Western wedding culture-wedding ring and wedding cake

The meaning of wedding ring, the Bible says, in ancient times, the evidence that a man proposed to a woman was a ring. In the 9th century, Pope Nicholas I issued a decree stipulating that it is an essential step for a man to present a wedding ring to a woman. In modern western-style weddings, exchanging rings is an essential link. Why wedding rings are so important in western wedding customs is mainly because wedding rings have the following meanings:

(1) Prohibited

(2) Margin

(3) the symbol of Zhejiang and Guangdong

(4) Endless love

A wedding ring is usually worn on the ring finger of the left hand. According to western tradition, the left hand represents the luck given by God, and the blood vessel of the ring finger of the left hand leads directly to the heart, which is the "Amoris vein". It is a common practice in western English-speaking countries to wear a wedding ring on the ring finger of a new left hand.

At present, the wedding ring, as a token of an open and appropriate marriage contract, is an indispensable love witness in Chinese and western weddings and a symbol of marital loyalty.

Wedding cake

The word cake comes from English, which means flat bread and also means "happiness". Multi-layer wedding cakes also originated in early England. At that time, there was a popular custom in European society: all the guests invited to the wedding should bring a small piece of bread to the banquet, and then pile the bread they brought on the table in the shape of a hill, so that the bride and groom can kiss on both sides of the "bread mountain" opposite the mountain, which symbolizes that a couple's love can overcome many difficulties and finally get loyal love and happiness.

Another way of saying it is that the earliest wedding cake appeared in ancient Rome. At that time, children of rich families had to make a special cake when they held a wedding, not only for the bride and groom at the wedding reception, but also for the guests who congratulated them. The guests shared the joy of the newlyweds by eating cakes. In ancient Rome, the cake was cut on the bride's head. Some people think that this may pollute the happiness of the bride and share the happiness of the new couple.

Nowadays, there are more and more kinds of wedding cakes. The traditional fruitcake is kept in the British royal wedding, and the fondant cake is used for other themed weddings. Fancy sugar is loved by newcomers for its unique shaping ability.