Do I need to give a red envelope on Dragon Boat Festival after getting engaged? What do you need to prepare for an engagement?

Do I need to give a red envelope on Dragon Boat Festival after getting engaged? What do you need to prepare for an engagement?
Engagement represents that both men and women accept each other, are willing to let each other into their lives, and are willing to walk through the rest of their lives hand in hand. Engagement is a sacred ceremony. So, do we need to give red envelopes on Dragon Boat Festival after getting engaged? What do you need to prepare for an engagement? According to the 24 solar terms, the fifth month of the lunar calendar is the middle of summer, so May is called "midsummer" or "midsummer". If you want to know more about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2020, please follow Mr. Shui Mo's website!

Do I need to give a red envelope on Dragon Boat Festival after getting engaged?

Consider local customs as appropriate.

Is the Dragon Boat Festival in 2020 a suitable time for engagement?

Thursday, June 25, 2020, the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2020 [Suitable] [Do not use it for important events on Yang Gong’s death anniversary]
Renovation, marriage, marriage registration, groundbreaking, bed installation, engagement, burial, raising beams, building stoves, seeking offspring, taking office, building, praying for blessings, offering sacrifices, lifting capture, marriage, marriage proposal, building houses, erecting pillars, planting, fasting and offering sacrifices, seeking wealth, digging wells [taboo] [Do not use Yang Gong’s death day for important events]
Moving, opening a business, moving into a new home, starting work, traveling, opening a business, opening a business, collecting money, collecting livestock, releasing fire, migrating, establishing a contract, separating, opening a warehouse, shipping goods
——According to the old almanac, this day [Yang Gong's taboo day, do not use it for important events], it is not suitable to do anything, including getting engaged!

What do you need to prepare for an engagement?

】Dowry <br /> When getting engaged, the betrothal gift must be wrapped in red paper. The same is true for engagement and marriage. Giving out red envelopes is essential. Regardless of whether it is a large or small betrothal gift, each one must be an even number.
】Dowry <br /> Usually, there are six-piece and twelve-piece betrothal gifts for engagement. The man can choose according to his own conditions and personally deliver it to the woman's home on the day of engagement.
】Banquet Gift <br /> Since the engagement banquet is usually hosted by the bride's family, the groom has to give the bride's family the money for the banquet in the form of a red envelope.
】Matchmaker gift <br /> On the day of engagement, the matchmaker's red envelope is indispensable. The specific amount of money needs to be discussed with the woman, and then given to the matchmaker in the form of a red envelope.
】The man’s family and friends <br /> On the day of the engagement, the man should have at least 6 to 10 people go to the woman’s house in one day.
】Jewelry <br /> On the day of engagement, the man has to give the woman an engagement ring, and the mother-in-law also has to give a gift to the future daughter-in-law, so the engagement ring and various jewelry given by the mother-in-law need to be prepared in advance.

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