Una boda azteca

2. Una boda azteca • The bride and groom usually had little say in who they married. Fortune tellers, called cihuatlanque, worked between the two families to arrange the marriage. • On the day of the wedding, the bride would decorate her arms and legs with red feathers, and her face would be painted with a yellow pigment.

3. After the families walked through the streets singing and carrying torches, the bride and groom would meet at their new home. • Once they entered their new home, they would sit on a straw mat and the cihuatlanque would tie their blouses together symbolizing their union. • Then the families had a large feast to celebrate.

5. Conexión con una boda moderna • En México, la ceremonia del lazo es parte de la boda y simboliza la unión entre los novios. Es cuando dicen sus promesas matrimoniales y luego el sacerdote les pone en el cuello una cuerda en forma de ocho. La expresión “atar el nudo” (to tie the knot) viene de esta tradición mexicana.

6. Traducción • In Mexico, the ceremony of the lasso is part of the wedding and symbolizes the union between bride and groom. At this time they say their vows and then the priest puts a cord in the shape of an 8 around their necks. The expression “to tie the knot” comes from this Mexican tradition.

7. El novio

8. La novia

9. El sacerdote

10. Los invitados

11. El pastel

12. El anillo de matrimonio

13. Atar el nudo

14. Besar

15. Abrazar

16. El amor

17. Pictionary • El novio la novia los invitados • El sacerdote el amor besar • Abrazar el pastel atar el nudo • El anillo de martimonio

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