information about their families,education and interests.When our parents thought
it was time for us to get married they went to a local matchmaker and asked her for
some suggestions.We discussed the details and looked at the photos she sent,and
then our parents asked her to arrange a ‘marriage interview’ for the two of us.”
A Japanese marriage interview is held in a public place,such as a hotel or
restaurant,and is attended by the boy and the girl,their parents and the
matchmaker.Information about the couple and their families is exchanged over a cup
of tea and a meal.Then the boy and the girl are left alone for a short time to know
each other.When they return home they have to tell the matchmaker whether they want
to meet again or not.If both of them want a second meeting, the matchmaker
arranges it,and after that they can decide whether to carry on the courtship
themselves.Here Hiromi said with a gentle smile,“Not so long ago,the girl could
never refuse to go out again with a boy who liked her,but now she can. I thought
Yoshio was really nice,so I didn’t refuse.”
Yoshio continued:“When our parents realized we were serious about each other, they
started to make arrangements for our wedding.My family paid the ‘Yuino’money to
Hiromi’s.This money is to help pay for the wedding ceremony and for setting up
house afterwards.We also gave her family a beautiful ornament to put in the best
room of their house,so everyone knew that Hiromi was going to marry. Six months
after our first meeting we were married.A traditional Japanese wedding is a
wonderful ceremony,and our traditional custom of arranged marriage has given me a本新闻共 6页,当前在第 3页 1 2 3 4 5 6 |