婚礼通常被认为是只属于家人朋友的私人活动，但印度的一些新人却很愿意邀请世界各地的陌生人来参加他们的传统婚礼——当然这是要收费的。
在一些人看来，花数百美元去外国参加两个陌生人的婚礼可能很奇怪，但专门从事婚礼旅游的公司"参加我的婚礼"却表示，对于想在最短时间内体验最多印度文化元素的游客来说，这是"终极的浸入式文化体验"。
客人们可以穿上传统印度服装，品尝印度风味的食物，亲眼目睹并参与到迷人的婚礼习俗中去，感受独特的婚礼气氛。
婚礼旅游在印度是一项蓬勃发展的产业，"参加我的婚礼"公司的创始人奥尔西•帕卡尼称，世界各地游客对婚礼旅游的需求很高。
她表示，她们公司已经帮助至少100名左右外国游客在印度参加了超过25场婚礼。
Hover a word for its pinyin & meaning; click to pin it.
narration saved locally, offline — from https://download.mandarinbean.com/audio?source=aHR0cHM6Ly90cmFmZmljLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vbGVhcm5jaGluZXNlL0luZGlhX1dlZGRpbmdfVG91cmlzbV9Cb29tcy01MDUxLm1wMw&filename=India-Wedding-Tourism-Booms.mp3&signature=1fa25796884b34c2d9ed7a7cdfe032aba7f9e6bb3fe79e5eb90afb6d600d67f8
| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 婚礼 | hūn lǐ | wedding ceremony / wedding |
| 通常 | tōng cháng | usually; normally |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 认为 | rèn wéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 只 | zhǐ | only; merely; just |
| 属于 | shǔ yú | to belong to; to fall under (a category) |
| 家人 | jiā rén | family member |
| 朋友 | péng you | friend |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 私人 | sī rén | private / personal / interpersonal / sb with whom one has a close personal relationship / a member of one's clique |
| 活动 | huó dòng | (volcanic, seismic, economic etc) activity / (outdoor etc) activity; event; (political) campaign; (military) maneuver |
| 但 | dàn | but; yet; however; still |
| 印度 | Yìn dù | India |
| 一些 | yī xiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 新人 | xīn rén | newcomer; new recruit; fresh talent / newlywed, esp. new bride / newlywed couple; bride and groom / (paleoanthropology) later-period Homo sapiens |
| 却 | què | but / yet / however / while / nevertheless / even though |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 愿意 | yuàn yì | to wish / to want / ready / willing (to do sth) |
| 邀请 | yāo qǐng | to invite |
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 地 | dì | earth / ground / field / place / land |
| 陌生人 | mò shēng rén | stranger |
| 来 | lái | (between two verbs) in order to |
| 参加 | cān jiā | to participate / to take part / to join |
| 他们 | tā men | they; them |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 当然 | dāng rán | certainly / of course / without doubt |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 收费 | shōu fèi | to charge a fee |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 看来 | kàn lái | apparently / it seems that |
| 花 | huā | to spend (money, time) |
| 数 | shù | several; a few |
| 百 | bǎi | hundred |
| 美元 | měi yuán | American dollar; US dollar |
| 去 | qù | to go, to go to |
| 外国 | wài guó | foreign country |
| 两 | liǎng | two / both / some / a few |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 可能 | kě néng | might (happen) / maybe / perhaps |
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange / odd |
| 专门 | zhuān mén | specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose) / (of institutions, personnel etc) designated or assigned for a specific task; special |
| 从事 | cóng shì | to go for / to engage in / to undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do |
| 旅游 | lǚ yóu | trip / journey / tourism / travel / tour |
| 公司 | gōng sī | company; firm; corporation |
| 我 | wǒ | I; me; my |
| 表示 | biǎo shì | (of sb) to express; to state; to show / (of sth) to indicate; to signify; to show |
| 对于 | duì yú | regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 短 | duǎn | short / brief |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 内 | nèi | within |
| 体验 | tǐ yàn | to experience for oneself |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 元素 | yuán sù | element (key component of sth) / (chemistry) element / (math.) element (member of a set) |
| 游客 | yóu kè | traveler; tourist |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 终极 | zhōng jí | ultimate / final |
| 浸入式 | jìn rù shì | immersive; involving deep immersion in an environment or experience |
| 客人 | kè rén | visitor / guest / customer / client |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 穿 | chuān | to wear / to put on / to dress |
| 上 | shàng | (directional complement) up |
| 服装 | fú zhuāng | dress / clothing / costume / clothes |
| 品尝 | pǐn cháng | to have a taste of; to sample |
| 风味 | fēng wèi | distinctive flavor / distinctive style |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 亲眼 | qīn yǎn | with one's own eyes / personally |
| 目睹 | mù dǔ | to witness / to see at first hand / to see with one's own eyes |
| 并 | bìng | and / together with |
| 参与 | cān yù | to participate (in sth) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 迷人 | mí rén | fascinating / enchanting / charming / tempting |
| 习俗 | xí sú | custom / tradition / local tradition / convention |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 感受 | gǎn shòu | to sense / to feel (through the senses) / to experience |
| 独特 | dú tè | unique; distinctive |
| 气氛 | qì fēn | atmosphere; mood |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 项 | xiàng | classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc |
| 蓬勃 | péng bó | vigorous; flourishing; full of vitality |
| 发展 | fā zhǎn | to develop / to grow / to expand |
| 产业 | chǎn yè | industry / industrial |
| 创始人 | chuàng shǐ rén | creator; founder; initiator |
| 奥尔西•帕卡尼 | Ào ěr xī Pà kǎ ní | Orsi Parkanyi, a person’s name. |
| 称 | chēng | to state |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 需求 | xū qiú | requirement / (economics) demand |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 她 | tā | she |
| 她们 | tā men | they; them (females) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 帮助 | bāng zhù | to help; to assist |
| 至少 | zhì shǎo | at least / (to say the) least |
| 名 | míng | classifier for people |
| 左右 | zuǒ yòu | approximately |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip |
| 场 | cháng | classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout |