華中師范大學(xué)徐賀/譯

不同國家的婚禮習俗

華中師范大學(xué)徐賀/譯

在中國一談到婚禮，神圣的婚紗、美麗的捧花、紅包、中國傳統(tǒng)的磕頭及浩浩蕩蕩的婚車會即刻閃現(xiàn)在我們的腦海中，我希望對于中國婚禮如此熟識的你對異國他鄉(xiāng)的婚禮習俗也興趣十足。在這篇文章中，我們來一起了解一下不同國家的婚禮習俗吧。

UK:On the day of the wedding the bride and bridegroom are kept separate1until the ceremony2.It is said to be bad luck if the bridegroom sees the bride in her dress before the wedding. The bride arrives at the ceremony with her father and bridesmaids.Her father formally gives her away to her new husband.During the ceremony the happy couple exchange vows3and give each other wedding rings.

英國：婚禮的那天，新郎和新娘在婚禮儀式開始之前不能見面。據(jù)說如果新郎在婚禮儀式前看到新娘穿婚紗的樣子，就會帶來壞運氣。新娘要在她的父親以及伴娘的陪同下一起入場。父親正式地把女兒交給她的新婚丈夫。在儀式中，幸福的一對新人要交換誓詞，并為彼此帶上婚戒。

Switzerland:A Pine tree,which symbolizes4luck and fertility,is planted at the couple’s new home.The bride’s crown,which symbolizes her maidenhood,is removed and set afire5by themistress of ceremonies.It’s considered lucky if it burns quickly.

瑞士：在新婚夫婦的新家會種上一顆松樹，寓意好運連連、多生貴子。新娘的花環(huán)象征其少女身份，婚禮宣誓后，花環(huán)要由婚禮的女主持人取下并燒掉。如果花環(huán)很快就燃燒起來，則意味著幸運即將來臨。

Greece:The bestman help with the crowning of the couple,and in the circling of the altar three times.Other guestsmay read Scripture,hold candles,pack the crowns in a special box af原ter the ceremony.To be sure of a“sweet life”,the bridemay carry a lum p6of sugar in her glove on wedding day.

希臘：伴郎要協(xié)助新郎新娘戴上花冠，然后這對新人要圍著圣壇繞三圈。其他出席婚禮的賓客則朗讀《圣經(jīng)》，手持蠟燭，并在婚禮后將花冠放置于一個特殊的盒子里。為了確?；楹笊畹奶鹈?，新娘在結(jié)婚當天可在手套里放一塊糖。

Finland:Brides wear golden crowns.After the wedding,unmarried women dance in a circle around the blindfolded7bride,waiting for her to place her crown on some原one’s head.It is thought thatwhoever she crownswill be the next to getmarried.芬蘭：新娘必須頭頂王冠。在婚禮結(jié)束后，在場的未婚女子要圍著被蒙上眼睛的新娘跳舞，等待新娘將自己的王冠戴在其中一個人的頭上。誰被新娘帶上王冠，誰就被認為是下一個要結(jié)婚的人。

Korea:A very interesting scene is that you will always find ducks on the wedding procession8,because in their culture, ducksmate for life.In the past time,the groom visits the bride’s house on a white horse,and takes a gray goose and gander in his hand which represents he will love the bride for all his life and only have her in his life.

韓國:婚禮中有個很有趣的場景，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)有鴨子混在婚禮隊列中，因為在他們的文化中，鴨子是終身相伴的象征。在過去，新郎會騎一匹白馬去新娘家，并帶上一對灰色的鵝象征著他對新娘一輩子的愛及忠誠。

Malaysia:The bridegroom’s gifts to the bride are always sent by costumed9children in a special way.Children will dress up in their best clothes and on their way to the bride’s home. They sing,dance,and laugh,making the air filled with happiness.And in their hand,there is al原ways a very delicate10plate filled with delicious food and currency11folded animals or flowers (Which means the new couple will live a comfortable life).Each wedding guest is given a beauti原fully decorated hard-boiled egg,a symbol of fertility.

馬來西亞：新郎贈送給新娘的禮物由盛裝打扮的孩子們以特殊的方式送過去。孩子們穿著自己最好的衣服一路唱著、跳著、笑著去往新娘家，空氣中都充滿了歡樂的氣氛。他們手中捧著精致的盤子，里面裝著美味的食物和用錢折疊出的裝飾品，有的是小動物，有的是花兒（象征著他們以后會過上舒心的生活）。每位參加婚禮的來賓都會獲贈一個裝飾精美的煮熟了的雞蛋,它是多生貴子的象征。

[1]separate .單獨的；分開的 [2]ceremony.典禮，儀式 [3]vow .發(fā)誓；誓言；許愿

[4]symbolize .象征 [5]afire .燃燒著；著火地 [6]lump .塊，塊狀

[7]blindfolded .被蒙上眼睛的 [8]procession .隊伍，行列

[9]costumed .穿著特種服裝的[10]delicate .精美的，雅致的

[11]currency .貨幣