高中英語作文:成人禮 Adult Ceremony

Adult ceremony maybe is not very familiar for our Chinese. Although in the old time, our country also has the tradition to have adult ceremony, now most areas have given it up. It is a ceremony to celebrate the children become adults. In German, adult ceremony is a traditional festival with a long history. Everyone reaching the age of fourteen is adult in their religious belief and custom. Every April or May, they will dress well to take part in the adult ceremony with the companion of their parents or friends. At first, there will be a speech spoken by some respectable people. They will remind the kids of their new rights and duties. And then people will congratulate them become adults. Later the adults will hold dancing party for them. This is the German adult ceremony. Except German, there are still some places having adult ceremony, which will be similar. 

成人禮對于我們中國人來說也許不是很熟悉。雖然在以前，我國也有成人儀式的傳統(tǒng)，但是現(xiàn)在大部分地區(qū)已經(jīng)擯棄了。這是一個慶祝孩子長大成人的儀式。在德國，成人禮是一個歷史悠久的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日。在宗教信仰和習俗里每個年滿十四歲的就是成人。每年的四月或五月，他們會打扮好在他們的父母或者朋友的陪伴下去參加成人禮。首先，會有一個德高望重的人來發(fā)言。他們會提醒孩子們新的權利和義務。然后大家就會祝賀他們長大成人了。后面人們會為他們舉辦舞會。這是德國的成人禮。除了德國之外，還有一些地方也是存在著相似的成人禮。