before the wedding, a so-called ‘forever lucky man’ was selected to place the bed at a proper location. After that, an old woman who has many children and grandchildren would go ahead to put some lucky food on it. Children were allowed to play on the prepared bed, as they were seen as a predict of having babies and wealth.
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Bride price (Betrothal gifts)(纳吉)
At this point the bridegroom's family arranges for the matchmaker to present bride price (betrothal订婚 gifts), including the betrothal letter, to the bride's family.
The two families will arrange a wedding day which will bring the most luck to the couple, again based on the Chinese
calendar (老黄历)
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Wedding Ceremony(亲迎)
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Wedding gifts(纳征)
The groom‘s family