Meaning Behind
Marry girl cake is a traditional wedding gift which is originally from Guangdong. According to tradition, giving wedding cakes is serious and it shows respect and importance about the wedding. The bridegroom will send marry girl cake to the bride and her family after engagement, which refers to Gwo Daai Lai(過大禮). The bride's family will then give them to their relatives, as to share the happiness with them and tell them the wedding is approaching soon. However, for those who are not that close with the family, the family can choose not to invite them to the wedding and just giving out at least 2 marry girl cakes, meaning pair; as to present a notice about the marriage. And for cake distribution, it can be according to closeness of the friend and seniority of the family member. There are 4, 6 or 8 marry girl cake in a pack and those numbers means the traditional thoughts of pairs and even.
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