不同国家的婚礼习俗

华中师范大学徐贺/译

不同国家的婚礼习俗

华中师范大学徐贺/译

在中国一谈到婚礼，神圣的婚纱、美丽的捧花、红包、中国传统的磕头及浩浩荡荡的婚车会即刻闪现在我们的脑海中，我希望对于中国婚礼如此熟识的你对异国他乡的婚礼习俗也兴趣十足。在这篇文章中，我们来一起了解一下不同国家的婚礼习俗吧。

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.

英国：婚礼的那天，新郎和新娘在婚礼仪式开始之前不能见面。据说如果新郎在婚礼仪式前看到新娘穿婚纱的样子，就会带来坏运气。新娘要在她的父亲以及伴娘的陪同下一起入场。父亲正式地把女儿交给她的新婚丈夫。在仪式中，幸福的一对新人要交换誓词，并为彼此带上婚戒。

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：在新婚夫妇的新家会种上一颗松树，寓意好运连连、多生贵子。新娘的花环象征其少女身份，婚礼宣誓后，花环要由婚礼的女主持人取下并烧掉。如果花环很快就燃烧起来，则意味着幸运即将来临。

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.

希腊：伴郎要协助新郎新娘戴上花冠，然后这对新人要围着圣坛绕三圈。其他出席婚礼的宾客则朗读《圣经》，手持蜡烛，并在婚礼后将花冠放置于一个特殊的盒子里。为了确保婚后生活的甜蜜，新娘在结婚当天可在手套里放一块糖。

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.芬兰：新娘必须头顶王冠。在婚礼结束后，在场的未婚女子要围着被蒙上眼睛的新娘跳舞，等待新娘将自己的王冠戴在其中一个人的头上。谁被新娘带上王冠，谁就被认为是下一个要结婚的人。

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.

韩国:婚礼中有个很有趣的场景，你会发现有鸭子混在婚礼队列中，因为在他们的文化中，鸭子是终身相伴的象征。在过去，新郎会骑一匹白马去新娘家，并带上一对灰色的鹅象征着他对新娘一辈子的爱及忠诚。

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.

马来西亚：新郎赠送给新娘的礼物由盛装打扮的孩子们以特殊的方式送过去。孩子们穿着自己最好的衣服一路唱着、跳着、笑着去往新娘家，空气中都充满了欢乐的气氛。他们手中捧着精致的盘子，里面装着美味的食物和用钱折叠出的装饰品，有的是小动物，有的是花儿（象征着他们以后会过上舒心的生活）。每位参加婚礼的来宾都会获赠一个装饰精美的煮熟了的鸡蛋,它是多生贵子的象征。

[1]separate .单独的；分开的 [2]ceremony.典礼，仪式 [3]vow .发誓；誓言；许愿

[4]symbolize .象征 [5]afire .燃烧着；着火地 [6]lump .块，块状

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

[9]costumed .穿著特种服装的[10]delicate .精美的，雅致的

[11]currency .货币