英語沙龍十年合集珍藏版第一輯Wedding custom around the world (6)-世界各地婚俗（六）
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Wedding custom around the world (6)
The Czech1) Republic：Friends would sneak into2) the bride’s yard to plant a tree, then decorate it with ribbons and painted eggshells. Legend said she would live as long as the tree. Brides in the countryside carry on the very old custom of wearing a wreath of rosemary3), which symbolizes remembrance. The wreath is woven for each bride on her wedding eve by her friends as a wish for wisdom, love, and loyalty.
Egypt：Families, rather than grooms4), propose to the bride. In Egypt, many marriages are arranged. The zaffa, or wedding march, is a musical procession of drums, bagpipes5), horns, belly dancers, and men carrying flaming swords；it announces that the marriage is about to begin.
England：Traditionally, the village bride and her wedding party always walk together to the church. Leading the procession：a small girl strewing blossoms along the road, so the bride’s path through life will always be happy and laden with flowers.
世界各地婚俗（六）
捷克共和國： 朋友們溜進(jìn)新娘的院子去種一棵樹, 然后再用彩帶和彩繪的蛋殼將樹加以裝飾。傳說新娘將與這樹活得一樣長。鄉(xiāng)村的新娘還保留著佩帶迷迭香花環(huán)的古老習(xí)俗, 以表懷念之情?；ōh(huán)是在婚禮前夕由新娘的朋友編織而成, 它象征著智慧、愛情和忠誠。
埃及： 在埃及, 由新郎的家人, 而不是新郎本人, 向新娘求婚。許多婚姻還是父母之命, 媒妁之言。zaffa, 也就是婚禮, 其實(shí)是一個(gè)充滿音樂的列隊(duì)游行, 有鼓、風(fēng)笛、號角及肚皮舞, 男人們手持火紅的劍。這個(gè)儀式宣告, 婚姻即將開始。
英格蘭： 按照傳統(tǒng), 鄉(xiāng)村的新娘和參加婚禮的人們總是一起步行走向教堂。一個(gè)小姑娘走在隊(duì)列最前面, 她一路拋撒鮮花, 預(yù)示著新娘一生的道路上也將開滿鮮花, 永遠(yuǎn)幸福。
NOTE 注釋:
Czech [tFek] n. 捷克
sneak into 偷偷摸摸地進(jìn)入
rosemary [5rEuzmEri] n. [植]迷迭香
groom [^rum, ^ru:m] n. 新郎
bagpipe [5bA^paip] n. 風(fēng)笛
