The British marriage customs are rich and varied, and they all have their own traditional ways from proposing marriage to honeymoon. In York in the north of England, the way of proposing marriage is quite strange, which inherits the ancient folk tradition. When a girl is mature and needs to get married, she puts on tight clothes of different colors to send a signal to men. Different colors represent different things, just like traffic lights. Green means, "Come on! I am willing to fall in love and pursue boldly! " Yellow means: "There is an opportunity. If it suits me, there is still a chance of success. " Red means: "I don't want to fall in love at present, don't pursue me." Brave young people will pursue boldly according to each other's clothes and their own choices, and will never be labeled as misbehaving.

Once the two sides establish a love relationship, the man will give the woman an engagement ring and hold a ceremony. This custom is very popular all over Britain. Wedding or engagement rings are traditional customs of many nationalities. When an Englishman holds a wedding ceremony in a church, it is indispensable for the groom to wear a ring for the bride. People even think that a marriage without a ring is invalid. When the priest asked a couple if they would like to be each other's wives or husbands, and if they could respect each other and grow old together, the groom put a ring on the bride's ring finger. It symbolizes the husband's pure love for his wife, and the wife also expresses her acceptance and loyalty to this love.

The custom of wearing a ring can be traced back to ancient Egypt and China. It is not only a symbol, but also an ornament. At first, the wedding ring was not set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. The pure circle symbolizes the reunion of two people who are bound together by marriage. In some ethnic groups, it symbolizes a kind of magic, wishing couples happiness and longevity. At the same time, the giver expressed his trust in the receiver, and the receiver expressed his loyalty to the giver.

The gold ring symbolizes the innocence of love, and the silver ring symbolizes tenderness. British people, like western countries, have engagement rings made of gold, without any precious stones, and wedding rings should also be decorated. As for the quality of the ring, it varies according to personal economic conditions. The engagement ring and the wedding ring can be worn on the same ring finger, or the wedding ring can be used instead of the engagement ring.

In Britain in the/kloc-6th century, family patterns or proverbs were often engraved on the inside of wedding rings, such as "God made me someone's wife". The ring of the bishop's wife was engraved with a hand, a heart, a bishop's crown and a skeleton, with the inscription: "I gave you the first three, and the fourth made me detached." Today, most rings are inscribed with only the initials of the bride and groom.

British people wear dresses when they get married; The bride is wearing a white shirt, a white skirt, a white wreath, a white veil and a white bouquet. In short, the British advocate white, which symbolizes pure love and good luck. The custom of wearing a veil can be traced back to BC 10 century, and women in the two river basins wear veils. In ancient Greece, when holding a wedding, not only the bride should wear a veil of linen or wool, but also the couple should wear a corolla. In Roman times, people of different religious beliefs had to wear veils of different colors to show their differences. After the Middle Ages, a crown decorated with pearls appeared among the court nobles. Later, it developed into white yarn, and its scale expanded day by day, spreading all over Europe.

Once married, people should congratulate the bride and groom when they walk out of the church. This kind of congratulations is not kissing, hugging or shaking hands, but throwing colorful confetti at them. The custom of scattering paper scraps originated from scattering wheat grains. 149 1 year, King henry vii of England and his queen traveled to Bristol. On the trip, I was seen by a baker's wife, so she sprinkled wheat grains at them from the window and shouted, "Welcome, Your Majesty! I wish you happiness and longevity. " This became a well-known story. By the 6th century, this custom had been widely spread. People scatter wheat grains on the bride and groom, and sometimes dye them in various colors. Wheat grain symbolizes a bumper harvest and a rich life, and also congratulates the newlyweds on their happiness and longevity, and their children and grandchildren are full.

For young people all over Britain, honeymoon is also an important part of marriage. They use their savings to travel, and the trip after marriage is called honeymoon. This used to be an ancient custom. When you get married, you must drink a special drink made of honey, which symbolizes family happiness, sweet love and happy life. This drink takes 30 days from marriage, so the first month of marriage is called honeymoon.

In Britain, we attach great importance to our wedding anniversary, which is celebrated every year with different titles. The first year is a paper wedding, the second year is a cotton wedding, the third year is a leather wedding, the fourth year is an easy wedding, the fifth year is a wood wedding, the sixth year is an iron wedding, the seventh year is a copper wedding, the eighth year is a ceramic wedding, the ninth year is a willow wedding, the tenth year is a tin wedding, and then a steel wedding, a round-hearted wedding, a lace wedding, an ivory wedding and a crystal wedding. Starting from the 15th year, there is a title every five years, followed by enamel wedding, silver wedding (the 25th year is the grand ceremony), pearl wedding, coral wedding wedding, ruby wedding, sapphire wedding, golden wedding (the second grand ceremony in 50 years), jade wedding and diamond wedding. This last one is the third largest celebration, but few people can celebrate it.