Many places have the custom of "pressing red bricks" when getting married, that is, the bricks you like when entering the door are generally wrapped in red paper, so they are also called "pressing red" and "over red". The wrapping method of red brick is not too particular, just wrap it in paper and fix it, but there are also some precautions. Let's take a look at the origin of red bricks and how to wrap them.

The origin of red brick passing through the door

When getting married, it is a way for couples to ward off evil spirits and seek happiness, because it is rumored that before Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he and Miao Guangyi passed by Longju Town and met a family to get married. But as a Miao, she can see yin and yang, so she said that although the family is in high spirits now, it will cry in two years. But Zhao Kuangyin didn't believe it. He said Mafia Day, Zodiac Day, but I'm not sure. Said to make a bet with Miao and said to come back in two years. Zhao Kuangyin also read smoothly, grabbed two bricks and threw them on the tile door, making a mark. As a result, after two years, the family was rich, so they laughed at Miao and said that Yin and Yang teachers could not do it either. Miao said it's not that I can't, it's that you are lucky to stay in the sky and suppress the disaster, so we have the wedding custom of exorcising evil spirits and seeking happiness one by one.

Wrap it in red paper

The main wrapping method is to wrap hi-brick with red soft paper. First of all, it is beautiful, because when you get married, you will basically use big red to represent happiness, so the paper used for Bao Xi bricks is also big red. After wrapping, fix the red paper with glue or red rope to prevent the red paper from being scattered or messy. Of course, a big happy word will be written on the red paper on the surface after wrapping, which means that it is festive and special for marriage.

Matters needing attention

In the process of wrapping, no matter whether it is red paper or red brick, it must not be damaged, otherwise it will be considered unlucky. The brick should be wrapped completely without any leakage. First of all, choose a complete brick, and secondly, the quality of red paper is better, otherwise it will be easily worn out by rough bricks, and any damage will not be good, which will not only affect the appearance, but also have ominous implications.