扩展信息:Changes about celebrating the festival:
going out to have a get-together dinner or party in restaurants instead of big exhausting home dinner;
making a phone call to ones friends and relatives or sending e-mails or forwarding short messages by cell phone to express good wishes instead of troublesome visiting;
taking the advantages of modern communication devices to improve the efficiency
【Cue Card 2】:
【回答】: I am a firm believer of a saying Culture is one of the very few things that can make people get obsessed with forever. Indeed, it is like a fashion, like a trademark, like a time. It is Cambridge made me know about UK. It is Disney made me know about USA. It is Louis Vuitton made me know about France. Talking about interesting culture, I think the most impressive one is Chinese culture.Chinese wedding, as one of the most fantastic parts in Chinese culture, never fails todraw any attention anytime. Here I would like to tell you about two typical customs involved in Chinese wedding: the hair combing ceremony and door-game playing.
Although it is not always performed today, it is a lovely ritual that got special meaning. Anyway, I would do it when I get married. The night before the wedding, the bride is supposed to bathe and then take a seat in front of lit candles. Her hair is combed four times by her mother. It is considered to be fortunate in life. The first combing symbolizes from beginning to end. The second means harmony form youth though old which is followed by the third combing with a wish for many grandchildren. And it ends up with the fourth combing offers hope for wealth and a happily-ever-after marriage. Isnt it sweet?
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