You are not allowed to give bowls. Under normal circumstances, when people move to a new house, they will entertain guests. Everyone is lively and lively, adding a bit of popularity to the new house. It means that people are prosperous. You can give apples, which means peace and tranquility. You can give Chinese knots to symbolize happiness and good fortune. You can give dragon fruit, which means prosperity. You can also send incense candles to symbolize prosperity and continuous incense. You just can't give bowls, pears, clocks and other unlucky objects.
Giving a set of cutlery is a good idea. If you think it’s tacky to give you tableware when you warm up the house, it’s probably because you haven’t come across a good set of tableware that’s pleasing to the eye. A set of tableware that is both beautiful and practical is enough to make the recipient of the gift feel happy while dining.
Characteristics of giving bowls
Bowls cannot be given casually. Regardless of Feng Shui, it has the meaning of giving someone a rice bowl. And if you want to give away one bowl, you cannot give away 1 bowl, unless it is a gold bowl or a silver bowl. If you want to give away ceramic bowls, it usually reaches a certain quantity, such as 8, which means giving away. In addition, it also comes with a spoon and chopsticks, which is basically a gift bag.
According to the material of the bowl, the best thing to give to others is the bone china bowl, which is crystal clear under the light and is suitable for giving to superiors or customers. There is also a glazed bowl. Due to the complicated glazing process, this kind of bowl is more expensive than bone china and is suitable for giving to distinguished guests. This is just about giving gifts, only focusing on favors, not feng shui or anything else.
In Feng Shui, bowls that are not in use cannot be given away randomly, unless it is a longevity bowl, which can be given away. If it is between relatives and friends, then this old bowl can be given away. The bowl given to relatives and friends here does not mean completion, but continuation.
As a necessary daily eating utensil for people, the origin of the bowl cannot be verified at present, but it can be traced back to the clay pottery bowls of the Neolithic Age. Its shape is not much different from today's, that is, the mouth is large and the bottom is small. , the mouth of the bowl is wide and the bottom of the bowl is narrow. There is a bowl foot at the bottom, the height is generally half the diameter of the mouth rim, and it is mostly round and rarely square.
What is constantly changing are the materials, craftsmanship and decoration methods. The general purpose is to hold food. Most Chinese people like to use bowls as eating utensils, while Westerners prefer to use plates. The word "bowl" has a homophonic pronunciation of the word "曰", which means "to retain". It can be used as a souvenir and has a good symbolic meaning.