What is called dowry

Some of the basic introduction of the dowry:

1, the dowry is a woman married, the bride's family for the bride to prepare for the wedding supplies, such as cars and houses, clothing, furniture and other supplies, around the world, the customs of the various ethnic groups are different, the preparation of the dowry will also be different, the dowry in the ancient times of the woman and her husband's personal belongings, also known as dowry;

2, the dowry is given to the bride, belonging to the bride's personal belongings, the mother-in-law is not entitled to use and interfere with. The bride's private property, the in-laws have no right to use and interfere, if you want to move the daughter-in-law's dowry, you must get the consent of the daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law is justified if she does not agree, in ancient times, misappropriation of the daughter-in-law's dowry is a very bad behavior, and it is very bad for the reputation;

3, after the death of a woman, her dowry can only be inherited by the biological children, and if there are no children, then it is to be inherited by the descendants of the mother's family. Chinese women actually have some inheritance rights, and the inheritance of the property of the mother's family is reflected through the dowry, so if she has no descendants to return to the mother's family, the husband's family others are not allowed to occupy.