What were the names of ancient people when they were twenty years old?
"Book of Rites Quli Shang" says: "(Man) is twenty and weak in crown." In other words, when people reach the age of twenty, they are called "weak crowns". As early as the Zhou Dynasty, men had to perform adult rites at the age of twenty. The ceremony is mainly to add a crown, which should be added three times, indicating the right to participate in management, serve the country and participate in sacrifices. Why do you say "weak" Kong Ying Da explained: "When I was crowned, I was not strong, so I was weak." It turned out that the constitution was not strong enough. During the coronation ceremony, men should put their hair in a bun, because they have to wear hats, which leads to another phenomenon: "hair knotting." Of course, "knot hair" also means getting married or taking a wife.
This man is 20 years old. In ancient times, men were crowned at the age of 20, indicating adulthood. Liu Xiang in the Han Dynasty said "Yuan Xiuwen": "Crown it, so it is not an adult ... When a gentleman begins to crown, he must wish a gift, with Li Qixin as the crown." Later, because of his coronation, he was twenty years old.
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It is very particular and cautious to hold the coronation ceremony. According to the book "Ceremony of Officialdom", when a noble man reaches the age of 20, his father or brother will preside over the ceremony in the ancestral hall. First of all, we should choose the auspicious day, the guests to be crowned, and the offerings to worship the heavens and ancestors. Then, my father and brother will lead us into the temple to worship the heavens and ancestors.
During the coronation ceremony, the guests were crowned three times in turn, that is, wearing three hats in turn, first crowned with black linen, indicating that they are qualified to participate in politics and assume social responsibilities from now on; Then add a leather coat made of white deerskin, that is, a military cap, to show that you will perform military service and defend the national territory from now on; Finally, the plain crown with black in the red is an ancient top hat, which means that you can participate in sacrificial ceremonies from now on.
After three crowns, the host must hold a banquet to entertain Binzan and others (Binzan is Binzan's assistant), which is called "concierge". After the ceremony, the winner went in to see his mother, and then the guests took the word "Zi" to show that they would have their own dignity in society in the future. The ancients believed that after adulthood, only the elders can call it "name", and the average person or peers can only call it "word", so we should take "word" to facilitate others to call it.
Then meet brothers, admirers and aunts in turn. After that, the recipient took off the hat and clothes he wore when he was crowned for the last time, put on a dark black hat and dress, and took gifts to visit the monarch, Dr. Qing (a person with an official position in the countryside) and Mr. Xiang (an official who retired in the countryside).
The ceremony of coronation lasted from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. As the west wind spread eastward, the crown ceremony gradually declined and disappeared.