It is no doubt that love all over the world is the same. However, the way they express it is vary country to country. It is interesting to note that different regions have different personalities, which is the main reason that causes different countries have different cultures. As a consequence, the way people who comes from different countries express their love is not the same.
It is not difficult to find that countless people would like to express their love by gifts such as chocolate and jewelry. When it comes to jewelry, the style of jewelry which is used in weddings is a hot topic for people especially for those who are getting ready to get marry.
The theme of the wedding jewelry in different countries is naturally different. Now, let’s set off a jewelry trip to learn about the unique wedding jewelry of several interesting countries.
French--- Romance will always be the center of love.
Think of this, in your impression of France, is the love expression inseparable from the romantic? Or it should be better to say that it can not be separated from the jewelry. Indeed, in France, every stage of the couples’ love is witnessed by jewelry. French believe that the jewelry belongs to love expression as air and water to our lives.
In France, once a couple falls in love, the boy will give the girl a love ring as a token of his love, which called bague de promesse by France. Clearly, it is not one of the processes of public awareness on French specialties. If the couples decide to get marry, the boys will give the girl the engagement ring called Bague de ancaille to ask for the girl’s hand. The girl will present a watch in return for him if she receives the proposal. Since then, their parents begin to make formal wedding preparations.
In the wedding, the couples will inherit their family jewelry from their parents if their families have. It is believed that those who have been given the most wonderful blessing jewelry will continue the kindness from generation to generation. For the new generation of French people, they prefer to custom-made wedding ring; in additional, the ordered pattern must be cherished with the wedding rings as the testimony of the their romantic love.
Greek--- Religion leads the mainstream of wedding customs.
Many people who have watched the movie My Greek Wedding surprised to find that the Greek wedding is really complicated. Even if the couples did not hold weddings in the church 30 years ago, they are not recognized by law. Today Orthodox still comply with these rules. As the birthplace of European jewelry, in Greek Wedding the choice of wedding ring is still very traditional. Exquisite carved olive branch, laurel and many other kinds of old patterns indicate they are Greek immediately. Such the Greek Style is easy to be identified.
China---That treasures fill the home is the best.
Nowadays, the China wedding seems to be observed many different styles of other culture. We can find that in China wedding not only the Chinese traditional cheongsam and bracelets but also western style diamond rings and wedding dresses are very common. The most traditional Chinese wedding jewelry includes a pair of Golden Flower hairpin, Golden Circle bracelet, and gold rings. Hong Kong still retain the old customs that the husband’s family need to give the bride nine Long Fengzhuo and some gold pendants; at the same time, the weight of those bracelets and pendants should be a multiple of 9, which means the meaning of eternity because of the similar pronunciation of 9 in China. Although many young people have little idea of these customs, there are many other marriage customs reserved. Actually, it is one types of culture that should be kept.
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