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WEDDING IN GREAT BRITAIN
Газизова Л.A. rp. 36-61 (н-р Шарифуллина A.M.)
Every country and every nation has it's own traditions and customs. It's very 'ffloortant to know traditions and customs of different people because it will help you to know more about the history and life of different nations and countries. .
If you arrive in Great Britain you'll hear the word "tradition" everywhere. Englishmen have sentimental love for things and traditions. They never throw away old things.
I want to tell you about wedding in Great Britain.
Boys and girls are permitted to become "engaged" or betrothed, when still in their "teens". A boy can, with his parent's consent, propose to a girl and then marry her before he is twenty-one years of age. As a pledge of good faith he presents his bride-elect with an engagement ring, which is worn on the third finger of the left
hand.
In ordinary speech, a man who is engaged, but not yet married to a lady, when speaking of her, will say: "My intended," or "My fiance." The young lady, on a similar occasion, will say the same.
Generally, English girls receive no marriage portion (wedding-dower) on marrying, as a man is obliged to maintain his wife and children himself.
On the day of the wedding, the bridegroom and bride with the best-man and bride's-maids, family and friends, go to church for the wedding service. A small girl is at the head of procession, throwing flowers on way, in order to life of bride will be happy and will fill with flowers. There they are joined in matrimony by the clergyman, who slips a wedding-ring on the bride's ring-finger. This ring she wears for the rest of her life.
When the ceremony is over, all go back to the house, where the lady has been living, to the wedding-breakfast. The prominent feature of the wedding-breakfast is the highly-decorated "wedding-cake." After the guests have drunk the bride's and bridegroom's healths, the happy newly-married couple take leave and depart on their honey-moon or to their new home.
According to an old English custom, they get pelted, at the moment of leaving the room, with handfuls of rice or with old shoes and slippers, which is supposed to bring them good luck.
TRADITIONS AND VALUES IN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAMILIES
Давдетшина Л. С. гр. 46-81 (н-р Лябнпова A.M., Чеколодкова Т.М.)
The year 2008 is named the year of Family. Family is very important unit in
«•^society. It is near and natal word for each of us. Every family has its own
•tions. There are many families with different religious views in the world.
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