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留学先で、または日本にいる外国人と話していて、日本の文化について尋ねられることはよくある。そんなとき、日本語でしっかり頭に入れることはもちろん、英語できちんと説明できるようにしよう。
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| 日本の家族 Japanese Family & Culture |
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 結婚式〜結婚式のいろいろ〜 |
[Weddings] |
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It must be said that
most Japanese are not religious, though almost without
exception wedding ceremonies are conducted in accordance
with the ancient traditions of Shinto, Christianity
or, in rare cases, Buddhism. Shinto weddings are
the most common. Previously conducted at one's family's
shrine, today most marriages are performed in a
shrine built in a modern hotel.
A Shinto Wedding
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Generally, only the bride
and groom, their immediate families,
and the go-betweens attend the religious
part of a Shinto wedding. After the
priest's prayers to the deities (in
classical language), the groom makes
his marriage oath. Next, the couple
performs the sansan-kudo exchange of
nuptial cups, then exchanges rings (a
relatively recent innovation). The entire
ceremony is surprisingly short, perhaps
20 minutes.
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bride, groom and go-betweens offer
sprigs of the sacred sakaki tree
to the deities. |
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A Buddhist Wedding
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Japan is, in a sense,
a Buddhist country, but the religion
is associated more with funerals than
with weddings. Buddhist weddings a performed
in large temples, with the higest-ranking
priest officiating. The priest reports
the couple's intensions to the altar,
and there is an exchange of rings (as
in the Christian tradition and sake
cups (as in the Shin ceremony). One
difference from other ceremonies, though,
is the offering of incense.
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those attending have Buddhist
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A Christian Wedding
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Less than
1% of Japan's population is Christian,
but many young couples think a Christian
church wedding is "in". One
advantage is that friends can also be
present at the actual wedding, unlike
in the Shinto ceremony.
Sometimes, the couple will be asked
to attend religion classes some time
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ボキャブラリー
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| bride |
花嫁、新婦 |
| groom |
花婿、新郎 |
| go-between |
仲人、仲介者 |
| deity |
神々 |
| nuptial |
結婚式、結婚 |
| priest |
牧師、坊さん、聖職者 |
| Buddhist rosary |
仏教の数珠 |
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