Fill in the Blanks IV LEVEL UNIT 5 RITUAL Lesson 3 BOnline version Reinforcing grammar by Martha Uribe 1 bride receive groom thirteen exchanged symbolizes arras coins ritual I : Tell me about weddings in your country . J : Well , in Spain , where I come from , there is this that happens after the rings have been between the and the . It is called " las , " and it consists of gold which the groom puts in the bride ? s hands . It their intention of sharing everything : all the worldly goods they are going to together . 2 evil black spirits bride head good groom elderly I : Tell me about weddings in your country . S : Well , in Taiwan we use a umbrella to cover the ? s , because we believe that it can protect the bride from the . So normally an person will hold the umbrella when the bride leaves her house to go to the ? s house . I : And will this bring her luck as well ? S : Yes , it will prevent bad luck . 3 life money Turkish guests hundred suit gold Turkey bride different fridge future set I : Tell me about wedding traditions in Turkey . I2 : Weddings in are from how they are in the US . There are a lot of people at the wedding . There are sometimes as many as four or ? ve , and one of the most interesting things , I think , about weddings is the fact that the guests at the wedding pin and on the bride ? s and groom ? s costumes , on the bridegroom ? s , and on the ? s dress . I think , from what I can understand , that this money and gold is used by the bride and groom to themselves up for their new together , living in their new house , their new home , to buy things like a , and other things they might need for their life together . 4 bath wedding Preparations elaborate custom community symbolizes milk henna older prosperity purify attention housework I : Tell me about traditions in Morocco . L : Oh , Moroccan weddings are affairs . take weeks , and the whole is involved ! The bride gets lots of in the days leading up to the wedding ? a group of women , usually than the bride , but connected to her in some way , give her a sort of which is supposed to her . Then she has her hands and feet decorated in . This ritual . It looks beautiful , and there ? s another which says that the bride isn ? t supposed to do any until the henna wears off .