Сравните свадьбы в России и Индии краткий рассказ (7-8 предложений) на английском

[RU]In Russia weddings have always been a tremendous event where a large amount of people was invited. There are special traditions and customs connected with a wedding and such preparation has existed here for centuries. Lots of them are well kept here nowadays.

Preparing for a wedding takes a long time. All the nearest relatives take part in this event. Guests are sent invitations. If the celebration is not taking place in a restaurant then the women cook different meals. The cars in which the guests of the wedding will travel are decorated with tapes, flowers and balloons. No doubt the most beautiful one must be the car for bride and groom. Also before the wedding it’s important to choose two witnesses. One of them must be a man and the other one – a girl. By the way groom usually chooses the man, and the bride chooses a girl to be witnesses. These are as a rule best friends, brothers or sisters of the young couple.

Alot of attention is payed to the clothes of a groom and a bride. In Russia the groom is usually wearing strict black suit and white shirt. The dress of a bride is to the contrary traditionally of white color. There is a veil on her head. Besides the groom mustn’t see the bride in her dress before the wedding. In Russia it’s considered to be a bad sign.

An important custom is the buy-out of bride. The groom and his friends must come to the house of the bride. Guests from the girl's side are waiting for them here. The guy must pass several trials to see and to take his bride away. For example he is asked to make compliments to the bride. Or they can check how well he knows her asking different questions about her. If he doesn’t know the answer to the question or is mistaken then he must pay

The groom is given the bride in the end. When a young couple goes to street parents sprinkle them with rice or coins. This is done for future prosperity and well-being of newly-married couple.

After that future spouses sit into the car and go to the wedding palace. Guests follow them. Decorated cars go on the streets in column. During the travel they’re certainly signaling so that all the associates paid attention to them and knew about the holiday

The official part of the wedding takes place in a registry office. It's rarer for couples to arrange wedding ceremony at a church. During the wedding the groom and bride exchange rings symbolizing their love and devotion to each other.

After the official registration a newly-married couple goes to the trip through the city with guests. They stay at mostly important monuments and sightseeing. Besides there is a tradition that the groom must carry bride on his hands through all the bridges in the city. Of course it is rarely executed but at least one bridge is necessary. As a rule at each staying guests say toasts for the young family.

At this time the parents of a groom go home. After the city trip all the others also come here. The grooms parents meet a newly-married couple with bread and salt in front of the house entry. They wish the new family happy life together. After that they treat the groom and bride with bread and salt. It’s considered that the host in the house will be that of them who breaks off or bites off a bigger piece of bread.

Then guests go to a place where the celebration will take place. Here a magnificent table is waiting for them. The groom and bride sit at it first. By the way bride sits right of teh groom, and the groom's parents are right to bride. After that the other people take their places, and the celebratory dinner starts. It is accompanied with numerous toasts for happiness, health and well-being for the groom and bride.

[INDIA]The wedding date is not set until the horoscopes are made up for the bride and groom on the initiative of the parents. Only if the stars show compatibility and a good union - then begin to seriously talk about the wedding

Just want to note how Indian marriage is different from marriage in other countries. In our understanding, marriage is a joint decision of the bride and groom, and in India the decision to marry is fully taken by the groom's parents.

They are looking for a worthy bride to their son, agree with her parents, and in case of obtaining consent, the date of the wedding is set.

A wedding in India is not only a combination of two hearts, but also a combination of two souls. Hindus believe that a wedding ceremony unites souls for seven consecutive lives. Divorce and remarriage for Indian women is very rare.

Great importance is attached to the bride's chastity, no one marries a girl deprived of chastity. People who have entered into an unchaste marriage immediately become social outcasts.

After the wedding, the young families are bound by inseparable ties - now they are one family. (Немного больше чем 7-8предоложений но думаю вам сойдет)