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What should a man give to a woman when she gets married in Korea? Does Korea not give a bride price?

Because each country has a different understanding and emphasis on marriage, it is said that they also have their own marriage culture. So when getting married in Korea, what kind of gift should the man give to the woman that is most suitable for her? Especially in Korea, how are the customs and culture passed down when getting married?

What does a man give a woman when she gets married in Korea?

1. During the research, it was found that Koreans actually also require betrothal gifts when they get married, but it is completely opposite to that in China. , in our country, when a newlywed gets married, the man needs to prepare the bride price and send it to the woman’s family. In Korea, if two people want to get married, the woman's family needs to prepare a gift money to give to the man's family. This is very interesting.

2. In addition, there are also many people in South Korea who end up falling out because of the issue of bride price and fail to get married. Of course, there are also people who end up getting divorced after getting married because of the issue of bride price. So nowadays In this society, it doesn’t matter whether you give a bride price or not, or it would be better if this custom were less common.

Korean wedding customs

When Koreans hold weddings, the families of both men and women must understand each other's family status, knowledge and character through a matchmaker. If you have a crush on each other, your parents must first meet each other, so sometimes the two parties to the marriage have never met. After mutually agreeing to get married, the man usually gives the "marriage request letter" to the woman first. If the woman wants to get married, she will give a "marriage letter" to the man, and then the marriage will be established. This aspect is similar to ancient my country.

The meaning of Korean Nabi

Nabi is a betrothal gift that proves the engagement after the exchange of four pillars. The groom’s family gives the gift to the bride’s family. After receiving the letter (Juanji) from the bride's family, the groom's family sends the "satin" that the bride will wear at the wedding (a gift from the groom's family to the bride's family at the time of payment), which is mainly filled with blue and red satin. Therefore, it is called satin picking) and the "marriage letter" (a letter sent from the groom's family to the bride's family along with the gift list during the marriage) are sent to the bride's family in a wedding book box. Among them, satin is usually given one month before the wedding. Before the wedding, the "coins" (gifts given to the bride.), the "marriage certificate" and the "fengcai" (generally, if the family is wealthy, add some other clothing materials, this is called fengcai.) together with the "items" "Catalog" is sent together, this is called a "letter". The bride will keep the "marriage certificate", "nacai" and "four pillars" that she received along with the items and expenses needed for the wedding sincerely throughout her life to show her devotion to her husband. These things will be kept until the end of her life. It's a lifelong thing.