VIETNAMESE WEDDING
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marriage
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(1)
..................... is one of three most important events in one’s life in
Vietnam.Wedding custom in Vietnam is quite complicated. Before an official
wedding of a couple, a ceremony of engagement must be held first. In (2)
................. with Vietnamese tradition, engagement ceremony is an official
occasion forfamilies of fiancé and fiancée to mark their (3)
..................... and to arrangethe wedding. Each family need to prepare a
(4) ..................... who is a familymember having a happy life and
high-ranking position in the family. In the day of engagement, the
representatives of two families will have someannouncement about the wedding
and exchange (5) ..................... . The time ofwedding is chosen suitably
based on lunar (6) ..................... . Gifts which are putin trays are
prepared by the family of fiancé a few days before the engagement(7)
..................... . The number of trays must be an odd number (5,7,9, etc.)
which is (8) ..................... to the condition of the fiancé’s family. In
Vietnamese(9) ..................... , odd numbers are thought to bring luck to
the couple. In thetrays, there are betel leaves, areca nut fruits, wine, tea, husband-wife
and sticky rice. These trays are (10) ..................... by papers or cloths
in red.
Traditionally,
Vietnamese people believe that death is one of the most solemn ceremonies as
“The sense of the dead is that of the final”. The funeral ceremony in Vietnam
undergoes several steps. First, the body will be washed and dressed; then, a
pinch of rice and three coins are put in themouth of the body, then they lay
chopstick between his teeth. After that, the body is put on the ground with the
meaning that “being born from the earth, one must return back to the earth.”
Next, he is enveloped with white cloth, and put in to the coffin. Finally, the
master of the funeral officially performs the funeral ceremony. During these
days, all family members have to wear coarse gauze turbans and tunics, and hats
made of straw, or dry banana fiber. Worshiping meals and music are offered to
the dead during these days. All relatives, neighbors and friends come to offer
their condolences. The funeral procession is conducted. All relatives, friends,
and family members join the procession to accompany the dead to the burial
ground. After three days, there is a ritual of opening the grave. After 49
days, the family stops offering meals for the dead to the altar. 100 days
later, the ritual of “the end of the tears” is celebrated. The mourning will
end after three years. Nowadays, although mourning ceremonies follow simple
rituals, they keep traditional meaning and solemn ceremonies to express their
respect to the dead.
1. What
is considered to be the most solemn ceremony in Vietnam?
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2. How
many steps are there in the funeralceremony?
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3. What
do family members have to wear during the funeral?
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4. Who
shows the condolences to the dead?
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5. When
does the family stop offering meals for the dead to the altar?
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6. Is
funeral ceremony now more simple or more complex than in the past?
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Exercise 7: Write in full sentences.
1. If/
you/ want/ work/ the USA, you should learn speak English.
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2. You
should not/ give/ someone/ clock/ as/ present./
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3. You/
ill./ You should not/ go/ school/ today./
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4. Tomorrow/
Sunday./ So/ I/ not have/ go/ school./
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5. I/
think/ people/ should/ recycle/ more/ paper/ glass./
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6. The/
museum/ free./ You/ not/ have/ pay./
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7. I/
have/ wear/ uniform/ when/ I/ at school./
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8. If/
you/ see/ Pauline,/ you/ should/ polite/ her./
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9. You/
should not/ smoke./ It/ bad/ you./
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10. We/
have/ be/ on time/ the meeting./
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Exercise 8: Frank
is cooking. Give him some advice with should/
shouldn’t + one phrase in the box.
1.Don’t
leave the beef in the oven for more than one hour.
2.Cut
the onions as thin as possible.
3.Use
fresh herbs and fresh vegetables.
4.Don’t
put in too much salt and chilies.
5.Wait
until the water boils before you put the vegetables into it.
6.Heat
the oven before you put the beef in.
7.Cut
the beef into a lot of equal slices.
1. He shouldn’t leave the beef in the oven
for more than one hour.
2. ............................ the onions
as thin as possible.
3. ............................ fresh
herbs and fresh vegetables.
4. ............................ in too
much salt and chilies.
5. ............................ until the
water boils before he puts the vegetables into it.
6. ............................ the oven
before he puts the beef in.
7. ............................ the beef
into a lot of equal slices.
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