What do you think of "when a daughter gets married, her family should prepare a quilt as a dowry"?

It's very worrying to hold a happy event in the countryside. Everything needs to look at the rules. When the daughter gets married, the family will accompany the quilt. This dowry cannot be less! It used to be a traditional custom to marry a daughter and prepare a quilt! Because the quilt symbolizes a lifetime, the wedding quilt is also an important symbol of marriage. Today, I will focus on the countryside and talk about this topic with some viewpoints in the industry for your reference:

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It is a good blessing for her family to send quilts with her married daughter!

Generally, when the daughter is going to get married, the daughter's family will prepare new cotton and invite both parents or children's relatives and friends (never ask a widow or a woman with children to sew) to make a quilt. Generally, four quilts will be prepared: one is red, the other is green (red represents the wealth of peony, and green represents the longevity of ancient philosophers), one is thin and the other is thick. You can't sew a quilt in two ways by sewing with red cotton thread.

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Finally, it will be repeatedly told: the woman covers the green and the man covers the red, which means "boys and girls". And leave a quilt, put it in the closet as the bottom of the closet, which means to cover it for life. If you don't have a quilt when you get married, marriage won't last long!

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In ancient times, the wedding quilt was a very important dowry!

In ancient times, when the woman got married, the quilt was an important dowry (and at that time, the dowry was much more than the bride price of the man, but now it is the other way around! ), and the number of quilts can also reflect the woman's family situation to a certain extent. In the traditional concept, the amount of dowry will directly affect the daughter's future position in her husband's family.

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You know, the quilt prepared at the wedding has another nickname, which means that the newlyweds can be harmonious and beautiful after marriage. Therefore, preparing a bedding dowry for her daughter is to let her marry into her husband's family and spend a lifetime with Meimei.

Therefore, the general family members are afraid that the dowry will be looked down upon by their in-laws, and basically they will prepare dozens of quilts. For example, Shaanxi pays attention to preparation 18 bed (spread on the bed) and 18 cover (cover the quilt), that is, 36 quilts, hehe. In fact, you don't need that much at all, many of them have become the bottom of the box.

Eight traditions of wedding quilts:

First, the color of the quilt. In ancient times, the color of wedding quilts was generally required to be one red and one green, meaning "boys and girls", which was actually synonymous with young men and women. It means a man and a woman, in pairs. Red quilts are a must now, but other colors are not so particular.

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Second, the number of quilts. The number of quilts is generally even: for example, 4 or 6 beds will do. The most taboo singular, meaning bad. So there are ten quilt covers, ten quilt covers, eight quilt covers, six quilt covers, four quilt covers, four quilt covers or two quilt covers. (spread: spread on the bed; Cover: when the quilt is covered)

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Third, the pattern of the quilt. Of course, mainly auspicious patterns. For example:

Peony flower symbolizes good luck, can blossom and bear fruit, and is the best blessing for newcomers!

Dragon and phoenix are auspicious. This should be a traditional auspicious pattern in China. In the traditional concept, dragons and phoenixes represent auspiciousness, and the combination of dragons and phoenixes often indicates festive events. According to the love story of Nong Yu and Shaw History in the Spring and Autumn Period, the future generations used "the dragon and the phoenix are auspicious" to describe the faithful love between husband and wife, that is, flying with me, loving each other, caring for each other and getting along well for a hundred years.

Yuanyang plays in the water. "I would rather be a mandarin duck than a fairy." For thousands of years, Yuanyang has always been a beautiful symbol of husband and wife living in harmony and loving each other, and it is also the embodiment of faithful and pure love in China's literary works. It's perfect to use this pattern as a wedding gift for newlyweds.

We also call the ancient philosophers Spring Festival, the ancient philosophers spring and the ancient philosophers spring. On the one hand, it means that there are many descendants and the incense continues. On the other hand, because "Hundred" contains great or infinite meaning, it brings the good wishes of blessing and congratulations to an extreme state and gives them to newcomers!

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Fourth, the weight of the quilt. In the past, most wedding quilts were quilts, and the weight of cotton inside was also very particular, preferably about 4 kg, which meant safety. However, the quilt can't be as heavy as it is now, so try to take an even number, such as about 2 kg.

Fifth, it is an auspicious day to make quilts. In traditional customs, the date of making wedding quilts by hand is actually very particular. General choice: February 2 of the lunar calendar, that is, the day when the dragon looks up. Or in August of the lunar calendar, that is, the day of agricultural harvest. Two days is the most auspicious time of the year. In addition, two months and two days can also be counted as auspicious days.

Sixth, people who make quilts. In ancient times, it was also very important for people who made wedding quilts. Most people will choose people with both parents or children. Of course, your parents are the best candidates.

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Seven, pay attention to making the bed. You know, in ancient times, wedding beds were not laid casually. The date and the person who made the bed are equally particular. It must be the day before the wedding, and the woman sends a person with a harmonious family and happy children to the man's house to make the bed. In contrast, the custom is that the man must send someone to the woman's house the day before the wedding to urge the dowry (now dare you go to the woman's house and ask for the dowry directly? Hehe).

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Eight, the custom of making the bed. In some local customs, there will be the following performances:

Sew five seeds into the quilt: sunflower seed, watermelon seed, sesame seed, peanut and almond. It means that the five sons pass the exam and Jackie Chan becomes a phoenix.

When I make the wedding bed, I will sprinkle some peanuts, red dates and chestnuts on it. It means that the couple are going to have a baby early!

On the wedding day, boys and girls from relatives of the groom will roll on the wedding bed. It means happiness and early birth.

It is not difficult to see from the above that in traditional culture, the ancients attached great importance to marriage events and paid special attention to every detail. After all, everything parents do is to hope that the couple can get along well for a hundred years and have a smooth life!

In fact, there are many customs about rural marriage, and only one detail is shared here. The above is compiled according to the customs of some places, and the editing may be incomplete or inaccurate. Welcome to add or correct in time in the comments. At the same time, you are also welcome to share some customs about wedding dowry in the comments, and share them with you!