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A wedding is the ceremony in which two people are united in marriage or a similar institution “Marriage is the perfection of what love aimed at, ignorant of what it sought.” “Marriage is popular because it combines maximum of temptation with maximum of occasion.” (George Bernard Shaw) Wedding traditions differ from country to country Each country or tribe and religion performs specific wedding rituals Marriage is the most solemn and sacred pledge that we take in our lifetime The wedding pledge is to be true, faithful and sacred to your spouse Double wedding Destination wedding Weekend wedding White wedding Military wedding Civil wedding Sneak wedding Same-sex wedding Outdoor wedding A happy marriage is a new beginning of life, a new starting point for happiness and usefulness - Dean Stanley- After you watch video clips about wedding, can you guess where these weddings happen? KOREA VIETNAM 1.WEDDING RINGS WEDDING CAKE WEDDING MUSIC WEDDING CLOTHES WEDDING FOOD WEDDING SYMBOL WEDDING PROCESS Exchanging rings may be the oldest and most universal symbol of marriage in the western culture, but the origins are unclear The ring's circular shape represents perfection and never-ending love The rings are exchanged during the wedding ceremony and according to tradition, symbolize the love, faithfulness and commitment of the marriage union A wedding ring or wedding band consists of a metal ring Depending on the local culture, it is worn on the base of the right or the left ring finger In all of the wedding cake, hope is the sweetest of plums - Douglas Jerrold- The wedding cake or the wedding day food is a symbol of fertility • Instead of a wedding cake, the couple may share three spoonfuls of rice The rice represents the meals they will share for the rest of their married lives; much like the traditional wedding cake is a symbol of sharing They then pour a Korean liquor made from rice, such as Sake, into two cups, which symbolizes the union of their souls • Phu The cake is a traditional cake in Vietnamese wedding Fresh air between pleased joyful wedding day, sweeter flavors, delicious cake and the meaning of "square circle" heaven and earth as harmony, one hundred year durable forever that gifts are meaningful that Phu The cake gives bride and bridegroom in the most important of life's Music played at Western weddings includes a processional song for walking down the aisle (ex: wedding march) and reception dance music includes • The most popular church wedding music in Korea is Mendelssohn’s “Wedding March” and Wagner’s “Bridal March” Vietnamese wedding songs, be it the traditional wedding songs or the modern latest ones, are very popular and usually live wedding bands are present at most marriages that play the music on traditional musical instruments or modern equipment The traditional songs are much more famous than the new music and the lyrics are simple and fun and have rich meanings • • • • • • Bride: wear a chogori( a short jacket with long sleeves) Two ribbons are tied to the jacket to form the otkorum Wear a full-length wraparound Wear boat shaped shoes Three red circles are painted on her cheeks and forehead Wear a veil covering her face until halfway through the ceremony • In weeding, bride wear Ao Dai (traditional costume of Vietnamese) • Wedding Ao Dai is often Red, Gold in colors Because the Red color means Lucky in life and the Gold means Rich and Royal • Groom: Wear jacket, trousers and overcoat: +Jacket has loose sleeves +Trousers are roomy and tied with straps at the ankles A vest may be worn over the shirt A black hat could be worn • Traditionally, the groom wears the traditional dress( blue Ao Dai Vietnamese traditional wedding dress) The bride’s head is adorned with a matching headpiece such as “khan vanh” • Now, the most groom wear suit, put on a tie, and pin a small flower on the chest • Like other Eastern • cultures, Korean brides may change into a wedding dress at some point during the day to incorporate both Eastern and Western tradition into her wedding During the wedding day, the bride and groom may change their clothes as many as three or four times – from a westernstyle wedding to the Ao Dai for both the bride and groom • “Dok”, a sticky rice cake is served at most Korean events • Include a variety of dishes to suit the season and can be very simple  Bulgogi ( marinated barbecue beef strips), galbi (marinated short ribs), a variety of kimchi (pickled cabbage with a variety of spices, with other ingredients such as radishes, seafood) • At a wedding banquet, eight dishes are usually served-not including the dessert as a “good luck” • The meal is always accompanied with a vast quantity of white, sticky rice (bap) as well as Kimbap, Mandu, dumplings filled with cabbage, carrots, meat, spinach, garlic, onions, chives, and clear noodles • Lobster would symbolize completeness LOBTERS • Soup will be offered, very frequently a kimchi type, or a rice cake soup (rice dumplings with chicken broth), or Doenjang guk, a fermented soybean paste soup with clams • Nowadays, a wedding banquet starts with appetizers such as “dragon-phoenix” plates or cold plates The dragon symbolizes the male role while the phoenix symbolizes the female role dragon-phoenix • Also popular are a light • Vegetables with broth boiled sea cucumber from dried sounds like anchovies and “good heart” vegetable soups rendered from dried spinach, sliced radish or dried seaweed “Yak sik”, a sticky rice ball sweetened with sugar, chestnuts symbols of children • Roasted pork is a symbol of virginity YAK SIK Roasted pork • Noodle soup is the only required dishes call “kook soo sang” means “noodle banquet • Noodles served at the end would symbolize longevity • Long noodlessymbolizing a wish for a long and happy life • Sweet Red Bean Soup wishes the newlyweds a sweet life • Prefer to buy household items such as: electrical appliance, glasses • On the wedding day, the groom’s family and relatives go to the bride’s house bringing a lot of gifts wrapped in red papers, money, golden bracelets, ear rings, necklace • Money is the most common gift or bring both money and a gift • These gifts are similar to those of the engagement: betel leaves and areca nuts, wines, fruits, cakes, tea • You can put the bills in a • Friends of groom and special white wedding bride often a lot of envelope And the amount gifts wrapped in red of the gift depends on the papers, money guest’s status • • Guests are expected to Wedding gifts usually bring gifts, and it is include an envelope with from $30 to $100 in it traditionally in the form from mere acquaintances of money in an and the envelopes are envelope As of January checked into the guest 2009, the appropriate register at the front of the amount is usually $50– wedding hall and given to $200 USD per person the parents of the couple though more or less is after the wedding to help possible depending on pay for the wedding the locale (weddings in Korea are really expensive) - A pair of wild geese made from wood represent the new husband and wife - The geese symbolize several virtues that the couple should follow in their married life In Vietnam, the areca nut and the betel leaf are such important symbols of love and marriage Chickens - The symbolism associated between roosters and the morning - Marks a hope that evil spirits will go away and not trouble the new couple The hopes that the couple will have many children - Important symbol : Both chickens and geese mate for life and represent faithfulness - Traditional and modern symbols of marriage are often featured during Vietnamese marriage ceremonies as decorations on the wedding umbrellas, lacquer gift boxes (or the red cloth that cover them) or even the decorations in the homes of both the bride and groom They usually include lanterns, doves, initials of the couple CHICKEN DOVES PREWEDDING • Hand lanterns are used for lighting the way from the groom's home to the bride's home on the night before the wedding • The bride’s family and relatives’ gathering will take place the evening before the wedding day • The groom's family would carry a wedding chest filled with gifts for the bride's family • The day before the wedding, the groom’s family sends an older representative and some unmarried men to the bride’s home The older representative will ask permission to pick up the bride • Gift of clothing and jewelry between the bride and groom • And exchanges of food and wine between the two families • Gift of cash from the groom’s kin to the bride and from the bride’s family to the groom’s friends • The groom gives the bride’s mother a wild goose to promise that he will care for her daughter for life • The groom’s family would make a trip to the bride’s home with a gift of betel nuts to officially ask permission to receive the bride WHILEWEDDING • Doesn’t take very long and about 30 minutes used to go at night • The groom's family and relatives go to the bride's house bringing a lot of gifts wrapped in red papers • The groom's family would • The son-instop in the front of the bride's law asks house The leading couple the bride’s should enter the house first parents for bringing a tray with wine and tiny their cups on it They would invite the bride's parents to take a sip By daughter’s accepting the toast, the bride's hand family agree for the groom family to enter their house The firework is immediately fired to greet the groom's family - Wedding date is scheduled by the bride’s parents • The groom's family would introduce themselves and ask permission for their son to marry his bride The Master of the Ceremony (usually a respected person among the bride's relatives) instructs the bride's parents to present their daughter • To take place in a garden or in front of temple or house • The wedding ceremony starts in front of the altar • The bride’s parents wait at the wedding table and will each receive a mandarin duck from the hands of the bride groom’s witness • The bride and groom, their parents, and entourage will visit each table The parents or their representative will introduce the bride and groom, and one elected person at the table will stand up and give a little speech, bestowing best wishes on the couple • Bride and groom wash their hands and bow to each other • The bride and the groom bow their head to each other, which means to show their gratitude and respect toward their soon-to-be husband or wife • HINH • During the reception, the • Bride often can groom, bride, and their manage only parents will stop by each with the help of table to say thank to their companions guests The guest in while groom return, will give will barely be envelopes containing able to keep his wedding cards and hat on his head money gifts to the newly wedded couples along with their blessing • The groom and • Bride and the bride groom exchange exchange wine and bow in their wedding front of their rings parents and guests POSTWEDDING • The groom introduces his new wife to his parents • After wedding (2 or days), a young couple will return • The bride offers dates and the bride’s house chestnuts, a symbol of and bring gifts to children give thank to ancestor Gifts are • The groom’s family proffers betel nuts, sake, a rice wine The steamed sticky groom’s father throws red rice, a roast pig dates at his daughter-in-law to offer good luck with • The bride’s parents fertility prepare meal to invite their girl and • Other family members might son-in-law give gifts of cash in white envelopes In Korean, If a bridegroom smiles a lot in a wedding, he will get a daughter as a first child If a bride takes some nuts, she will get a lot of sons (Traditionally, the parents of a bridegroom throw nuts and plums to a bride after a wedding At that time, a bride takes nuts or plums in her shirt.) CONCLUSION When you make a sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship - Joseph Campbell