Customs

Irish wedding— characteristic
•There are something else interesting in Ireland. The marriage certification one couple gets also depends on the length of their relationship as a couple. If a couple plan to keep their relationship only 1 year, they will get a marriage certification as thick as the encyclopedia. The huge book listed almost everything they may meet in the life they live together , and everything husband or wife should and shouldn't do.
Traditional Irish dish
Traditional Irish dish
Irish stew is usually made with lamb or mutton and vegetables.
Traditional Irish dish
Traditional Irish dish
Ring
• There's something special in Ireland, it has an unique name — Claddagh Ring(克拉达 戒指). • The ring is traditionally passed from mother to daughter. • It is the engagement ring also the wedding ring.
Gaelic Football
Gaelic Football is different from normal football because players can use their hands. There are 15 players on each team. The playing field is much larger than a soccer field.
Hurling
Hurling is a game played by two teams of 15 players each. Each player has a wooden stick. Players hit a small hard leather ball and try to score in the opponents goal. ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱt is the fastest field sport in the world and a very exciting sport to watch.
The original Irish coffee was invented by Joseph Sheridan, a head chef work at Shannon International Airport. On a miserable winter evening in the 1940s, Sheridan added whiskey to the coffee to warm the passengers. Sheridan told them it was Irish coffee.
Irish wedding— characteristic
Ireland is a nation that prohibits divorce • When getting married, the groom and the bride should promise that"only death can make us apart". So no matter what the reason is ( even if the death of a spouse ), divorce is not allowed.
This is Northern Ireland —a promise that will never change.
Irish dance -Hard shoes dance(Tap dance)
Irish dancing is an old popular dance. Dancers do not move their arms, but keep them at their sides. Dancers move their legs in fast rhythm with Irish music.
The Great Famine 18451850
The staple diet of the Irish people at this time was the potato. Many people died or emigrated to America. Since the 1840s emigration became a part of Iirsh life up until the late 1990s.
Irish wedding— characteristic
• When the man and the woman are planning to get married, they can negotiate the duration of the marriage relationship. 1 year to 100 year is all allowed. After the expiration, if they want to live together in the future, they should apply for an extension, or the relationship will be end.
Irish wedding— characteristic
•But for the couple who want to keep their relationship for 100 year, they will get only one piece of paper with the bless of the chief justice: 尊敬的先生太太： 我不知道 我的左手对右手，右腿对左腿， 左眼对右眼，右脑对左脑究竟 应该享有怎样的权利，究竟应 该承担怎样的义务，其实他们 本身就是一个整体，因彼此的 存在而存在，因彼此的快乐而 快乐，最后，让这张粉红色的 小纸带去我对你们百年婚姻的 美好祝愿！祝你们幸福！
Irish wedding— lovely customs
• After the wedding, the first one congratulating to the bride must be a gentleman but not a lady, this is very important.
Irish wedding— characteristic
• And Marriage registration fees will be different depending on the length of their relationship as a couple: • If it keeps only 1 year, you will need 2000 pounds, but if 100 year, you only need to prepare 0.5 pounds.
Roy Keane
Roy Keane is probably Ireland’s most famous player. He was the team captain for both Manchester United and Ireland for many years.
Irish wedding—Claddagh
Irish wedding— lovely customs
• It seems that Irish men is used to be a "runaway groom", So the guests will lock the door soon after the groom and bride entering the church, to ensure that the groom will be there till the end.
Ireland’s famous beverage
Guinness
Irish dry stout
originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness,Dublin.
Ireland’s famous beverage
"water of life"
Ireland’s famous beverage
Irish wedding—
characteristic
• Besides Ireland, divorce in Philippines, Malta are also not allowed. But different with these countries, the Irish people with a high degree of wisdom, create a balance between tradition and freedom
Irish wedding—Claddagh
Ring
• When engagement, the crown on the ring towards inside pointing to the wrist. • But when wedding, the crown towards outside pointing to the fingertip.