The bride's dowry box usually contains jewelry such as gold, personal money given by parents, daily necessities, bedding, tea, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, and so on. Gold jewelry and other jewelry are relatively valuable dowry items. The personal money given by parents is the customary box money. Daily necessities mainly include household items such as toothbrushes and towels. Beddings include quilts, pillows, and four piece bed sets. Tea, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea symbolize the virtuous and capable bride.
What items are usually packed in the bride's dowry box
1. Gold jewelry and other jewelry
Gold jewelry and other jewelry can be considered as dowry items given by the bride's family to the bride.
2. Self owned money
Body money is the money prepared by the bride's parents for their precious daughter when she leaves the bride's family. This body money is for emergency use by the daughter and also indicates that the family is not helpless.
3. Daily necessities
The bride marries into the groom's house and will live there thereafter, so it is necessary to prepare a brand new set of daily necessities for future use. Mainly toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, shampoo, shower gel, etc.
4. Bedding and bedding
Bedding usually consists of 4 wedding quilts, 4 mattress covers, 4 pillows, and 4 pillows. The wedding quilt is composed of two ordinary quilts, one hundred child quilt, and one dragon phoenix quilt, with the meaning of smooth family succession and prosperity of dragons and phoenixes.
5. Chai Mi Oil Salt Sauce Vinegar Tea
Placing these kitchen supplies in the dowry box represents that the groom's daughter is very capable, capable in both the living room and the kitchen, and is a virtuous woman who must be cherished by the groom.