隊長のNOVA日記

Teacher:Alex sutudent:Makoto
日本のセレモニーについて各自説明。
外国語を勉強すると日本についていかに無知かということを知らさせます。

new words:
usher:a person who shows people where to sit in a church.

（最近の日本人が西洋風のウエディングを好むのか。）
There can be several reasons why so many couples want this style and the most popular are:

The Japanese have long liked to copy, and improve on, the West. Take, for example, the national railways, communication systems, democracy, and anything to do with electronics.
A western style wedding is cool. According to L'Oreal, 70 percent of Japanese people dye their hair. It's fashionable to imitate other cultures, just as westerners do by getting a suntan so they can look ... errr ... 'exotic'

A western style wedding is usually less expensive than a traditional Japanese style wedding (shinzen shiki).
Just close family attend the traditional Japanese style wedding, whereas many friends and extended family are invited to a western style wedding.

Western style is considered more romantic.

Western style is lighter in spirit, modern, and less tiring.

Western style is seen (and therefore promoted) in so many movies,

magazines and Japanese TV dramas, that couples don't consider any other form.

風水
feng shui：a Chinese system of organizing the funiture and other things in a house or building in a way that people believe will bring good luck and happiness