sentences:  Household items are also given to the bride, symbolic of the duties she will assume as wife.Among the most important return gifts for the Hokkien is a set of silver coins called "yuánqián" () or "dà yuán" () and "xiǎo yuán" (), given by the bride to the groom's siblings.A Hokkien tradition is for the bride's family to offer a spittoon replete with red dates, dried longans and lotus seeds, along with other sweets, sealed with red paper, as part of the dowry.