1. Wedding Customs p 71-72

2. Vocabulary

3. to flower Our apple tree ______(ed) last week. bloom

4. to cut words, pictures, designs in metal, stone, etc. Many married couples ________ a message inside their wedding rings. engrave

5. lasting forever, timeless “The circular shape of the ring is symbolic of the couple’s _____ union.” eternal

6. cloth, material “Now, bridal dresses can be bought in a variety of styles and ____(s).” fabric

7. acting, behaving, or dressing in a way so as to not attract attention In The Joy Luck Club, Jing-mei showed a lot of _____ by not choosing the unlucky crab. modesty

8. to move ahead All of the daughters _______(ed) in life because they listened to their mothers’ advice. progress

9. being clean, not dirty, not polluted The color white is often used to symbolize ____. purity

10. to act in a way that calls attention to oneself Lindo liked to ________ Waverly and her chess skills to everyone. show off

11. joining two or more things together In a wedding the ring symbolizes a couple’s eternal _____. union

12. The end