婚礼上为什么要砸蛋糕？
<p>温馨浪漫的婚礼上，造型优美、寓意甜美的蛋糕为什么最后不是被吃掉，而是砸在新人的脸上？仅仅是为了好玩和开心吗？其实，早在古罗马时代，就有了砸婚礼蛋糕的传统，而且这项传统还有着特别的寓意。</p><p><span word="Weddings">Weddings</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="fraught">fraught</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> (<span word="swapping">swapping</span> <span word="rings">rings</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playful">playful</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="couples">couples</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="feeding">feeding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="smash">smash</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confection">confection</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>.</p><p>婚礼本来就有各种各样的习俗，严肃点的有互换戒指，也有调皮的（各国习俗不同）。（西式婚礼）有个习俗便是新人互相给对方喂婚礼蛋糕，但这种习俗后来却演变成了往对方脸上砸蛋糕。</p><p>"<span word="Newlyweds">Newlyweds</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="slice">slice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Rachel">Rachel</span> <span word="Sylvester">Sylvester</span>, <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Weddings">Weddings</span> <span word="editor">editor</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Knot">Knot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="email">email</span>. "<span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="symbolism">symbolism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smashing">smashing</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="faces">faces</span>."</p><p>《爱结》杂志婚礼实况版的副主编瑞秋·西尔维斯特在电子邮件中说：“新婚夫妇通常都会喂对方吃的第一块婚礼蛋糕，象征着愿意和对方共度终生。但是，这层象征意义往往被遗忘，取而代之的传统是往对方脸上砸蛋糕。”</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="messy">messy</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="cake">cake</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nuptials">nuptials</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bride">bride</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conclude">conclude</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festivities">festivities</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barley">barley</span> <span word="cake">cake</span> <span word="smashed">smashed</span> <span word="upside">upside</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="symbolize">symbolize</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="dominance">dominance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="fertility">fertility</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ren">Ren</span>é<span word="e">e</span> <span word="Strauss">Strauss</span>, <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="WEDAWAYS">WEDAWAYS</span>.</p>
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