests usually give money as a present.FFT4. In Greek culture , the bridegroom has to ask for the bride’s hand in marriage.
5. The bride and bridegroom’s wedding crowns are made of gold.
6. A piece of ribbon links the wedding crowns together.TFTChinese WeddingWeddingsHomeworkWrite eight sentences giving advice to a foreigner who is going to a wedding in your town /city.
