The meaning of a married couple's hair
"One inch of concentric strands, a hundred years of longevity."
We often hear the word "a married couple". The original meaning of "tie hair" is "the beginning of adulthood, which means that when a man is twenty and a woman is fifteen, it is righteous to take the hairpin crown." When men and women reach the age of adulthood, according to ancient times, they can get married and start a family. The word "Jiefa Wife" means the first wife.
Weak crown and hairpin
In ancient times, both men and women had to grow long hair. When they reached a certain age, a "coming of age ceremony" ceremony was held for them. When men perform the crown ceremony, they put their hair into a bun, which is called "hair knot", and then put on a hat. In "Shuowen": crown, the general name of the crown. It's called adulthood. Both Bian and Mian were given to men in ancient times. Mian was worn during auspicious ceremonies, and Bian was usually used for formal attire. Because "弁 crown" refers to the hat. The age of twenty is also called the "year of weakness".
Calling an underage girl "girl" also contains an element of intimacy. In addition, in the old days, "girl" was also called a maidservant of a wealthy family. In ancient times, yatou really meant a style of hair combing for women. For example, in the movie "A Dream of Red Mansions", the maids serving their masters had their hair styled into symmetrical buns on the top of their heads. Like a forked "Y" character. The ancient Cheng Zongluo's "Yangzhou Bamboo Branch Ci" contains: "A clever bun with a new bun on the temples, and clothes with hundreds of butterflies, thin cotton and warm clothes."
When a woman reaches the age of fifteen, she will be given a hairpin ceremony. That is, the "Hairpin Ceremony" refers to the age when a woman reaches adulthood at the age of fifteen. The word hairpin: the original meaning is a hairpin used to tie hair or pin a hat in ancient times. It means that hair can be tied up and then tied with a hairpin. In ancient times, it was called "the year of the hairpin".
Married couple
When men and women reach the age of adulthood, according to ancient parlance, they can get married and start a family. The word "Jiefa Wife" means the first wife. Hair tying is also called hair binding. In ancient times, men started tying their hair when they were young, so it refers to their early adulthood. The hair knot also means getting married. On the eve of the wedding, men tie their hair in a bun on the left and women on the right, hence the name. When a new couple is in the bridal chamber on the night of flowers and candles: "The silk threads are tied with dragons and phoenixes, the carved colors are tied with clouds, and one-inch concentric threads are flowers of longevity." It means: the two newlyweds are sitting on the bed, the man is on the left and the woman is on the right, and their hair is cut. He took off a lock of his own hair, and then entangled the two long locks with each other, vowing to be united, to love forever, to be dependent on each other in life and death, and never to be separated.
Tie and untie hair. (Internet picture)
The word "knot" used in the word "tie hair" contains the most wonderful meaning. The word "knot" means firmness, combination and companionship. Chao Cai, a female poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem called "Midnight Song": "The peasant is cutting off her hair. The man is also parting his silk hair. He is looking for a place where there is no one, and he is tied into a heart-shaped knot." In ancient times, in the wedding bridal chamber, the wife's head was tied with a knot. She cannot untie the bun of the bride herself. It is recorded in the ancient book "Etiquette Tuhun Li": "When the master enters the house, he will take off the woman's tassel." This means that only the husband can untie the bride's bun and untie it. Go to the crown line. Therefore, people call men and women who get married for the first time "couples".
The 21st part of Su Wu's "Li Ling Lu Farewell Poems" of the Han Dynasty: "We have become husband and wife, and our love is unquestionable." This means that since we have become husband and wife, the two people have no doubts about their love for each other. The whole poem describes the separation of husband and wife. Another poem from the Tang Dynasty Meng Yunqing's "Ancient Farewell": "It's too late to get married, so early to leave for the expedition." This is a poem written by Meng Yunqing in memory of his wife. It means that I was already old when I got married to you, and you left early like a convoy, and you are hard to find.
It is said that during the Han Dynasty, there was a custom in holding funerals. If the wife died early for some reason, the husband would break the comb they used when they got married into two halves and put it on top. A few strands of his wife's green hair were still preserved, and the other half was buried in the coffin to show that he would never forget his wife and commemorate the deep love for her. In "New Odes of Jade Terrace? An Ancient Poetry Written by Jiao Zhongqing's Wife", it is written: "We tie our hair and sleep on the same mat, and we are friends in the underworld."
As the saying goes, "One day for a husband and a hundred days of kindness", " The closest we are to each other is parents, and the closest we are to is husband and wife.
"Marriage between husband and wife is rare and the kindness is profound. We must cherish it!