#1 To begin the Lady who is doing the An Chuang shall move the bridal bed slightly to symbolize its installation.
#2 She will then leave a tray of auspicious items on the bed after the bed is made with new set of bridal bed linen - The dried longans, dried red dates and dried persimmons are sweet and will bless the marriage with sweetness.
#3 Pak hup [百合] stands for [百年好合], hundred years of harmony in the marriage. The lotus seeds [莲子] and pomegranate [番石榴/红花] leaves bless the union with fertility.
#4 Chinese also believe that pomegranate leaves have the power to ward off evil. The oranges and red packets are for good fortune.
#5 It is also important that she light up a pair of bedside lamps - In chinese, lamp [灯 “deng”] has the similar sound as son [丁 “ding”]. So lighting the lamps, [添灯] is symbolic of adding sons [添丁] to the family. These lamps are not to be turned off until wedding night.
#6 Kids will be ask to roll on the bed
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