Before 1970's, the spittoon was a very significant and symbolic item which the Foochow bride would bring to her husband's family.
Most importantly, the spittoon would have the double happiness Chinese word printed on it. This kind of spittoon can easily be bought in any of the Chinese bridal shops, even today.
After the Chinese wedding banquet, a series of auspicious activities must be held in the bridal room.
Most important would be the ceremony of a lucky boy child peeing into the spittoon.
This ritual would auger well for the newly wedded couple for they would have lots of male offsprings.
The little lucky male child would be well selected before the wedding for this purpose and a large angpow would be given to him. He must come from a family of males who are still alive, from great grandfather, if possible to his own very successful father. I suppose it was not very difficult to find in those days.
I wonder how many Foochow men remember that very public peeing act when they were asked to do the ritual. Have they really brought all that luck to the couple?
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