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2. Hanfu accessories - Wikipedia

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   [5]: 20 [6]: 94 Jade is even more valued than gold in Chinese culture. [6]: 94 Traditionally, jade jewellery especially often expressed positive sentiments and good wishes; and, jade itself were often gifted on important and/or special occasions such as wedding and child birth. [1]

3. Chinese numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   A Chinese peach charm for "good luck" (福) and "longevity" (壽). Chinese peach charms (Traditional Chinese: 桃形掛牌; Simplified Chinese: 桃形挂牌; Pinyin: táo xíng guà pái) are peach-shaped charms used to wish for longevity. The ancient Chinese believed the peach tree to possess vitality as its blossoms appeared before leaves ...

4. Chinese pre-wedding customs - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, the bride's family receives the bride price (Chinese: 娉金; pinyin: pīng jīn; lit. 'abundant gold' [4]) in red envelopes. The bride's family also returns (回禮, huílǐ) a set of gifts to the groom's side. [5] Additionally, the bride's parents bestow a dowry (嫁妝, jiàzhuāng, kè-chng) on the bride.

5. Lock charm - Wikipedia

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   They are decorated with both Chinese characters and symbols. Like other types of Chinese numismatic charms, lock charms are meant to protect the wearers from harm, misfortune, and evil spirits, and to bless them with good luck, longevity, [3] and a high rank (through the imperial examination system). In particular, this talisman is meant for ...

6. Wedding superstitions - Wikipedia

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   A wedding in Chicago, 1925. A wedding is a celebratory ceremony where two people are brought together in matrimony. [1] Wedding traditions and customs differ across cultures, countries, religions, and societies in terms of how a marriage is celebrated, but are strongly symbolic, and often have roots in superstitions for what makes a lucky or unlucky marriage.

7. Taoist coin charm - Wikipedia

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   A Chinese coin sword-shaped talisman made from Qing dynasty era cash coins on display at the Museum of Ethnography, Sweden. Coin-swords (alternatively spelt as coin swords), alternatively known as cash-swords, are a type of Chinese numismatic charms that are a form of feng shui talisman that were primarily used in southern China to ward off evil spirits and malicious influences, especially ...