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Wedding Traditions around the World
A lovely custom from France comes in the form of a two handled cup called the "coup de
marriage. The cup was saved to be used from one (1)
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the two
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handled
to another. Of course,
custom has long been established of drinking a toast to one another, but
adds
cup
a special touch to the weddings of today. Until recently, these cups
very difficult to find. Drinking from the same cup denotes "togetherness”.
At a wedding in Germany, the bride and groom hold candles trimmed with flowers and
ribbons. This beautiful old (4).
could be included in a wedding of today, with the
couple placing candles they have carried to the altar beside their unity candle. These candles
could then be used (5)
the unity candle at the end of the ceremony.
Flowers have always played a very (6)
tradition (7)
part in Indian weddings. A lasting
along from generation to generation is that of the brother of the
groom sprinkling flower petals over the heads of the (8)
Vows and at the end of the ceremony.
following the wedding
A. generation
B. ancestor
C. ceremony
D. worshiper
2. A. some
B. the
C. a
D. an
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