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Do you feel lucky? People do lots of crazy thinDo you feel lucky? People do lots of crazy things to feel lucky, especially on a special and imgs to feel lucky, especially on a special and important occasion like weddings. In western coportant occasion like weddings. In western countries the bride usually wears a white weddiuntries the bride usually wears a white wedding gown, while red is considered to be the lucng gown, while red is considered to be the lucky color in traditional Chinese wedding. Wedky color in traditional Chinese wedding. Wedding customs and traditions vary greatly from ding customs and traditions vary greatly from country to country. The following exercises hecountry to country. The following exercises help you to know more about the rituals and suplp you to know more about the rituals and superstitions at weddings.erstitions at weddings.

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1.There are many customs in the weddings. Discuss with 1.There are many customs in the weddings. Discuss with your partner which of the following customs are followed your partner which of the following customs are followed in Chinese weddings and which in western weddings. in Chinese weddings and which in western weddings.

Warming-up activitiesWarming-up activities

exchanging wedding rings

serving tea to parents

cutting wedding cake

making wedding vows

spree in the bridal chamber

throwing the bouquet

carrying an open red umbrellaover the bride

carry the bride over the threshold

the hair combing ceremony

wearing a red head cover

Chinese?

Western?

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2.Phrases and expressions related to2.Phrases and expressions related to

1. Chinese wedding ceremony:1. Chinese wedding ceremony:

picking up the bride picking up the bride 迎亲迎亲 ; ;

the bridal sedan the bridal sedan 婚轿婚轿 ; ;

firecrackers firecrackers 鞭炮鞭炮 ; ;

loud gongs and drums loud gongs and drums 锣鼓喧天锣鼓喧天 ; ;

red package red package 红包红包 ; ;

to worship the heavens and earth, worship the ancesto worship the heavens and earth, worship the ancestors, and the bride and groom bow to the groom’s ptors, and the bride and groom bow to the groom’s parents and then bowed to each other arents and then bowed to each other 拜天地，拜祖拜天地，拜祖先，拜高堂先，拜高堂 ; ;

wedding banquet or feast wedding banquet or feast 婚宴婚宴

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2. Western wedding ceremony:2. Western wedding ceremony:

wedding rings wedding rings 结婚戒指结婚戒指 ; ;

bride and bridegroom bride and bridegroom 新娘和新郎新娘和新郎 ; ;

bridesmaid and best man bridesmaid and best man 伴娘和伴郎伴娘和伴郎 ; ;

wedding vows wedding vows 婚誓婚誓 ; ;

wedding bouquet wedding bouquet （婚礼用的）花束；（婚礼用的）花束； wedding reception wedding reception 婚宴；婚宴； wedding cake wedding cake 婚礼蛋糕；婚礼蛋糕； champagne champagne 香槟酒香槟酒