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Wedding Vows:WhatWhatWhatever life, health, sickness, poverty, wealth and completeness?

No matter rich or poor, no matter health or sickness, no matter life's good times and bad times, in the other person most need you, you can not leave lifelong never leave until forever.

This is generally the wedding vows of the Western wedding priest, the long original text is as follows:

The priest said to the bride: (bride's name), do you wish this man to be your husband to enter into marriage with him? To love him in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth, or for any other reason, to take care of him, to honor him, to accept him, and to remain faithful to him forever until the end of your life?

The bride answers: I do.

The priest then asks the bridegroom: (groom's name), do you take this woman to be your wife in marriage? To love her in sickness and in health, in poverty and in wealth, or for any other reason, to care for her, to honor her, to accept her, and to be faithful to her always until the end of your life?

The groom replies: I do.

The priest says to the congregation: Do you all wish to be witnesses to their marriage vows?

The congregation replied: Yes.

The priest said to them, "Who gave the bride in marriage to the bridegroom?

Father of the bride: She marries him of her own free will, with her parents' blessing.

The groom, facing the bride, took her right hand and said:

In the name of God, I solemnly swear to accept you as my wife, and from this day forward, marriage vows to love and cherish you in poverty and wealth, in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, for richer or for poorer, for richer or for poorer, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part.

They lower their hands. Then the bride raises the groom's hand: I solemnly swear in the name of God to accept you as my husband, and from this day forward, wedding vows for richer or poorer, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish you till death do us part.

They lowered their hands.

Exchange wedding rings.

Expanded:

Differences in Marriage Customs by Country

Early African-Americans: jumping the broom In the United States, during the Negro slavery era, black men and women were not permitted to officially marry and live together. To announce their love and engagement to the world, a black man and woman jumped over a broom together to the rhythm of a drum. (The broom has long held great significance for Africans of all kinds because it signifies the beginning of a family for the newly married couple.

In southern Africa, a bride is expected to help the other women in her husband's family sweep the yard on the first day of her marriage as a sign of her willingness to dutifully help her husband's family with their household chores before moving into their new home.) To this day, some black Americans perform this symbolic ceremony at their weddings.

BELGIUM: A bride can have her name embroidered on a handkerchief and carry it with her on the day of the wedding. After the wedding the handkerchief is kept in a frame until another girl in the family gets married.

Egypt: In Egypt, it is the groom's family, not the groom himself, who proposes to the bride. Many marriages are still between parents and matchmakers.

England: traditionally, country brides and those attending the wedding always walk together to the church. A little girl walks at the front of the queue, throwing flowers along the way, signaling that the bride's path in life will also be filled with flowers and eternal happiness.

Finland: The bride wears a crown of golden flowers on her head. After the wedding, unmarried women dance around the blindfolded bride, waiting for the bride to put the flower crown on her head to someone's head. The person on whom the bride places the flower crown is considered to be the next person to be married.

The bride and groom are seated at the VIP table at the wedding reception, where the bride holds a sieve covered with a silk shawl. As the guests stuff money into the sieve, a best man announces to those present the name of the guest who put the money in and the amount of the gift.

Greece: usually the godfather of the groom, serves as the guest of honor at the wedding, and the guest of honor is often the best man, whose duty it is to assist the bride and groom in putting on the crown of flowers (which comes in both white and gold, and which is made of flowers that bloom in all seasons, or of twigs and vines woven from symbols of love wrapped in gold or silver paper).

After putting on the flower crowns, the newlyweds circle the altar three times. Other people attending the wedding read from the Bible, hold candles, and place the flower crown in a special box after the ceremony. To ensure a sweet married life, Greek brides are allowed to stuff a piece of candy into their glove on their wedding day.

Korea: Ducks are included in the wedding procession because they are always lifelong companions. In the past, the groom rode a small white horse to the bride's house and took with him a pair of gray female and male geese that symbolized loyalty.

Reference:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Marriage