Qingfeng county, Puyang City, Henan Province, if my brother gets married, how much does it cost for my sister to add a box now? Let's talk about it.

There is no fixed amount, and the average family is around 1000-2000.

In ancient times, the "gift of adding boxes" was that the relatives and friends of the woman's family or the girl brought clothes, shoes, socks, handkerchiefs and some daily necessities to the woman's family to congratulate her, which was called "gift of adding boxes". Accordingly, the woman's family should hold a banquet to send the guests with "box gift". Now it has changed from sending clothes to sending money.

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The origin of "box-adding ceremony" when getting married;

Although framing now refers to congratulations, the origin of framing really has something to do with "framing". It is said that in the old society of Xining, when a girl got married, she had to marry a pair of red boxes containing dowry, which her grandmother opened the night before the wedding. Her family, relatives and friends are still pouring copper coins into the box in turn, and they are still asking: "Is it ringing?"

Everyone answered "ring" and it was over. If they answer "no ring", they will continue to throw it in. Money doesn't matter, mainly because the atmosphere is lively and everyone laughs. These things at the bottom of the box are "money at the bottom of the box." Only when the money is used up will the wedding things be put in the box. That's not enough. Need to line up a few boys to guard.

When the wedding procession comes, it is always "escorted" to the groom's house. This is called "sedan chair baby". The whole process of marrying a daughter is called "framing". Although the specific customs have gradually disappeared, the name "adding boxes" has always been retained, and over time, it has become synonymous with the wedding of married daughters.