Huong Tran
Instructor: Linda Jian
Essay#3: Compare - contrast essay
Date: Feb 18, 2015
Tradition Wedding of Two Culture. All the specific events have traditions. One of these, wedding is the important of a lifetime. Each country has own traditions. The traditions of Vietnam wedding are similar the wedding traditions of the United States such as ceremony marry, reception and after the wedding. Even so, both located halfway around the Earth apart. However, some forms are different The first tradition wedding is ceremony marry. In Vietnam’s wedding, engagement ceremony is equivalent to the engagement of the United States. Today, many couples choose celebrating the engagement and the wedding on the same day to save time. Compared with wedding and engagement with the more important part of the spiritual because this is the first time the groom’s family meet the bride’s family and the official launch to speak about the wedding. Unlike the United States culture wedding, the young men do not matter rich or poor, verbal dexterity shy, will prepare sweet words and lovely ring to propose to speak of a common desire to live out life with the girl who they love. When she agreed, it will be like the promise of a wedding is not far. The proposing marriage is privacy of two people. However, In Vietnam culture wedding, that is business of the family. After the ceremony marry, the wedding will be held for two families meet and entertain the bride and groom. In the culture of Vietnam wedding, family will be decide whether the majority. In particular, they also stress: “Not only married of couple that almost the bride and groom will have to “marry” two their families, because the bride can live the groom’s family.” In addition, In Vietnam wedding, usually there will be a banquet is held in a restaurant or at home to invite friends to cheer. Most of Vietnamese people follow Buddhism so they just only need ancestors or buddha to prove their marriage.