Followed by quilts, cotton, needles, threads, thimbles and so on. They must be new, which means the bride will be brand-new. When four people put cotton cloth in Snow White, sew a quilt, and the bed on red silk embroidered with the words "Dragon and Phoenix", "Dragonfly" or "West" with double rainbows is completed. The bedspread has the meaning of celebration and beauty. In addition, men must provide new cotton to sew quilts.
Rural residents here are used to giving their girlfriends a certain price when ordering their daughters, and also giving them two to four packs of cotton at ten pounds each. Must be high-quality cotton, must be given to women before marriage, so that women can prepare for the marriage of their two children. Of course, men will also prepare quilts, but the number is less. In addition, in the past, when girls got married, the more dowry quilts, in people's eyes, the better the dowry, the more dowry, and the more generous the family. It's different now. Everyone has a high standard of living, and there is no need to use bedspreads to highlight their financial resources.
In addition, China people pay attention to pairs and avoid the singular. So most bedspreads are double, with 4 or 8 beds. Some of the richest families may even have 20 beds. Lively and great. After sewing the quilt, people usually put money, about 100 yuan, which means that in the days after the fire, they will be happy without eating or drinking. But as far as I know, in most areas, during the wedding, 4 beds, 6 beds and 8 quilts are the mainstream.
In short, no matter how the society changes, parents will attach great importance to these customs when they marry their daughters. They hope that if their daughter gets married, they can be happy all their lives and not be bullied. This is the love of parents.