Ancient tradition of the bride to get married, why must use red cloth cover head, other colors can not?

Why do brides have to cover the red cover when they get married

The red cover on the bride's head comes from a myth. According to the Tang Dynasty Li redundancy of the "one of the different records, the legend in the word Zeus the beginning of time, the world is only Nuwa brother and sister two people. In order to reproduce human beings, the two of them discussed to be matched as husband and wife. However, the two of them felt shy, so they prayed to the heavens together, saying, "If you agree that my brother and sister should be husband and wife, then let the clouds in the sky converge; if you don't let them, then let them disperse." As soon as the words fell from their mouths, the clouds moved closer together and finally came together as one.

So Nuwa married her brother. But even then, Nuwa felt embarrassed and embarrassed. In order to cover her shy face, she made a fan to cover her face, and this was perhaps the earliest incarnation of the head covering. However, covering the face with a fan was not as light, easy and beautiful as silk fabrics, so it was later replaced by soft silk fabrics.

But why the need for red, not other colors, this needs to start from our country's preferred colors!

In Chinese history, the earliest colors used were black, white, earth red and ochre, and red was the earliest "prevalent color" in ancient China. Modern Western color science believes that red represents: enthusiasm, vivid, flamboyant. Easy to inspire courage, easy to attract attention, easy to make people excited, excited, nervous. It is in addition to the Western color theory on the definition, that another traditional Chinese national culture to give it the inner: with festive, auspicious, lucky, good luck, good omen, the role of exorcism to ward off evil spirits (traditionally Zhouyi divination exorcism to use red paper).

Chinese red in ancient times with the clothing is one of the most used colors, the next please follow the editorial speed reading Chinese red in ancient clothing color matching on the use of.

1, the Han Dynasty period red has evolved into a symbol of nobility.

Liu Bang set red as the special color for the royal family, so the clothing worn by the son of heaven and the empress was mainly red. The dragon's robe became red, the battle robes worn by soldiers in contact became red, and even the pillars of the palace gates were colored red.

2, Mawangdui Han Tomb is the Han Dynasty Changsha State Prime Minister Li Cang's wife Xin Zhui (217 years ago - 168 years ago) graveyard, unearthed many cultural relics shocked today's countrymen, a few of them Han clothing is even more stunning to our vision. Unique in the world, more than 2,200 years old. Clothing world, the world's best.

Red and earthy yellow color has been prevalent in its time. It shows that red was already a favorite color of the Chinese at that time.

3, the Tang Dynasty's "Hairpin Ladies", a rough silk painting painted by Zhou Fang in the Tang Dynasty. The painting depicts aristocratic women and their ladies-in-waiting enjoying flowers in a garden at the turn of spring and summer. The painting has no background, but is painted in heavy brushstrokes with five ladies and one servant girl, with a small dog, a crane, and a flower, all of which are decorated with flowers. Tang Dynasty is China's national strength, brilliant and heroic dynasty. Tang Dynasty women's clothing wear we can see a glimpse from the murals. The short jacket and long skirt were the most basic forms of women's clothing in the Tang Dynasty, and in the Middle and Late Tang and the Five Dynasties, big-sleeved shirts and chequered skirts were prevalent. The red chevron skirt shown in the picture is more delicate and rosy for a woman in court life.

4, Tang Dynasty jacket color scheme, red, yellow, purple and green are the most popular colors in Tang Dynasty wear, red skirt gorgeous.

Tang Dynasty 襦襦裙配色

大袖衫与红色诃子的搭配,

这种穿搭气势派一直盛行到晚唐。

5, "step in the carriage" for the early Tang dynasty painter Yan Liben's masterpiece, this is a part of his painting, Tang Taizong around the ladies wearing a red vertical striped short jacket long skirt, red in this painting is very eye-catching, indicating that the red color is also very prevalent at that time, which is more than 700 years away from the period of the Han dynasty. The short jacket and long skirt are all made with long, narrow sleeves under a long skirt that is tied high at the waist. Korea's national costume high waist group is somewhat similar to the short jacket long skirt of the Tang Dynasty, and this long skirt was the most basic form of female clothing in the Tang Dynasty.

6, "Mrs. Guo Guo's Spring Tour" is a work of Zhang Xuan, a painter of the Tang Dynasty. The highlights of the picture are the red costumes of the noble ladies and the red ornaments in front of the horses' necks. It is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.

7, "Hairpin Lady" partial, half-covered and half-exposed transparent weaving shirt, red chevron skirt makes the figure appear rich and luxurious. The brushwork and lines are fine and vigorous, flowing and colorful. The delicate and soft skin of the aristocratic women and the decorations of silk fabrics are well represented. The work is now in the Liaoning Provincial Museum.

8, "playing chess ladies" Xinjiang Turpan Astana tomb excavated, now in the Xinjiang Museum, in the Tang Dynasty, one of the characteristics of this period of figure painting is the importance of female subjects. Dressed in red clothes and muslin shawls, their faces are heavily blushed, their foreheads are depicted with heart-shaped flower inlays, and their lips are dotted with reddish-red color. The picture reflects the leisurely life of many Tang aristocratic women.

9, late Tang women's clothing can be seen in the Tang Palace Music. The picture depicts a group of women in the palace around the table banqueting and drinking line situation, *** painting twelve characters, including noblewomen ten people, one by one, high hair buns, each of my private clothing clothing and silk scarves are decorated with red powder or decorative, dressed in gorgeous, graceful posture, sitting around the case, the content of the movement can be divided into tasting tea, playing music and line wine three departments. Reflects the aesthetic interests of the Tang people.

10, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period clothing. Inherited from the Tang Dynasty women's clothing, has been prevalent until the Five Dynasties, pictured in the South Tang Gu Hongzhong "Han Xizai Night Banquet" in the women's clothing, is still very low-cut, the shape of the aristocrats in the home of the playing of musical instruments entertainment campaign.

11, Song Dynasty women's clothing by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms inherited, the name of the clothing tends to be conservative. The picture above is the Song dynasty clothing real show map, red sash play a role in whitewash, refreshing, if the lack of red, it seems to be missing something like.

Song dynasty women's clothing and traditional integration is very good, than the constraints, old-fashioned, elegant and simple colors, no fancy patterns, 襦衣、褙子 "遮掩 "功效 enhancement, the old-fashioned style then on the stage of history.

The National Palace Museum in Taipei collection of the Song dynasty emperor sitting statue, the successive sons of God are sitting on a single back chair

Song dynasty due to "Cheng Zhu science" ideological confinement, and the outside world policy of compromise concessions, the prevalence of literature, martial arts is no longer. Clothing culture is no longer colorful and luxurious, but rather advocate simplicity and simplicity. Pictured above is the Song Taipei National Palace Museum collection of Song dynasty emperors sitting statue, the sons of heaven are sitting on a single back chair, a red robe, robe body simple and simple and refreshing.

Men's and women's clothing of ordinary aristocrats or officials' families in the Song Dynasty. Red color is very conspicuous at a glance. Officials, is a doctor mostly wear a kind of called "straightjacket" lapel long shirt, sleeves are big, cuffs, collar, shirt corner are set with black edges, and then wear a square barrel-shaped hat on the head, called "Dongpo scarf".

The Song Dynasty emperor's court dress, neck hanging square heart curve, round collar, wide sleeves, positive red, representing authority. A red robe, the robe is simple and simple and refreshing. With the later Ming and Qing dynasties of clothing cumbersome process simply no measure to compare. Because the Song Dynasty aristocrat's clothing itself is simple and refreshing.

Synthesize the above answer, you know why China use red to make cover cloth it