04/08/2017
Greeting from World wedding! It is increasing more and more, People who get married without "Yuino-" Today, in Japan describes "Yuino-" is a tradition of engagement ritual. Celemonies to seal an engagement ahead of marriage are held in many countries. In japan, the go-between, the groom and his parents proceed to the bride's home with money in an envelope marked "Obiryo"(betrothal money)and other gifts, called "Yuino-kin"(money)and"Yuino-hin"(other items), marks the joining together of the two families. This betrothal money is sometimes giveb as a dowry on the occasion of the marriage. What is particularly Japanese about the betrothal gifts are the items given. these are all based on auspicious word play. For example, dried bonit is Kat-suo-bushi, a homophone for 勝つ男、indicating the man's dependability; dried squid in surume, a homophone 寿留女, indicating a desire for numerous offspring; and on open fan indicates a desire for increasing prosperity over the years. However the details differ between eastern and western Japan,
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