In the past, when a daughter married, her mother’s family would have to prepare some dowry for her daughter including money, household items, blankets, curtains, pillows, and cushions.
In it, there are 3 must-have sensitive items, called “bottom of the box”, without the bride, she will be extremely confused about what to do on the wedding night.
In ancient times, a girl’s virginity was very important, considered a standard to judge women. Therefore, in the night of the flower room, this white handkerchief will be placed on the bed. After a night, the blood-stained towel will prove that the girl is still a virgin and has a pure disposition. This will usually be a private affair between the bride and groom and is not known to outsiders.
In the night of the flower room, this white handkerchief will be placed on the bed. (Illustration).
According to the ancient weather, a lot of men and women got married based on matchmaking. Even before that, the two had never met or talked. This makes the wedding night extremely awkward.
When the time comes, in order to avoid the situation of being too embarrassed and unable to do anything, the bride will wear overalls, reducing embarrassment and shame.
It may not sound like a big deal, but this book records the knowledge of husband and wife’s sex.
Due to the feudal society’s ideology is not open, marriage is a taboo matter. Even parents, siblings are not shared, so all brides are mostly completely ignorant. The mother’s house must prepare a book to record the basic knowledge, accompanied by illustrations for the bride to study, the wedding night can be smooth and complete. The happiness of husband and wife depends in part on the skills written in this book.