What does the custom of sharing accounts mean?

The custom of sharing accounts is a folk marriage custom, which is popular all over the country. On the wedding night, after the couple sat in bed, many women sprinkled concentric money and five-color fruits into the bed account to pray for wealth and good luck and have more children.

Weddings were very popular in the Song Dynasty. This account was introduced in detail in the book Dream of China in Tokyo by Meng Yuanlao in the Southern Song Dynasty. In the ceremony of handing over accounts, with the wishes for the early birth of your son, more blessings are constantly derived, such as wishing the newlyweds unity, wealth and longevity.

The meaning of fruit is also increasing. If it is called concentric fruit, it means that fruit is a symbol of husband and wife's concentric. At the same time, in order to cooperate with the expansion of accounting meaning, some new mascots are constantly adopted. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, a kind of money shell engraved with "long life and wealth" was specially cast to lay accounts and wish the newlyweds health, longevity and wealth.

This custom of expanding information has always been used by future generations, and copper coins are often caught in the fruits of future generations. In the future, the connotation of hukou blessing is richer, and it tends to include all auspicious things of newlyweds. Until recently, there are still relics in the ceremony of distributing accounts, and the objects scattered are still mainly fruits, and the inner meaning is still mainly to pray for children. However, the festive and joyful effect of the ritual form is more significant.

In many places, spreading accounts has gradually evolved into entertainment and banter activities. Instead of sprinkling fruit on the bed, people who scattered household registration in the bridal chamber randomly let women and children pick it up everywhere. This activity of scrambling to pick up fruits adds a bit of excitement and fun.

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