Question

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Wedding Superstitions in England
In England the wedding preparations, ceremony and
fiest have all become loaded with ritual practices to ward
off evil and ... the marriage with fortune and fertility.
The choice of date is important. May is traditionally unlucky for ... and many modern couples marry
between Easter and May. The tradition that the bride’s
parents should pay for the wedding dates back from two
or three centuries ago, when wealthy families would
pay an eligible ... to take an unmarried daughter off
their hands in exchange for a large ... . At most formal
weddings, brides still get married in ... white – many
other colours are considered unlucky. A bride will also
ensure that her wedding ... includes “something old,
something new; something borrowed, something blue”.
“Old” maintains her link with the past; “new” ... the
future; “borrowed” gives her a link with the present;
and “blue” symbolizes her purity.
Even a modern bride will observe the ... about
wearing her dress before the ceremony. The groom
mustn’t see her in it until she enters the ... . The ...
should be put on for the first time as she leaves for the
church. It’s a lucky ... if the bride should see a chimney
sweep on her way to church. Sometimes a sweep is paid
to attend the ceremony and kiss the bride - a relic of the
old idea that soot and ... are symbols of fertility.
After the ceremony, the couple is showered
with the ... – to bless the marriage with fertility.
One old ... was for the bride and sometimes the
groom to negotiate some obstacles as they left the
church – guests would ... them with ropes of flowers, for example, or with sticks that had to be jumped over.
After that the bride is faced with the feast. The
most important item is the ... cake, whose richness
symbolizes ... , just as it has done since Roman times.
Today, the first ... is cut by the bride to ensure a ...
marriage.
fruitful, outfit, wedding, omen, impede, fertility , slice, ashes, bachelor, church, confetti,
bless, virginal, custom, veil, symbolizes, taboos, dowry, weddings

Answer 1

1)bless
2)weddings
3)bachelor
4)wedding
5)virginal
6)outfit
7)symbolizes
8)taboos
9)church
10)veil
11)omen
12)ashes
13)dowry
14)custom
15)impede
16)confetti
17)fertility
18)slice
19)fruitful