Gift is normally wrapped in red paper or placed in red envelop and so it is referred to as the "Red Pack".
In China's metropolitans today, the customs of red pack has been inherited and vary in different forms, sometimes are money in cash as lucky money, or some exquisite gifts symbolizing ever-lasting marriage for the young couple, or practical family appliances. During the high wedding seasons of the year, some people may receive 4 to 5 such happy invitations per month. So even for the well-paid white collar class, it is a bit too much to afford so many congratulations in one month.
Betrothal Gift.
According to traditional customs, just before the wedding ceremony, parents of the groom should send over to the bride's family some so-called "betrothal gifts." The traditional wedding customs stresses a lot on the betrothal gifts and the procedure became extremely complicated. Normally, the groom's family will send over some small gifts through the match-maker as an agreement on engagement, or very formally send over the betrothal gifts called "presenting the grand gifts". However, in the old days, some parents would decide their daughter's marriage based on the amount of betrothal gifts, putting a price or material value onto their daughter. Since the principle of free marriage was established, the importance of betrothal gifts is diminishing. In families that strongly inherited the traditional wedding etiquette, the groom will still send precious gifts to the girl's family which clearly convey the message of "betrothal gift". As thus, if the girl's family changes their mind, the gifts should be retuned. .
Dowry.
After receiving the betrothal gifts, the girl's parents need to prepare the dowry for their daughter. It is the present from parents to their beloved daughter. It represents the social status and wealth of the girl's family and how much importance they attach to the girl.
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