Most states permit either a civil or religiousceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious.
大多数州允许习俗规定的或宗教仪式,但少数州要求仪式是宗教的。
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And perhaps understandably, given the number of empty pews across the nation's churches each Sunday, far fewer weddings include a religiousceremony nowadays.
The New Year's Eve celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religiousceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.