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.

• 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.

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.

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.

• El novio

La novia

El sacerdote

Los invitados

El pastel

El anillo de matrimonio

Atar el nudo

Besar

Abrazar

El amor

Pictionary

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

• Que hora es