$8$ Work with a partner. Use ideas from Reading $1$ and Reading $2$ to answer the following questions.

$1$ Imagine that you are going to attend a wedding in Brazil, Japan, or India. How will you dress? What time should you arrive? What type of gift should you give? What type of gift would you avoid giving?

$2$ If you could have one of the nontraditional weddings described in the reading, which type would you choose? Why?

$3$ Why do you think more American couples are choosing to have nontraditional weddings these days? Is this true in your country as well?

$4$ Besides weddings, are any other traditional celebrations in your country changing? How?