What do you mean by the return of three generations to the motherland?

Returning to three generations of sects means that men will change their surnames after being adopted by their wives, and then children born in the third generation will change their grandfathers' original surnames. This is mainly in the customs of some places, such as some areas in Yunnan, and this custom of "three generations returning to the Sect".

Let's make an analogy:

When a man surnamed Zhang is adopted by his wife, he will change his surname to Chen, so the child they gave birth to will also be surnamed Chen, and his grandson will return to his grandfather's original surname, so his grandson will be surnamed Zhang. This is the so-called "three generations belong to the family".

In the new society, many people think that "returning the clan to three generations" is a trivial matter. Actually, it is not. Surname is the foundation of being a man. This is a great event. In any case, you can't forget your roots. This is also a punishment for everyone. Surnames represent clans and ancestors.

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China's concept of carrying on the family line is the main reason why she chose her son-in-law. It means that the man goes to the woman's house and the child takes the mother's surname. At first, it was the matriarchal family marriage system, which was the development of ancient marriage customs such as wife's residence and service marriage. There are two main reasons for continuing adoption: first, the woman needs to work and support the elderly;

Second, the man's family is poor and can't marry, so he can only marry the woman's family as a hostage. The form of son-in-law adoption in Qin and Han dynasties has the nature of "son-in-law clothing" After the Song Dynasty, the son-in-law became a kind of "son-in-law's replacement" and "son-in-law's pension". When the daughter-in-law had no son, the son-in-law came to the door to continue the patriarchal clan system, supplement the labor force and provide for the elderly with the daughter-in-law.

Now men and women are equal and monogamous, and the surname is decided by both parties through consultation. It doesn't matter whether a man marries a woman or a woman marries a man, that is, there is no such thing as "inserting the door backwards", just living in a different place.