The name of the lesson: WEDDING RITUALS BRING HAPPINESS TO MARRIAGE TO CZECHS

Topic: Wedding rituals connects the past with the future

Target age: 12+

Duration: 1 lesson

Objectives:

People in love forget to talk about important things

Wedding rituals help to connect diverse families and cultures

Virtues necessary for a happy marriage

Lesson plan:

1) Motivation

Ask pupils to name important events in a human life (wedding, burial, birth of a child, birthday party,

graduating from school, first school day, first job, first house, etc.)

2) Activity

Pupils will match the pictures with the description. Then they will put wedding rituals into a

chronological order. They can add other rituals.

Solution: The description of the photo you will find in the table 1d, 2h, 3f, 4c, 5g, 6j

3) Games and traditional wedding dance

Pupils will make pairs. One will be a bride, the other a groom. They will try some rituals. First they

will write test how well they know each other. The best couples can try to eat from one plate and to

sweep the broken plate. You can also throw the bunch a flower or try the first dance. On wedding

receptions are played games such as who will be the last to sit on a chair or dance with a broom.

Finally we danced traditional Turkish wedding dance because it is easy and we have Turkish assistant.

4) Final assessment

Ask pupils to write a wedding promise. What do they expect from their partner?

a) A groom mustn´t see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day.

b) A bride must put on something blue, old, new and borrowed.

c) Mother brings the groom to the altar; Father brings the bride to the altar.

d) Wedding guests throw rice on the couple as a symbol of raining happiness.

e) Friends put a horse shoe around the groom´s ankle. The bride must pay for the keys.

f) Newly married couple must sweep a broken plate together, quests are kicking it away.

g) The couple eats soup from one plate with one spoon. The groom feeds his wife.

h) The groom has the first dance with the bride.

i) A bride can be kidnapped during the wedding reception.

j) Taking away the bridal wreath and tying the headscarf which is a symbol of a married woman.

WEDDING RITUALS BRING HAPPINESS TO MARRIAGE

1) What are the most important events in a human life? (wedding, graduating from school, etc.)

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2) Match the photos with the best description.

3) Put wedding rituals from the table into a chronological order. Can you add other rituals?

Newly married couple must sweep a broken plate together, quests are kicking it away.

Friends put a horse shoe around the groom´s ankle. The bride must pay for the keys.

A bride can be kidnapped during the wedding reception.

Taking away the bridal wreath and tying the headscarf which is a symbol of a married woman.

A groom mustn´t see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding day.

Mother brings the groom to the altar; Father brings the bride to the altar.

Wedding guests throw rice on the couple as a symbol of raining happiness.

The couple eats soup from one plate with one spoon. The groom feeds his wife.

The groom has the first dance with the bride.

A bride must put on something blue, old, new and borrowed.

1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

4) When people want to get married they are asked if they know their partner´s health. And they

should also think about other things because marital status brings legal responsibility for the couple.

Make pairs and pretend that your partner is somebody you are going to marry.

Now you have 2 minutes to talk with your ideas about the future.

Then your teacher will give you test.

Fill in the test. Of course, you must not speak to your partner during working on the test.

Then compare your answers with your partner. How many times do you have the same answer?

Were you prepared well for the test or did you speak about other things?

5) Try to play favourite games from wedding receptions.

Put chairs into a circle. People will stand around the chairs. Play the music and everybody must walk

in a circle around the chairs. After a while, stop the music. Everybody must sit on one chair. People

who are to slow and no chair is left for them are out. The take away a chair and start the music. At

the end there is one chair and two people walking around.

6) You can try other activities, such as throwing the bunch of flower, sweeping the floor or eating

soup with one spoon.

7) Learn a traditional wedding dance.

We learned Turkish wedding dance because it is much easier than Czech dances. And we also have a

Turkish Comenius Assistant in our class. We learned it from YouTube.

Test: LIFE AFTER MARRIAGE

1) Where will you live? a) in a town b) in the countryside c) in a foreign country

2) You will a dog: a) Yes b) No c) Maybe

3) How many children will you have? a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 3 and more

4) Are you tolerant to smokers? a) no smoking at home b) smoking at home is OK

5) How will you take care of money? a) one account together b) separate accounts

6) Taking care of children: a) mostly wife b) the same c) mostly husband

7) Family holidays should be spent: a) in the mountains b) at the sea c) at home

8) Free time a couple should spend: a) together b) everybody with his/ her friends

9) Taking care of household: a) most work done by wife b) husband should do at least 50%

10) What is more important: a) Husband spends a lot of time at work to make money

b) Wife spends a lot of time at work to make money

c) To have less money but spend more time with family

Now compare your answers with your partner. How many times did you have the same answer?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

You

Partner

Points

My husband will help

at home and with

children. He will often

show me his love and

respect.

I do not want to get

married very young. I

want to study and

travel. I want to be

independent.

We will have two children

and two dogs. I will take

care of my husband even if

he is old or ill.

I do not want to get

married very young. I

want to study and

travel. I want to be

independent.

After wedding bride,

groom and two

witnesses must sign

the documents. This is

how we did it.