Flying over the bubble era

1395 Chapter 1396. Major events in life
The relatives and friends of both parties sat in rows on both sides of the temple. The bride and groom were led in separately, and sat shoulder to shoulder.

The room was quiet, and the newlyweds lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes.Relatives and friends watching the ceremony silently watched the newlyweds.

The traditional wedding in front of the god is similar to the shrine's homage ceremony.The clergy presiding over the ceremony must first carry out the initial stage of recuperation, which means to cleanse the filth, and complete the next stage with a pure body and mind.

Regarding every aspect of the ceremony, the staff of the shrine had already communicated with everyone before the official wedding ceremony.Therefore, even Shinichi Iwahashi, a foreigner, who is holding his feet temporarily, knows how to cooperate to complete this ceremony.

The clergy first recited the words of exorcism, and then raised a magic weapon called "big coin"—a wooden stick covered with white paper strips—and waved it around.Yanqiao Shinichi had a vague impression that he seemed to have seen this thing in a manga about exorcising ghosts.

However, an unrelated thought flashed by.He lowered his head, looked straight at him, and cooperated to complete the ceremony.

Iwahashi Shinichi does not believe in Japanese Shintoism. Nakamori Akina, who is by his side, although she has naturally visited the shrine since she was a child, and draws signs that do not know whether it is good or bad, but she probably does not have any devout beliefs in the gods. It's just a habit of being Japanese.

However, at this moment, when I bowed my head in the temple, the anticipation of the wedding in my heart naturally turned into piety.That is the expectation for the future life, maybe it is also for the gods.

The newlyweds are blessed by the gods.

Cleanse the dirt and purify the body and mind.The priests chanted congratulations and reported the couple's marriage to the gods.

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Three wine glasses from small to large are laid out in front of the couple.

Yanqiao Shinichi held up the small wine glass, and Nakamori Akina followed.The miko held a long-handled wine jug and filled it for the couple.In pre-God weddings, this ceremony is called the Three Offerings.As the name suggests, three wine glasses, drink three times, each drink three times.

The order is from small to large, the first glass of wine is drunk by the bridegroom, representing the day.The second glass of wine is drunk first by the bride, representing the land.For the third glass of wine, the groom will drink it first, representing the person.

The etiquette of the three offerings was passed down from the samurai etiquette of the Muromachi period, and it was introduced to the people in the Edo period and was used in weddings. ...As expected of an Edo folk who is keen on choreographing samurai in all aspects.

After drinking these three glasses of wine, the couple exchanged wedding rings.

It was not too long ago that the exchange of Western rings at the pre-God wedding became a part of the whole wedding process.Now that Western wedding traditions are popular in Japan, and exchanging wedding rings between husband and wife has become a customary practice, the shrine has also adapted to the situation and added this link to the process of the wedding before the gods.

Edo people who are keen to emulate the samurai family, and modern people who are eager to accept Western culture.

Proposal rings are meant to be used only once, so make them gorgeous.

The wedding ring will be worn forever, so it should be more suitable for daily wear.

When Akina Nakamori grabbed Shinichi Iwahashi's hand and put the ring on Shinichi Iwahashi's ring finger for him, in Shinichi Iwahashi's mind, the image of her seriously giving him a lesson on the way to order the ring with her appeared.

The fragments that have happened have built up the "now" at this moment.

Yanqiao Shinichi thought of nesting swallows, bit by bit the mud until he built his own small nest.

After exchanging rings, the newlyweds swear an oath before God with this devotion to spend the future life together.As soon as Yanqiao Shen opened the affidavit, Nakamori Akina approached him gently, and the couple held the affidavit together.

The traditional way is that this oath is read by the groom, the head of the family, and the bride only follows her husband at the end and reports her name.The couple, however, decided to pull everything together.The times change, and the details of the wedding are often adjusted according to the requirements of the couple.

Nakamori Akina can tease him when answering questions about kimono and makeup, however, this ritual can only be done with Iwahashi Shinichi, and like Iwahashi Shinichi, she knows nothing about everything.

Every newlywed couple holding a pre-god wedding will read such an oath.The content of the oath may vary depending on the region, but generally the content is the same.

Just like taking an oath in a church, every pastor will ask the same question, and the answer is only "I do".

There are similar affidavits, the same "I do," but each couple is unique.

"We are here to swear an oath to the gods and become husband and wife."

Yanqiao Shinichi's voice was calm, and Nakamori Akina, who always spoke in a soft voice, didn't seem to come out with him, but rather followed him.

But in fact, it may not be just because of their respective speaking habits.

Always laughed at Shinichi Iwahashi as a foreigner, but at this time, it was Nakamori Akina who was stiffer.Her heart was overwhelmed by something, as if she raised her voice, the things filling her heart would ripple out.But Shinichi Iwahashi, a foreigner, showed a kind of fearless bravery.

Feng Shui turns and the situation turns around. I don't know when it will happen.

For a newly formed family, however, the patriarch is reassuring with fearless bravery.Nakamori Akina has already deeply experienced the happiness of having something to rely on from the voice of reading the oath.

"In the future, we will build a beautiful and strong family based on love and trust, sharing thick and thin together."

After reading the last sentence, Nakamori Akina shut her mouth.

She waited for Shinichi Iwahashi to say her name first, and then, as if following behind him, she also said her name.

In life, the imagination and longing about weddings are realized in every moment of the wedding ceremony with Iwahashi Shinichi.

The flutes and drums were played, and the priestesses in gorgeous clothes shuttled back and forth. The two people who swore to be married in front of the gods stood shoulder to shoulder, admiring the dance of the priestesses.

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After the wedding, the newlyweds and their loved ones take pictures in front of the golden screen that symbolizes happy events.Afterwards, the newlyweds left under the guidance of the maiden, and the wedding guests returned to the waiting room first.

The official wedding reception - the so-called revelation feast of the newlyweds - takes place at four o'clock in the afternoon.At that time, the bride and groom will change their kimono dresses, and the guests they will face are no longer just [-] relatives and friends, but about [-] people from all walks of life.

Back to the room, Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.As soon as the taut strings were loosened, the couple looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.

(End of this chapter)