用英語說中國家庭生活 第9期:安置新牀

Installing the Bridal Bed

安置新牀

Preparation on the part of the groom involved the installation of the bridal bed on the day before the wedding.

其中一個新郎方需要準備的部分包括在婚禮的前一天安置新牀。

A propitious hour and a “good luck woman” or “good luck man”, that is a man or woman with many children and living mates, were selected to install a newly purchased bed.

吉時和命好的女人或命好的男人，即這個男人或女人有許多孩子和親友，被選來安置新牀。

(The installation ceremony consisted of merely moving the bed slightly；the actual work was done by servants or friends.)

（安置儀式只包括輕輕地移動新牀；真正的安置由僕人或朋友完成。）

After the bed was in place, children were invited onto the bed as an omen of fertility；the more, the merrier.

等到新牀安置好了以後，作爲多子多孫的吉兆，孩子將被邀請去跳牀；越多孩子氣氛越歡樂。

For the same reason，the bed was scattered with red dates，oranges, lotus seeds,peanuts, pomegranates and other fruits.

同樣的，牀上會灑滿紅棗，橙子，蓮子，花生，石榴及其他水果。

Part of the fun was watching the children scramble for the fruit.

其中一個樂趣就是看着孩子們搶水果吃。