On the day of engagement, no matter it adopts “the large betrothal gift”, “the small betrothal gift” or bride cake as a main gift, other gifts should be matched up with solemnity.
�� Conventional betrothal gifts for engagement.
(1) General gifts
1. Immolation (well-done):spring chicken for one piece, fish for one piece, meat for one lump and rice wine for 1 jar (stand for getting married, feminine virtue preservation , auspiciousness around home, being a dutiful wife and a loving mother).
2. Four color sugar: Sugared mandarin, wax gourd sugar, crystal sugar and candies (symbolize for sweet as honey, live together to a ripe old age, and unlimited happiness).
3. Incense & firecracker &candle: Sticks of incense, firecrackers and candles (a pair of dragon and phoenix-shaped candles) for reporting to their ancestor with respects and mutual blessing, quietude and good luck, increasing happy expression, connecting the affinity between two families, as well as for bring about prosperousness of business.
4. 6 kilogram Glutinous rice: The groom side prepares for glutinous rice for 6 kilograms with 1.6 kilogram sugar (materials for making red rice ball from the bride side including reunion and perfect satisfactory.
5. Thin noodles: Affinity between two families, happy marriage, good fortune lasting forever, and descendant with endless happiness.
6. Perfect good fortune: dried longan pulp (to bless with the prosperousness of descendant (Heirs of dragon, millions of good fortunes, hand down form generation to generation, survival forever).
7. Lucky gifts: the two sides present to each other. The groom prepare for 6 pieces and the bride presents for 12-16 categories, all with common daily need. （stands for completed good fortune and life-span）.
(2) Special gift
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Half of pig: fresh pork meat and ham (18or 36 pieces), standing for abundant and cordial respects. |
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Fresh chicken: capon for six pieces, presenting for solid foundation of marriage forever as well as auspicious and vigorous atmosphere. |
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Fresh fishes: Expensive fresh fishes for 6 pieces with head and tails for having more than need every year. |
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High class wine: 24 pieces, standing for keeping safe and well as well as strong love for 24 solar terms of a year. |
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Thin noodles: good fortune will last forever.
Betrothal money can be divided into big betrothal money and small betrothal money for an even number and should be wrapped up with red paper. |
(3) Common gift
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The large betrothal engagement: It takes “money” as a precious gift for a betrothal used traditionally, with new bills wrapped up with red paper (Mainly used for dowry purchase, the bride side usually does not receive it currently). |
| Gift from the groomto the bride: |
clothes, purses, shoes, waist band, watch, bracelet, earrings, hair ornaments, cosmetics, coverlets and mattresses, headscarf, silk stockings, tea set, sewing kits and so on. |
| Gift from the bride to the groom: |
Leather shoes, leather belt, wallet, clothes (suit), socks, watch, cuff-links, tiepin, razor, hat, shirts and so on. |
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The small betrothal engagement: To select new bills and be wrapped with red paper with less amount compared to the larg betrothal engagement. (called as acknowledge to mother-in-law for repaying the raising favor of mother-in-las) . |
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Golden accessories: Golden rings, golden bracelet and diamond necklace, diamond ring and so on.
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�� Betrothal gift in modern engagement
| (1)Gift should be prepared by the groom side. |
Golden rings and necklace
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Betrothal money. |
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Golden accessory (ring, bracelet, necklace) and watch. |
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Bride cake. |
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Four color sugars (Sugared mandarin, wax gourd sugar, crystal sugar and candies), tea leaf, a pair of dragon and phoenix shaped bracelets, a pair of incense, a pair of dragon and phoenix firecrackers. |
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Wind & Immolation (one bottle of wine and a chicken). |
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6 kilogram glutinous rice and triangular sugars(for providing making rice ball from the bride side with reunion and happiness.Perfect good fortune(stands for the eyes of the groom, the bride only can take two pieces, which means the two eyes to watch out for the groom)Hair ornamental flowers (to decorate on the hair of family and relatives of the bride side).half pig (hams for 18,36 pieces), thin noodles for 6 pieces, and high-class wine for 24 bottles .
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Gift for the bride (clothes, purse, leather shoes) . |
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Gift for Banquet. |
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Gift for Matchmaker. |
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| (2)Gift should be prepared by the groom side. |
Sweet tea |
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Red envelope for betrothal Gift transporter. |
rice ball |
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Sweet tea. |
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Sweet rice ball and dessert. |
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Banquet for treating the groom side. |
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Grains of all kinds, carbonates, light core, cotton, ramie, brown sugar, lead money, lead powder, and stomach ban. |
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Pomegranate bonsai and Sweet Olive bonsai for one each. |
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Gift in return for the groom (leather shoes, belt band, wallet and so on) |
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Gift for matchmaker. |
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