The coming-of-age ceremony includes the crown ceremony and the hairpin ceremony, which became a formal ceremony around the Spring and Autumn Period.
The crown ceremony is a ceremony held by an ancient Chinese adult man when he reaches twenty, symbolizing independence and maturity. In contrast to the crown ceremony, the hairpin ceremony is held by an ancient woman when she is fifteen, symbolizing her marriageable status. ceremony. After the crowning and hairdoing ceremony, men can crown their hair and women can style their hair in a bun.
The Han coming-of-age ceremony evolved from the coming-of-age ceremony in clan society and continued until the Ming Dynasty. With the passage of time and changes in social trends, coming-of-age ceremonies have become increasingly insignificant and do not live up to their name. In the Qing Dynasty, the Manchu rulers issued an order to end the coming-of-age ceremony that had lasted for thousands of years among the Han people, so that future generations could only enter adulthood "unknowingly."