Writing Topic3~Weddings in Japan~

Good evenig my friends

Today I want to write about weddings in Japan.
But I have no idea so I asked my parents about wedding!!
I think that I can tell very traditional wedding because my parents' wedding was traditional style.

I think that my parents' wedding was very rare because they had 2 weddings because my mother's family's religion is Christ and my father's family's religion is Buddhism....

The first my parents would have only traditional style wedding but my mother's family was disagree with that....

They had wedding at church and shrine !!!

Basically, we can choose wedding style.

We call traditional style "Shinto style"

We have Shinto style wedding at shrine.                              

Brides wear white kimono which is called Shiromuku.

Bridegrooms wear Hakama which is kimono for man.

The 1st, bride,bridegroom, thier family shinto priest and shrine maiden enter hall of worship during they enter at hall of worship kagura, which is music for god, is being played.

The 2nd, bride, bridegroom and their family purify.

The 3rd, shinto priest tells about the couple gets married for god and shinto priest pray their happiness.

The 4th, the couple do "san-san- kudou- no-gi" which the couple drink sacred sake 3 times to wish thier happiness is continued.

The 5th, shrine maidens dance traditional dance.

The 6th, the couple and their parents put a spring of the sacred tree. and they bow 2 times, clap 2 times and bow 1 time.

The 7th, the couple exchange their wedding ring.

The 8th, their parents and their family drink sacred sake.

The 9th, shinto priest tells that the wedding was finished for god.

The 10th, everybody leave hall of worship.

After the ceremony, they have wedding party.

Before they wedding, they have engagement which is called "Yuinou"

It is a ceremony to promise marriage.

Their family meet and eat dinner.

Bridegroom's family give bride's family weed, foods, sake and money

Bride's family also give some gifts.

That's all!!

I cannot explain well...so if you have question please ask me

See you

Haruka