What do you think of the saying "When a daughter gets married, her mother's family has to prepare a quilt for her dowry"?

In the countryside to do a wedding is very worrying, everything needs to look at the rules. The daughter is married, the mother's family to accompany the quilt, this dowry can not be less! In the past, marrying a daughter to prepare a good quilt is also a traditional custom! Because the quilt signifies a lifetime, the wedding quilt is also an important iconic item for the marriage. Today, as a focus on the rural areas of my combination of some of the views of the industry with you to talk about this aspect of the topic for reference:

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Married daughters accompanied by quilts, is the wonderful blessing of the mother's family!

Generally to be a daughter to be married, the daughter's family will be ready to prepare the new cotton, and invited to both parents or children of friends and relatives (cut can not find a widow or pregnant women to sew), lively and lively to do the quilt. Generally, four quilts are prepared: one red and one green (the red color represents the peony and the green color represents a hundred children), one thin and one thick. Sewed with red cotton thread, sewing the quilt can not be double channel.

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Last but not least, we will repeatedly urge: the woman to cover the green, the man to cover the red, meaning "red men and green women". And stay a bed quilt do not use, put in the closet to do the bottom of the box, meaning that the cover for life, if there is no wedding wedding quilt, the marriage will not last long!

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

In ancient times, when a woman got married, a quilt was a very important dowry (and at that time, the dowry was much more than the man's bride price, but now it's the other way around!) , and the number of quilts can somehow reflect how the woman's family situation. In the traditional concept, the dowry will directly affect the daughter's status in the husband's family.

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You should know that the quilts for the newlyweds are also called "Huanhuan quilts", which means that the newlyweds will be able to live in harmony after the wedding. Therefore, the purpose of preparing a quilt for a daughter is to ensure that when she marries into her husband's family, she will be able to live a life of harmony and beauty.

So, the mother's family is afraid that the dowry will be looked down upon by the in-laws, and basically they will prepare dozens of quilts, for example, in Shaanxi Province, the daughters to be married to prepare 18 pavements (paved on the bed), 18 covers (as a quilt cover), that is, 36 beds of quilts, heh. In fact, not so much, a lot of them into the bottom of the box.

The eight traditions of the wedding quilt:

One, the color of the quilt. In ancient times, for the color of the wedding quilt is generally required to be a red and green, meaning red men and women, in fact, is synonymous with young men and women. The meaning is a man and a woman, pairs of well. And nowadays, the red wedding quilt is a must, as for other colors, there is not so much to say.

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Two, the number of quilts. The number of quilts is usually an even number: such as 4 beds or 6 beds quilts can be. The most taboo single number, the symbolism is not good. So the quilts accompanied by the mother's family, there are ten stores and ten covers, eight stores and eight covers, six stores and six covers, four stores and four covers, or two stores and two covers. (Shop: laid on the bed; cover: when the quilt cover)

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Three, quilt pattern. Of course, the main focus is on auspicious patterns. For example:

Peony flowers. It means good luck and good fortune, and it can blossom, which is the best blessing for the new couple!

Dragon and Phoenix. This is supposed to be a traditional Chinese auspicious pattern. In the traditional concept, dragon and phoenix represent good luck and prosperity, and the use of dragon and phoenix together mostly indicates joyful events. According to the love story of Lanyu and Xiao Shi in the Spring and Autumn Period, later people used "dragon and phoenix" to describe the faithful love between husband and wife, who were inseparable and in love with each other for a hundred years.

Mandarin ducks playing in the water. "I wish to be a mandarin ducks do not envy immortal". For thousands of years, mandarin ducks have been a beautiful symbol of couples living together in harmony and love, and also the embodiment of chaste and pure love in Chinese literature. It is most suitable to use this pattern as a wedding quilt for the newlyweds.

Hundred Sons. We also call it Hundred Sons Welcome Blessings, Hundred Sons Playing Spring, Hundred Sons Playing Spring. On the one hand, it means many children and grandchildren, and on the other hand, since "hundred" means big or infinite, it brings the good wishes of blessing and congratulation to the new couple to an extreme state!

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Four, the weight of the quilt. Before the wedding quilt is mostly cotton quilt, the weight of the cotton inside is also very delicate, the best is about 4 pounds, meaning four pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs of pairs. And like now the quilt can not be so heavy, that also try to take an even number, such as 2 pounds or so look okay.

Fifth, the auspicious day to make the quilt. In traditional customs, is actually very concerned about the date of handmade customized wedding quilts. Generally will choose: the second day of the second month of the lunar calendar, that is, the day of the dragon's head. Or it is chosen in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, which is the day of agricultural harvest. The two days are the most auspicious times of the year. In addition, bi-monthly double days can also be counted as more auspicious days.

Sixth, the quilt maker. In ancient times, it was also important for the person who made the wedding quilt. Most of them would choose the person who had both parents or both sons and daughters. And of course, one's own parents were the perfect choice.

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Seven, make the bed to pay attention to. You know, in ancient times, the wedding bed is not just laid. The day and the person who made the bed is also equally elaborate, it must be the woman in the day before the wedding, sent family harmony, children and happy people, go to the man's home to make the bed. And the opposite custom, the man must be the day before the wedding to send people to the woman's home to call the dowry (now you dare to go to the woman's home directly to the dowry? Oh).

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Eight, bed-making custom. In some local customs, there will be these manifestations:

Sewn into the quilt five seeds: sunflower seeds, watermelon seeds, sesame seeds, peanuts, almonds. It means that the five seeds will become a dragon and a phoenix.

When the wedding bed is made, a little peanut, jujube and chestnut will be sprinkled on it. It symbolizes that the newlyweds will give birth to a son early!

On the wedding day, the boy and girl from the groom's relatives will roll on the wedding bed. It symbolizes happiness and early birth.

From the above it is not difficult to see, in traditional culture, the ancients for the marriage is very important, in which every detail is particularly elaborate, and parents do all this in the final analysis, is to hope that the newcomers can be a hundred years of good luck, live a smooth life!

In fact, there are many more customs about marriage in the countryside, and the one shared here is just one of the details. The above is based on some local customs and organize, may not be edited comprehensively or inaccurate places, welcome you to add or correct in the comments in a timely manner. At the same time, you are welcome to share some of your side of the wedding dowry customs in the comments with everyone!