A Mexican Wedding
Lidia Jacobo from Mexico
A wedding is one of the most important events in the life of a person. It is a love pact that gives solid relationship of the two people getting married.
The first step is a marriage promise; a man proposes to his girlfriend. Then the parents of both the bride and the bridegroom spend a lot of time preparing for this special day. The man should never see his girlfriend before the ceremony when she is trying on her wedding dress because i t is bad luck.
The religious ceremony is almost always in the evening and on the weekend. In the ceremony both the bride and bridegroom wear special clothes. She wears a white wedding dress, and he wears a black suit. The church is decorated with many white bouquets of flowers. When the bride and bridegroom go into the church, there is nuptial music, and they walk on red rose petals.
During the
ceremony, the bride gives her pledge coins that the minister
blesses in their hands. Both the bride and the bridegroom
exchange marriage rings as a symbol of union. When they
kneel down, the godfather puts a special rope to join the
two of them. When the ceremony is finished, the bride and
bridegroom go out of the church, and everybody throws rice
at them. After the wedding, all the people go to a special
place and enjoy music, food, games, and dancing
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