The feather duster was a daily tool for dusting people's homes in the past. In addition, feng shui is also said to be auspicious to ward off evil spirits. In the past, a feather duster was often used as a dowry, and it was also used to dust at home during the Spring Festival. So what does this mean?
1, meaning to give a feather duster when you get married
(1) My mother married a feather duster and put it in a duster bottle. A duster is homophonic with "courage", which means "courage" for the bride, so that she will not be angry when she arrives at her new home.
(2) In the past, feather dusters were often used to teach children, so they were also given the meaning of family law. Whoever masters the feather duster at home will master the family law. There is a custom in some places. On the wedding day, the bride's brother accompanied the bride with a feather duster and put it in the duster bottle of the new house in the nave. In this process, the groom's family should find a way to take over and put it in by the husband's family. This party indicates who will take care of the law in the future.
Generally speaking, feather duster, as a cleaning tool, can help to remove dust and sweep dust at home, and it also has a good decorative effect, so it is adopted by local wedding customs.
2, the implication of the New Year feather duster
In the past, feather dusters were used to clean the dust in the New Year, because people thought that "dust" and "Chen" were homophonic, and cleaning the dust in the New Year meant "going to the old and welcoming the new". Feather dusters are used to clean houses, not only to sweep away dust, but also to sweep away all bad luck and bad luck. This custom has placed people's desire to break through the old and create the new and their prayers to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new.
3. Scholars use feather dusters.
In the past, some literati would match a feather duster with beautiful shape in the vase, which was euphemistically called "Gong duster", representing courage and peace.
Second, the implication of feather dusters with different colors.
With the upgrading of cleaning tools, feather dusters have gradually become a simple ornament. Some people will buy a beautiful vase to put the feather duster, which is very particular, but different colors of feather dusters also have different meanings. Let me introduce them to you:
1, red feather duster, Wang Ju, meaning financial resources are rolling, financial resources are rolling.
2, Kuroha duster, Kuroha duster in geomantic omen is generally considered as a town house to ward off evil spirits.
3, white feather duster, jade rabbit, meaning health and longevity, eliminating diseases and eliminating disasters.
4. Blue feather duster and peacock orchid symbolize wealth and great achievements.