A bed needs to be made at the wedding home. The mother's family must also decorate their daughter's room, and the bed sheets and supplies used for making the bed must be mainly red. Red represents joy and also represents blessings for the daughter and future son-in-law. That is to say, when the daughter gets married, the mother's family also needs to make a red bed. After making the red bed, the mother's family will put some fruits such as peanuts, longan, and dates in the bed, symbolizing that the newlyweds can have a precious child early.
The red bed made by the bride's family must also choose brand new bedding products, such as pillowcases, bed sheets, and duvet covers, all of which must be new. The meaning is to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new. Before the couple gets married, both the bride's family and the groom's family need to be fully prepared.
1. Sweeping the bed
Remove all existing items from the bed and clean them thoroughly.
2. Make a bed
Lay the prepared mandarin duck pillows, dragon and phoenix quilts, etc. on the bed in order. Usually, the quilt is made of red color, with four mattresses, two pairs of pillows, and two pairs of cushions.
3. Spread accounts
After making the bed, sprinkle peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, red dates, etc. on the wedding bed, symbolizing "having a precious child early". Sometimes roses or lilies are used for decoration.
4. Press the bed
Choose two healthy and fortunate children to roll on the bed, and the person making the bed will also say some auspicious words. To bless the newlyweds with peace and happiness.