世界各地结婚习俗
<p><span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span>: <span word="Jumping">Jumping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Broom">Broom</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slavery">slavery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="marry">marry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="jumped">jumped</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broom">broom</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="matrimony">matrimony</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="drums">drums</span>. (<span word="The">The</span> <span word="broom">broom</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span>, <span word="symbolizing">symbolizing</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="home">home</span>- <span word="making">making</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newlywed">newlywed</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="assisted">assisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sweeping">sweeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courtyard">courtyard</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dutiful">dutiful</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="ness">ness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="housework">housework</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newlyweds">newlyweds</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span>.) <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="African">African</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="choosing">choosing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>.</p><p> <span word="Armenia">Armenia</span>: <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="doves">doves</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="signify">signify</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="happiness">happiness</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="silk">silk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="cardboard">cardboard</span> <span word="wings">wings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="feathers">feathers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="coins">coins</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thrown">thrown</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> 早期非洲裔美国人：跳扫帚在美国的黑奴时代，黑人男女是不允许正式结婚生活在一起的。为了向世人宣布他们的爱情和婚约，一对黑人男女和着鼓声的节奏，一起跳过一把扫帚。（扫帚对各种非洲人长期来都具有很重要的意义，因为它意味着新婚夫妇组成家庭的开始。在南部非洲，新娘在婚后的第一天要帮助夫家的其他女性清扫院子，以此表明在住进自己的新家前，她愿意尽职地帮助丈夫的家人承担家务劳动。）直至今日，一些美国黑人还在他们的婚礼上举行这种象征性的仪式。</p>
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