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How much do you know about the difference between ancient people becoming sworn brothers and becoming sworn brothers?

We often see some chivalrous people in costume dramas. When we meet like-minded people, we will become sworn brothers. Every time we see their scene of becoming sworn brothers, we are very passionate. The ancients were generous and thought that since they shared the same interests, they would become brothers. The ancients were also very cautious about becoming sworn and had many rules.

1. Worship must be voluntary. If two people are very willing to become sworn, they will choose a formal place, then put some pork, fish and eggs on the table, kill a turkey, drop chicken blood into the prepared wine, then bite their fingers and drop blood into the wine. Then they drank wine with each other, which is also called "blood for alliance", and we often see it on TV.

2, exchange posts. That is, a Jin Lan sticker is to write your birthdates, name, address, etc. on a piece of red paper to show strong feelings.

3. No matter gender or age, people who share the same interests can become sworn friends. However, the ancients demanded an odd number of people to become sworn friends. After they become sworn friends, they are relatives. This sentence often appears in martial arts novels: Don't expect to be born in the same year and month, but expect to die in the same year and month. Visible deep feelings.

Of course, not everyone can be sworn. The ancients also had the custom of "five don't worship".

1. Those who are related by blood don't worship. If they are related by blood, they are already relatives, so there is no need to worship again.

2, the in-laws don't worship, and those who are in-laws don't need to worship, which is considered as kinship.

3. For example, there is a relationship between grandfathers and grandsons. First, there is already a blood relationship. Second, the ancients thought it was against ethics to become sworn.

4. The ancients were superstitious if birthdates didn't agree. If the eight characters don't agree, it means that two people have no fate and can't become sworn.

5, different ethnic groups don't worship. There will be competition between different ethnic groups, so the ancients made a rule not to marry or become sworn friends with other ethnic groups.