What is the rite of passage in Japan?

On this day, young Japanese men and women who have reached the age of 20 will wear beautiful traditional kimonos or suits and gather in front of the city hall to hold an adult ceremony to celebrate their inclusion in the ranks of adults.

Families with adults and young people usually hold family celebrations or in restaurants. Government agencies in towns and villages will also gather young adults and hold celebrations on this day.

In the adult activities held by Japanese government agencies, Japanese government officials not only congratulate and encourage young people, but also make them realize that they have grown up, hope that they will forge ahead courageously on the uneven road of life in the future, and often emphasize the importance of cherishing the right to vote for the first time.

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In ancient Japan, Fu Yuan's main contents include:

First, please tie up your hair.

Second, by the guest crown.

1. Due to the different status of feudal hierarchy, when adding a crown, it can be divided into two types: using a crown and using "Oboshi" (an ancient high hat). In peacetime, officials with more than three people and four or five people with special permission to enter the pavilion can only use the crown when adding the crown;

2, people who are not qualified to go to the temple under six people use Eboshi. With the changes of the times, in the Kamakura shogunate period (1 185- 1333), the crown was generally replaced by Eboub, so the adult human body was also called "Eboub Zhu".

3. When history entered the/kloc-6th century, the coronation ceremony with Ebush was limited to the upper class and clergy, while others only shaved their foreheads and kept a hairstyle called "Dai Yue" (the original hairstyle for shaving their foreheads was called "Dai Yue"), so they were considered adults.

Third, wear adult clothes. In modern times, there is also a kind of etiquette among ordinary people to congratulate adulthood with crotch cloth. When the child reaches the age of 13, the mother's relatives congratulate him with bleached cloth or red cloth.

Japan followed the old ritual system of China, and started the coronation system in the 11th year of Emperor Tianwu (AD 683). According to China's ancient theory of Yin and Yang, Jiazi and Bingyin are the most auspicious days of Guanri, especially the first month.

From 65438 to 0948, according to folk customs, the Japanese government stipulated that people over the age of 20 should live an "adult life" in order to make young people realize that they have become full members of society.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Fu Yuan's Gift

Baidu encyclopedia-adult ceremony