Humanity - French Marriage Culture Viewed from the Legendary Marriage of President Marcron

France is a country that highly advocates romance. In the hearts of people all over the world, Paris, the capital of France, is the most romantic place in the world. The current French President Macron is the ultimate representative of the romantic French in this romantic country.

France's new president, Marchionne, has become the focus of public opinion because of his legendary marriage story. When Makron met and fell in love with his wife Bridget at the age of 16, she was her high school French and drama teacher, and also the mother of her classmates. In order to prevent their relationship from continuing to develop, their family forced Makron to transfer to Paris to study. At the farewell, Makron (17) promised Brigitte that he would marry her. Bridget also chose to believe in love and divorced her husband shortly after Marcron left. In October 2007, Makron married Brigitte, 24 years older than himself. (Bridget and her former husband have three children and seven grandchildren.)

When they appear in front of the camera, they always hold hands to show their love. The happy story of Makron and his wife has rekindled the passion of many mother-level women to regain love in the second half of their lives (is it lucky or unlucky for society?), and has also aroused public attention to the marriage culture of French society.

The evolution of modern wedding customs in France

In France today, as in many other countries, fewer and fewer young people want to marry. This phenomenon is mainly caused by the following facts: the pace of modern life and the women's rights movement. Women work like men and have their own career plans. Modern young people no longer need marriage to live together and have children. Moreover, France's unique "civil union contract" policy allows young people to live together like a husband and wife under the protection of the law, even having children, without marriage formalities and ceremonies. This kind of contract is also a new thing in France. This policy gives unmarried cohabitants certain legal rights and interests. Of course, there is still a big difference between this kind of rights and the rights and interests of the marriage family.

After the separation of church and government power in the 19th century, the wedding was no longer held in a single religious form, but with civil content. Even so, traditional weddings are still favored by everyone. The union of a couple of men and women is a grand festival for two big families. Marriage is still regarded as a very important stage in life. From here on, young people can leave their families to create their own love nest. Marriage is usually held in churches and other provinces. At the wedding ceremony, a priest was painted to attend the ceremony and testify for the two newlyweds in the name of God. Since the emergence of civil marriage in the 19th century, a government representative must be present at the wedding scene as a civil witness. Today, people are keen to hold grand wedding banquets in castles, luxury hotels and even foreign countries.

The contemporary "engagement" is more beautiful and romantic than the "engagement" several centuries ago. Because in that era, the marriage contract was actually a contract reached by both parties on the issue of the betrothal gift (the man should give a large amount of betrothal gift to the woman's family to make up for the loss of his "lost" daughter) or a proof of finding the marriage object. Now this has become an important opportunity for people to express their feelings to the person they love. Usually, the man will give the woman a beautiful engagement ring after revealing his love in private or in public, and announce to the public that they will soon embark on the marriage. Engagement rings are very important. They are usually selected in large jewelry stores. It symbolizes the marriage in the near future, and is also the evidence of the sincerity and profundity of both parties, which makes the potential suitors flinch. Engagement is the prelude to marriage. From this point on, families with double hair can begin to prepare for the wedding ceremony and invite guests. For many people, proposing is a very important step towards marriage. It is also the most romantic way to express love and hope to grow old with them. Today, engagement is not an inevitable process before marriage. But this romantic way of announcing love to people is still loved by many people who decide to go to marriage. In particular, large families with money attach great importance to the proposal process of offering expensive engagement rings.

France passed the Law on Gay Marriage and Adoption of Children

France has also made a major breakthrough in the treatment of marriage in recent years, that is, the adoption of the Law on Gay Marriage and Adoption of Children. For a long time, "homosexuality" has been a taboo in French society and cannot be accepted by society. But over the years, French society began to accept them slowly. On March 23, 2013, the French National Assembly (lower house of parliament) voted to pass the law on gay marriage and adoption of children, becoming the 14th country in the world to legalize gay marriage. The newly passed same-sex marriage law allows same-sex couples of different nationalities to marry in France. After marriage, two people can also adopt a child together or adopt the child of one of them. French Justice Minister Tobias said that this move promoted the national system to move towards more freedom, equality and respect for personality. The people who support the bill said that the recognition of same-sex marriage is the embodiment of the spirit of equality, marking a significant progress in society. But those who hold the traditional view of marriage and family believe that the bill will overturn the foundation of French society.

On May 29, 2013, in Montpellier, France, two French gay men married in the city hall, becoming the first legally married same-sex couples after the French same-sex marriage law came into force.