No matter how time and age change, some dowries are essential!
Dowry is the clothes, furniture and other items that a woman brings to her husband's family from her mother's family when she gets married. Different places, different nationalities, different customs and habits will lead to different dowry. Since ancient times, dowry has been given for two reasons. One is to hope that her daughter will live a better life, supplement her family, or make emergency preparations; Another important reason is to fight for the daughter's position in the man's family. Dowry can show the financial strength of the woman's family.
The dowry in ancient times was a woman's private property, also called "makeup" and "dowry". Dowry is a symbol of a woman's status and wealth. In the dowry, besides precious jewelry and gold ornaments, there are many things that symbolize good omen. Use the spittoon as a bucket for children and grandchildren, and hope that your daughter will flourish and your children and grandchildren will be full. In ancient times, the dowry was in pairs, such as a pair of dragon and phoenix quilts, sheets and pillows, to wish the couple love and lingering, and the dragon and phoenix bowls and chopsticks were used as food and clothing bowls, which meant ample food and clothing.
First, the bride's dowry list:
Household appliances (large): TV, refrigerator, washing machine, solar energy, stereo, DVD, voice control, air conditioning.
1. Furniture (large): sofa (wood, soft clothes), dining table (marble, wood), a set of round tables (with twelve chairs), bed (for living room), safe, bedside table Kitchen: gas stove, gas bottle, hot water bottle, chopping board, tableware (chopsticks, bowls, spoons, hot spoons, etc. Coffee cups (mostly 6), tea sets (glasses, teacups), drinking fountains, juicers, and soymilk machines: washbasins, combs, mirrors, towels, bath towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, hair dryers, slippers, clothes hangers, trouser racks, clothes hangers, laundry basins, trash cans, garbage bags, toilet paper, mops, brooms, floor towels, and so on.
2. Living room: fruit bowl, vase, chicken feather, broom, dustpan, dust cover, ashtray, artificial flowers, bonsai, needle and thread, scissors, shoe rack and carpet.
3. Bedroom: jewelry box, pressing doll, electric iron, ironing board, quilt, bed suite Study room: computer, computer desk, telephone, wedding dress: suit, shirt, belt, shoes Personal items: clothes (underwear, coat, pajamas), bags, wallets, basic skin care products (facial cleanser, eye cream, toner, skin care products, etc.
The dowry listed above is more detailed. Generally, the dowry prepared by parents for their daughters will also include jewelry. At present, the big items in dowry mainly include basic household appliances, and the preparation of furniture is relatively small. However, it should be noted that when preparing a dowry, it is best to match some daily necessities and have a good meaning.