Wedding Traditions

The second is when the people of the glades go to Janie’s house for mirth and company. Both of these meals are symbolic as they show how men treat their wives, and both meals are acts of communion, good and bad. Toward the middle of the book, Jody elopes with Janie and ushers her to the town he plans to establish.

Then, he showed them the picture that he had and all sisters start looking together to see what develops. Finally, Jing-Mei completes her mother’s dream of reuniting the family and his father was happy to see all of them together. In my thoughts, when I was reading the story, I was thinking about the latest Pakistan movie “Bhaijaan” which is basically similar story as Jing Mei. The movie shows how much the pain one little girl has to go through when she was separated from her family in her childhood. She was going for the vacation with her family and somehow she was separated on the Pakistan broader.

The ceremony itself can either be held at the family’s house, normally a booth is built in front of the house itself and its posts are decorated with trees and flowers or on the other hand can be done in a large wedding hall also decorated with flowers and other things. The religious leader normally a trained priest oversees the ceremony, however, the parents have key roles too, as the mother will spoon-feed the boy for the last time symbolising the child’s care passing from his parents to his guru

It’s just as much Maycomb County as missionary teas.”? He meant that they’ve made Maycomb this way for them and they need to learn how to cope with it because it is their home. Why did Miss Maudie invite the children in for cake on the day after the trial and tell the, “It’s just a baby step, but it’s a step.”? Miss Maudie gave Jem a slice from the big cake. She does this to show he’s growing

Even though Ethan is a married man, he tends to have deep feelings for his wife’s sister. Mattie lives with both Ethan and her sister, Zeena. One day, Ethan’s wife, Zeena Frome, informs both Ethan and Mattie that she is going to be visiting a doctor. Once Zeena is gone, Ethan and Mattie both decide to get romantic and have a dinner for both of them. A bit further into the story, Zeena kicks Mattie out from their house.

This is where the father takes off the girl’s flat shoes and replaces them with high heels. This symbolizes the girl’s transformation from a young girl to a young adult. At the reception, they always have a toast to the Quinceanera, also known as the Brindis. The Last Doll is another traditional ceremony that occurs at a Quinceanera. This is where the Quinceanera passes down her doll to her younger sibling.

The couple stage a conversation about their situation, and they end up agreeing to marry the next day. Romeo initiates the wedding conversation by stating, "The exchange of thy love's faithful vow for mine." (p.514). Their brief conversation ends with the arrival of the nurse, and them planning their vows. As a result, all of the drama that occurred in the play was able to be realized.

Mama describes the story in a way that catches each of the characters attention. Cofer writes “Mama put each of us in Maria’s place by describing her wedding dress in loving detail: how she looked like a princess in her lace as she waited at the alter” (Cofer 20). This puts each of the characters and even the reader in the place of Maria, as she stands at the alter and gets her heart broken. The story tells the reader that they do not want to be in Marias shoes, so they must be careful and cautious with men and who they choose to be their husbands. The story of Maria la loca is an example of letting love control who you want to become.

Next, Laghana Patrika Vachan is a similar wedding ritual as the Laghana Lekhan. Jain Pandit writes a letter of the date and time of the wedding. The letter written by the priest is sent to the groom 's residence. The second stage of the wedding ritual is where the groom does a performance of Vinayakyantra Puja and the bride opens the letter from the priest. The priest begins to read the letter to families,

In “Things Fall Apart” Ch 12, there is a uri for Obierika's daughter the next day. Uri’s are a ritual in which the suitor is expected to present palm oil to each person in the bride’s immediate family, her relatives, and the extended group of kinsmen. Everybody is invited, children, women, and men. Ojiugo and Nwoye’s mother got their gifts ready along with their children, and where ready to set out for Obierika’s compound with their children. Ekwefi, who was still tired from the night's journey; which they had just returned from not to long ago, patiently waits for Ezinma to wake up.