The bride price refers to the bride price given by the man to the woman when the men and women are engaged. Now it generally includes cash, three gold and so on. Gift money needs to be given to the woman before the engagement or at the engagement party.

In some areas of China, due to different local customs, the bride price will include gifts. Just give a part before the engagement, and then give the rest of the bride price at the wedding, so there is a merger of gift money and bride price in some areas.

What's the difference between gift money and bride price?

1, for different people

The gift money is given to the bride by the man, and the three gold coins are also used by the bride. The bride price is given by the man to the bride's parents to express his gratitude to them.

2, the time is different

The bride price money is given to the bride by the man before the engagement; The bride price is given to the bride's parents before the wedding.

3. The quantity is different

Generally, the amount of gift money given by the man to the bride is not very large, but the relative amount of bride price will be much higher, and some places have seen sky-high bride price.