PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 40 MINUTES
The Rehearsal
Monday the twenty-second of November, the day before the wedding. Ben and Yui rehearse the ceremony at the shrine with the priest and Miss Morita, then go over the reception at the old house with the garden. Learn to say what's been arranged, the way things are to be done, with koto ni natte iru. Ask where to stand and what to do, talk about the procession, bowing and the three sake cups, and be told you're bowing too fast.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The day before the wedding, the shrine is quiet and smells of cedar. Both families have come to watch. The priest, an old man with a very calm voice, walks Ben and Yui through every step. Where to stand, when to bow, how to hold the sake cup. Miss Morita follows with a clipboard, and puts Sota in charge of the rings. Ben has read everything about Shinto weddings, and it shows. The priest is impressed. Yui is less impressed by his bowing. In the afternoon, at the old house with the garden, the maples have turned red, and Ben brings the sixty name cards he finished at two in the morning. His speech is still a secret. This is the conversation you'll be able to say by the end of the lesson.
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