Division Essay- First Draft

OUTLINE

Thesis Statement: In our country, weddings are celebrated three different places: at the rural area, at the wedding halls, and at homes in villages.

Body Paragraph 1

Topic: Generally, rich and famous people prefer to celebrate their weddings at the rural area.

1.0: no boiler and ready foods

2.0: bow-tied waiters and chairs with white linens and big ribbons

3.0: a few children

4.0: no song and an orchestra for only rhythm

5.0: green environment and clean air

6.0: a crown made of wildflowers

7.0: fairytale image

                                                          Body Paragraph 2

Topic: Middle class people prefer to celebrate their weddings at the wedding halls.

1.0: hall wedding as a common type

2.0: renting wedding halls before

3.0: going to wedding hall before to applaud

4.0: dancing

5.0: beginning to play guests

6.0: being worn jewelries

7.0: orchestra and service

8.0: being offered cake, soft drinks, and nuts

9.0: family photos

                                                          Body Paragraph 3

Topic: People in villages generally celebrate their weddings at home no matter how rich or poor they are because their customs and traditions are reflected in village weddings with the best way.

1.0: customs and traditions

1.1: being played drums and flutes

2.0: being crowded and a lot of children

3.0: meals such as pies, desserts…

4.0: having traditional play

5.0: halay as a common play

6.0: the mutual plays

        Conclusion Paragraph

WEDDINGS IN OUR COUNTRY

Weddings are among the ceremonies which express the happiness of the people in Turkish culture like all the world cultures no matter where it happens. There are a lot of functions of weddings. They help people to have fun, provide them a chat environment, reinforce solidarity, and enrich life. In addition to these good functions, where we celebrate the wedding is important for people as they marry once. In our country, weddings are celebrated three different places: at the rural area, at the wedding halls, and at homes in villages.

Generally, rich and famous people prefer to celebrate their weddings at the rural area. There is no boiler in country weddings and meals come from the kitchen readily. Bow-tied waiters serve and chairs are dressed with white linens and big ribbons. There are a few children running around bride and groom and tables. There is no song, orchestra only keep the rhythm. Everywhere is so green and there are clean air and wildflowers. Bride wears a crown made of wildflowers which is epitome of country wedding. This type of wedding has a fairytale image.

Middle class people prefer to celebrate their weddings at the wedding halls. Hall wedding is the most common wedding type in our country. People rent wedding halls for one evening or afternoon a few months ago. Relatives of bride and groom, guests come to wedding hall before the time of wedding to welcome bride and groom with applause. Bride and groom come to scene and dance for a while. When the bride and groom sit, the guests play what they want to play. Jewelries of the sides of the girl and boy are worn to bride by announcements. There is an orchestra and refreshments are served by waiters. Especially cake and soft drinks are offered to guests and it is also common to offer nuts to guests. Finally, family photos are taken.

People in villages generally celebrate their weddings at home no matter how rich or poor they are because their customs and traditions are reflected in village weddings with the best way. There are a lot of customs and traditions. For example; drums and flutes are played in village weddings but it isn’t suitable to be played drums and flutes in country wedding. Village wedding is so crowded there are a lot of children running around bride and groom. In terms of food, their menu is so crowded: there are pies, desserts, fruits, and meats. Plays of village weddings differ from region to region and every region has a unique and traditional play. However, halay is played in most village weddings. Except for halay, the mutual plays which our women and men play together or separately are played in most village weddings commonly.

Our weddings are the most beautiful examples which reflect our culture. We have three types wedding and they are country wedding, hall wedding, and village wedding. Although we have three types of wedding, we can reflect our culture in village wedding highly but in our country the most common wedding type is hall wedding. It means that we are forgetting our cultural values.