Little ones say 'we do' at group wedding
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, January 15, 2013
More than 100 preschoolers have taken part in a group "wedding ceremony" at a kindergarten in Zhengzhou, capital city of central China's Henan Province.
Children dressed up in suits and wedding gowns to "get married" as parents looked on last Friday, the Zhengzhou Evening News reported yesterday.
The "grooms" and "brides," hand in hand, walked through a flower gate to the melody of the Wedding March.
Teachers asked the children whether they would take care of their "spouses" and protect them from bullies, according to the newspaper.
"Why do you want to marry him (or her)?" teachers asked.
"Because I love him (or her)," the children replied.
The "grooms" knelt to put rings on the fingers of their "brides" and after the ceremony, the "newlyweds" hugged and some of them even kissed.
The kindergarten principal, surnamed Li, told the newspaper that the mock ceremony would help children develop a strong sense of responsibility and give them more confidence.
Li said the children started to be aware of love and marriage between the ages of three and six years.
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