General conception of coronation ceremony

The main idea of the congratulatory message is: on this beautiful and auspicious day, I will put on adult clothes for you; Please give up children's ambitions and cultivate adults' sentiments; Maintain dignity and cultivate virtue; I wish you a long life, lucky strike. Then, the recipient visits his mother. Then the distinguished guest answered the phone for him. In the Zhou Dynasty, characters were usually called "Bomou Mansion" (Bo, Zhong, Shu and Ji, depending on the level). Then the host sent the distinguished guests to the temple gate to make a toast. At the same time, give him a bundle of silk skins (five silks and two deerskins) and then offer meat. Those who get the crown put on their hats and dresses to visit the monarch and hold a ceremony of reeds (pheasants, etc. ) visit the township doctor, etc.

If the father has passed away, the recipient of the crown should make a sacrifice to his father to show that the coronation ceremony will be completed before his father. After the sacrifice, I visited my uncle and then had a meal. This ceremony of conferring a crown, choosing words and meeting a gentleman changed from time to time and from place to place in later generations. It is held among people aged fifteen to twenty, and it varies from place to place. After the mid-Qing dynasty, it was mostly held a few days before marriage or the day before. In some areas, since the Song Dynasty, the ceremony was simple, and guests were not entertained, but only in their own homes or within their own scope.

"Yi Li Guan Shi Li" Jia Gongyan's book: "Twelve princes are crowned. If the son of heaven is with the princes, he will be crowned at the age of twelve ... "Da Dai Li said," Wang Wensheng is in Boyi ",and Zuo Zhuan said," When you are crowned, you will have children and you will be honored. " "And" Rites of Rites and Music ":"I wish you (Crown) a clear meaning at the beginning:' Make the moon auspicious, and then I will take Canadian dollars, abandon young words, and be virtuous. Life is just a test, and it is a blessing to introduce you. He also said: the order is obedient and respects the virtue of the monarch. Long live the eyebrows and bless you forever. Sanjia said, "By year, by month. "。 Xian Jia Er Fu. "Only when brothers are present can we become virtuous, and Huang Lao has no boundaries and is celebrated by heaven." "

Gifts are also a kind of ancient gifts. This is a rite of passage for Han women. Commonly known as "superior" and "superior ceremony". This is a hairpin. Since the Zhou dynasty, it has been stipulated that noble women should pay tribute before marriage after engagement. Usually held at the age of fifteen. If you have been waiting to marry an unmarried person, you can also give gifts at the age of twenty.