sentences:  On the day of the wedding, the bride's mother is presented with an uncooked pork leg, to show gratitude for her caretaking.The Hokkien traditionally incorporate sugarcane as a motif during wedding celebrations for protection; it is tied to the doorpost of the couple's home and to the bridal carriage.This practice stems from a traditional legend in which Hokkiens were spared from a massacre by a Song dynasty emperor by hiding in sugarcane fields.