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| When You are Invited to a Wedding |
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A wedding invitation card encloses a reply card. Return it to notify whether you can attend the wedding or not at your earliest convenience. |
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When you reply to an invitation that you cannot attend the wedding, write words expressing your apology and the reason for your absence. If you cannot go because a member of your family is sick or some other personal reasons, you don’t have explain specifically and can just write “Tsugo ni yori (for personal reasons)”. |
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Writing Example of Replying Your Absence:
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When You Cannot Make It After Replying Your Attendance:
Apologize to the person who are inviting you to a wedding, and tell his/her that you cannot attend.
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When you attend a wedding, put money in an special envelope for a wedding congratulatory gift (an envelope with red-and-white string for congratulatory gifts) and bring it there. The amount of the money should be around 20000-30000yen for friends. |
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The fee for attending a wedding is already decided in advance, you should only pay it. |
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Sometime, there’s an occasion that you give an additional goods or money that’s worth of the goods as a going-away gift. |
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Writing Example of Envelope:
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| When You Attend a Funeral |
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“Kokubetsu Shiki (memorial service)” and “Tsuya (wake)”, which is taken place the day before the memorial service, will be held. You can attend both or either services. |
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As “Kouden (condolence money for a funeral)”, put money in a special envelope for condolence payment and bring to a funeral. The amount of money should be from 5000yen to 10000yen. |
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There’s also a manner called “Shin Seikatsu (new life)” that you pay 1000-2000yen for Kouden, and refuse to accept a present in return for a funeral offering. |
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Writing Example of Envelope:
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