What does the ancient rite of passage stand for?

Adult ceremony is a symbolic day in ancient times, which indicates the change of adult identity. It is recorded in the Book of Rites that "the crown is crowned and the ceremony begins", which shows the importance of adult ceremony.

The origin of China's adult ceremony began as early as the Chinese nation in the Huaxia period, but different from the modern 18-year-old adult ceremony, the adult ceremony for men and women in that period refers to the coronation ceremony at the age of 20 and gifts for girls.

Among them, the boy's coronation ceremony originated from primitive society and has a history of thousands of years from today. With the development of the times, the coronation ceremony of men in Han Dynasty in China is the most charming ceremony of China traditional culture.

Women's rite of passage originated in the Zhou Dynasty. In the early days, it was women who needed nobility. It is a rite of passage to pay tribute before marriage after her engagement. Compared with today's boys and girls, they all attend the bar mitzvah at the age of 18.

The word "hairpin" in women's adult gifts actually refers to a kind of hairpin. The process of a woman's wedding ceremony is much simpler than that of a man's coronation ceremony, that is, after the woman carefully combs her hair into a beautiful bun, the wedding host solemnly puts her hair on the woman's bun.

Compared with the simplicity of female gifts, the process of male coronation ceremony is more complicated. Participants in the man's coronation process need to be present, including the coronation himself, his parents, a guest who performed the coronation ceremony for the coronation, and a Zan who assisted the coronation guests. It is better to follow the ancient Zhou system, Han system, Tang system and Ming system in the coronation ceremony after the arrival of the personnel. In many ancient systems of male coronation, most people take Ming system as the standard model.

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The representative suggested that September 30th be designated as Adult Day:

On March 6th, according to media reports, Zhang Lianqi, member of the Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice-president of China Taxation Society, suggested that September 30th of each year be designated as the "Adult Day" in China, and adult ceremonies should be held in a unified way throughout the country. As soon as this proposal was put forward, it was on the hot search list of Weibo topics.

Zhang Lianqi pointed out that these unique manners are not only "meaningful" but also "necessary". When teenagers enter the adult sequence, not only their age is changed, but also their responsibilities and minds are further matured and perfected in the role transformation. It is one of the important purposes of this activity to thank young people for their sense of responsibility through this ceremony.