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WEDDIND CEREMONY AT SHINZEN

In Japan,we have some type of Wedding ceremony style.One is a Church style as U.S.A,one is a Japanese Budda style,and one is a Japanese Shrine style.
The Japanese Shrine Style is very popular in Japan it is called Shinzen style, about 70% couple want to have them weddiing ceremony at there.
Shinzen style weddind ceremony have begun from 33years in MEIJI piriod (1900). A gloom wears a MONTUKI which is formal Japanese black KIMONO for men ,a bride wears a SHIROMUKU which is formal Japanese white KIMONO for women. Properly speaking it should be held at real Shrine,but nowadays many city hotels set up original shrine in there inoder to have easy adzance for wedding celemony and reception.


PROGRESS DF SHINZEN STYLE

ENTRANCE

A gloom, a bride, each perents, each relative and match-maker enter in shrine. A Shinto priest enters there lastly, then wedding celemony is started.

SHUBATUNO-GI (The purification)

All people must stand up and make a blow to the Shrine Lord. Next shinto priest purges to all people.This means in here for purification to get rid of bad things.

NORITO-SOJYOU (Speech to the Lord)

The shinto priest informs to the Lard that the cuppule just have got married in here,and prays to congratulate them happy wedding.

SAN-SAN-KUDO (3times3is9)

The gloom and bride drink Japanese sake ,and swear love foreve. There are three size cups(big middle small)there. First the gloom drinks sake from small one.At this time he must drink it into three parts.Then the bride dose same him.Next drinks from middle one.finally from big one.Three times on a small cup,three times on a middle one, three times on a big one,that is total 9times! This means in here for harden cupple's bonds.

SEISHI-SOJYOU

The gloom and bride swere them marrige to the Shrine Lord. The gloom reads a written oath and says him name. Next the bride says only her first name.

EXCHANGE TO MARRIGE RING

The gloom puts ring in the bride's left ring finger. Next the bride puts ring in his left ring finger.
It is the just style for church style.But recently do that at shrine style. Because japanese don't have a regular religion in our life.

TAMAGUSHI-HOUTEN (offer TAMAGUSHI to the Load)

The gloom and bride be in frout of a Alter,and offre TAMAGUSHI to the Alter. Then they should blow 2times,clup them hands 2times,and glow 1times again. Then they return to their chire.

TOAST

All of people drink sake.Of course they must drink sake into 3times parts! It means in here to become familiar with each family.

LEAVE

Shinto priest speeches a congratulatory and the celemony is finished.

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