The gift is a major event, were sent both sides happy is not easy. Sometimes you worked so hard to find a gift, but because committing each other taboos, and let the other unhappy or even angry, some wronged! How presents? Really headache of thing!
1 digital taboo
In our "the good dual" said, therefore every wedding gifts must send the "dual ceremony. Such as to send two bottles of wine,
jiangzuo and money and can not singular.
The Westerners generally taboo "13", the 13-floor, not the 13th room, "12A" instead of the layer 13 or 13. 13 rows of the theater, venue, flights, banquet tables times, etc., 13, 13, etc.. 13th of each month is the fear and trepidation days.
Japanese, Koreans taboo word "four", due to the "4" with "dead" homonym. The Japanese taboo word "9" because the pronunciation of "9" and "bitter" similar.
Guangdong nationals overseas Chinese and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan compatriots, but also to avoid the "4".
Therefore, how to select gifts gift, should avoid the above figures.
1 Color taboo
Chinese people generally taboo black, black is a fierce disaster, mourning the color of mourning, unlucky, so the gifts can not be wrapped with black paper. White, some occasions also taboo to think this is sad, poverty of color. Chinese people prefer red, think Red is good luck, happy event were to use red.
Europe and the United States who do not like black, think black is the color of mourning mourning, encountered a funeral, more black funeral color. Westerners still use white, the bride wore white, gifts also pure white paper bag, white ribbons Department, said.
Indians unpopular color as white.
The Brazilians think purple sadness, brownish-yellow color as fierce disaster, if they fit together, given
Will cause bad omen.
Japanese bogey green, think green is unlucky.
Egyptians do not like blue, that demons colors.
Turks believe the suit is a bad omen, hanged suit decorated room.
Therefore, in choosing gifts, should be based on different people's hobby to avoid taboo color gift.
1. Items taboo
In our country, it is very taboo wedding, send bell, sending pear, and dinner comes the reckoning. Due to the "bell" and "end", "pear" and "from", "Umbrella" and "casual" is a homonym, very unlucky.
Taiwan, China and other places, towel, Zongzi things are forbidden to send the Taiwanese saying "send towels root pruning" said funeral arrangements shall not send the towel;
guanggaoliping house of mourning Taiwan habit neither steamed sweets. Nor package Zongzi. If dumplings gifts will be misinterpreted as the other side as a funeral home, so very taboo.
Taboo in the United States, especially the cheap stuff send with your unit flag, but except turbans and handkerchiefs. If you are a man. Ms. send a gift? Do not sent to the American lady perfume, clothing and cosmetics.