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Acknowledgement
I am deeply grateful to Mr Tran Huy Phuong, of Hanoi University of Foreign Studies for his valuable instruction, corection, comment and assitance during the development of my report.
I would like to give a big thank to the English Department for giving me an opportunity and encouragement to complete my research.
Finally I also would like to convey my thanks to all of my friends for their help.
Content
Introduction.
Part 1: Similarities in wedding customs of Vietnam and England
1. Introduce the situation.
2. Engagement.
3. Wedding ceremony.
4. Early wedding traditions in the past.
Part 2: Differences in wedding customs of Vietnam and England .
1. Preparation for wedding ceremony.
1.1. In Vietnam
1.2. In England
2. After the wedding ceremony.
2.1. In Vietnam
2.2. In England
3. Other differences.
3.1. The customs of inviting guests
3.2. Organization of wedding
3.3. The process of a wedding ceremony
3.4. Other things
3.4.1. Wedding attire
3.4.2. Colour used in wedding
3.4.3. Veils
3.4.4. Wedding cakes
3.4.5. Wedding gifts
3.4.6. Flower power
3.4.7. Rice
Purpose :
To help students to understand more about culture of England and Vietnam in oder to exchange good things.
References
Introduction
Each country in the world has its own traditional customs because of diffrences in culture. People who like discovering traditions and customs of other countries find it hard to concentrate on the whole matter at a same time. Therefore we should mention one custom individually, then analize it.
“Wedding customs” is an interesting topic. It attracts much care of young pepole. Wedding is very important to one’s life, not only to the couple involved but also for both families. Thus, it usually includes quite a few formal ritual observances. The process of wedding in Vietnam (an Asian country) and England (a Western country) is different from each other. This