Of the six ancient rites, the Crowning Ceremony is the first, why? The Crowning Ceremony is the beginning of etiquette. After being crowned, a person officially enters the society from an irresponsible "child" to an adult, fulfilling filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty,
Shun means to be one's son, one's younger brother, and one's minister. Only in this way can one be called a human being, and only then can one be qualified to govern others, and only then can one inherit and carry forward Chinese etiquette.
In the Han Dynasty, divination was required for major events, and the crowning ceremony was no exception. Not only did it have to determine the auspicious date, but also which guest would be crowned through divination. It just so happened that the guest was none other than the descendant of his grandmother Cao's family.
Cao Jing.
It is necessary to fast for three days before the crowning ceremony. Of course, although it is a rigid rule, not many people abide by it. If they do not eat for three days, they will be dizzy with hunger. How can they still have the strength to perform the crowning ceremony?
With Cao Jing supervising him, Gai Jun had to endure the alcohol bug and spent three days with simple meals, and finally ushered in an auspicious day.
Early in the morning, the servants prepared the ceremonial utensils. Gai Jun walked out in colorful clothes. The outside was crowded with guests with elegant sleeves. He bowed slightly to everyone and came to Gai's ancestral temple first. As the legitimate son of the family, he should
Before the east sequence of the ancestral temple hall, the seats above the east steps were originally the places where the master of the family received guests. The legitimate son was crowned here, indicating that he could receive guests on behalf of the master in the future. The concubine could only receive guests outside the door.
It can be said that it is held in a strict hierarchy.
Gai Jun entered the side room and put on his yellow clothes. He came out with his hair down and knelt down firmly on the mat. Cao Fei, Cao Jing's son, combed his hair and put it on his head. At the same time, he fixed it with a special silk belt.
Cao Jing is holding a hat made of black linen, which is called a cloth crown. This hat is simple and unpretentious. According to legend, it was worn by Zhou people. The purpose is to encourage those who receive the crown to respect the past and never forget their roots. At this time, scholars no longer
Wear a cloth crown and wear it only for the crowning ceremony to show off.
Cao Jing stood in front of Gai Jun and gave a congratulatory speech: "On this auspicious day of the month, I will start to add Yuan clothes. I will give up my youthful ambitions and follow you to become virtuous. My longevity will only be Qi, and I will introduce you to Jingfu!" The general idea is that today is an auspicious day.
First of all, I would like to crown you with a crown. I hope you will abandon your childish temper and carefully cultivate your adult character. I wish you a long life, good luck, and great blessings.
After that, he put a crown on Gai Jun's head. Gai Jun stood up and thanked him, turned around and went into the side room to change clothes. This time he put on a white robe and white shoes. When he came back, he sat back down. Cao Jingzi and Cao Fei removed the cloth crown for him.
Recombine your hair.
Cao Jing took the Pi Bian from the slave. The Pi Bian was similar to the melon skin hat of later generations, with colorful jade stones inlaid at the joints of the leather pieces. This kind of crown was usually worn by ministers when they went to court. The purpose was to hope that the recipient of the crown would be able to serve the king in the future.
, diligent and caring for the people.
The ceremony of the addition is roughly the same as that of the first addition, but the congratulations are slightly changed.
"On the day of the auspicious month, it is Shen'er's service! Respect your majesty and Shushen's virtue! May your eyebrows live for thousands of years, and you will be blessed forever!"
Gai Jun thanked him again and made new silk clothes.
Cao Jing took the title of Jue Bian. This crown was used in ancient times for sacrifices, so that the recipient could respect the gods.
"With the correctness of the year and the order of the moon, Xian Jia will obey! Brothers are here to achieve great virtue! Huang Zang has no boundaries and is celebrated by heaven!"
Gai Jun bowed three times. He had picked up Chinese characters due to his study tour in his early years and simplified the procedure. He walked down the west steps and met his mother Ma Zhao, facing the north. They bowed to each other. Then he paid homage to the elders in the clan in turn, got approval from his relatives, and finally changed into Xuan.
Wearing colorful hats and gowns, and bringing gifts to guests in order to gain social recognition.
Gai Xun held his son's hand and went around toasting. This may be difficult for others, but Gai Jun was overjoyed. He hadn't smelled the smell of wine for several days and was already hungry and thirsty. Without saying a word, the wine was dry and the glass was dry.
He had an astonishing amount of alcohol. Gai Jun was dressed in black clothes and looked so dashing that he made countless Dunhuang gentry clan chiefs beat their chests and regret that they had not recruited this boy as their husband in the first place.
After paying homage to his elders, Gai Jun left his father Gai Xun and headed towards his peers.
"Ziying!" Zhang Gong punched Gai Jun lightly in the heart. When Gai Jun escorted Cai Yong to Shuofang the year before last, Zhang Gong learned that his father had passed away, so he dropped out of school and returned home to honor his father. The two have been together since then.
No, it’s been two years since I last saw you.
"Is Ziying okay?" Suo Zhan said with a smile.
"Brother Zhang, Brother Suo!"
There were more than a dozen Dunhuang scholars beside them, and except for a few two or three members of the Cao clan, they all did not know each other.
Suo Zhan joked: "Everyone heard that Ziying and I knew each other, and they were entangled for several days. Brother Yu was very annoyed." Gai Jun left Dunhuang at the age of sixteen. Although his reputation was great at that time, he was mostly known as Xiao Yong.
He was not taken seriously by the children of the gentry, but now, unlike in the past, he is already a first-class celebrity in Kyoto. Who doesn't want to make friends with "Shooting Tigers and Destroying Locusts"...
After Suo Zhan finished speaking, he introduced the people around him. Suo Zhan was the leading figure among the younger generation of Suo in Dunhuang. Because he studied under the imperial master Yang Ci, he had both knowledge and connections. It can be said that he was the crown of the young scholars in Dunhuang, able to
Most of the people who were good friends with him had surnames such as Zhang, Fan, Cao, and Linghu. However, there were one or two exceptions. One was named Yin with the given name Yide, the other was named Song Mingli with the given name Gongyuan, and both of them were Er.
More than ten years old, the former is thin and elegant, with excellent demeanor, while the latter is tall and grand in appearance, just like the second Zang Ziyuan.
"Yin surname? Song surname?"
Gai Jun was unfamiliar with these two surnames, but he did not feel any contempt for them. Instead, he paid more attention to them. There is no doubt that the reason why the two of them were able to enter Suozhan's circle of friends was not their family but their own abilities.
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In the past, wedding days were not lively. "Book of Rites - Suburban Characteristics" said: "Weddings do not need to be joyful, it is the meaning of darkness. Weddings are not congratulatory, it is also the order of the people." "Book of Rites - Zeng Ziwen" says: "Marrying a wife
Home, there will be no joy for three days." However, marriage is ultimately a happy event with "great auspiciousness and extremely auspiciousness". In a country like the Han Dynasty that advocates music, "wedding without celebration" exists in name only.
Three days later, Gai Jun was dressed in a luxurious robe and a sword, and he looked extraordinary handsome. Cai Wan, on the other hand, was wearing overlapping long skirts and jade hairpins. The decoration was as gorgeous as a spring flower, and it was indescribable to describe it with pen and ink.
Just in case.
The two slowly walked into the inner hall. There were no outsiders in this hall. They were all family members of both sides. They first worshiped the hall, first worshiped heaven and earth, then worshiped ancestors, and thirdly worshiped elders. Then they sat opposite each other, male to the west and female to the east, meaning that the intersection of yin and yang would gradually occur.
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The waiter brings water, the couple cleans their hands, picks up chopsticks to pick up the meat and enjoys it. Another waiter pours wine, and the two exchange cups. Before drinking, they use scissors to cut off a lock of each other's hair and tie it together to express concentricity. This is
"Tie of hair". Su Wu of the Western Han Dynasty once said in a poem: "Tie of hair is a husband and wife, and there is no doubt about the love between them."
After drinking the Hexin wine, the two of them held hands together tightly, holding their son's hand, growing old together with him, and they will never be incompatible with each other in this life.
At this point, the wedding ceremony is over and it’s time for the bride and groom to go out to meet guests.);.