What is China's bar mitzvah?

China's adult ceremony is a crown ceremony, which is one of the ancient ceremonies and the adult ceremony of ancient Han men in China. Crown ceremony means that young men can get married when they mature to a certain age, and then participate in various activities as adults of the clan. In ancient China, Han men were crowned as adults, and women gave gifts as adults. In ancient times, adults were crowned first and then married.

In the era of ancient clan society, a "rite of passage" was popular. Minors in the clan are not allowed to participate in production and hunting activities, nor do they need to participate in war. Families have the responsibility to nurture and protect them. However, when they reach the age of adulthood, the clan should test their physique, production and war skills in various ways to determine whether they are qualified to become full members of the clan.

With the development of society, bar mitzvah has disappeared in most areas, but China's Confucianism saw its reasonable core and turned it into a "crown ceremony", which became one of the important parts of life etiquette.

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Since the 1990s, China Taiwan Province Province has held a classical adult ceremony every year. In front of the Dacheng Hall of Confucius Temple, more than 300 young men and women over the age of 20 attended the adult ceremony. Men wear blue robes and women wear white dresses and black skirts.

After ringing bells and drums, offering incense, offering knighthood, offering sacrifices and saying greetings, they all bowed to Confucius III, the most holy teacher. Then, 12 delegates walked onto the red carpet reception desk. The guests put black crowns on boys' heads, while girls put silver hairpins on their long hair, symbolizing "coronation" and "wearing".

For young people representing the future, a certain ceremony is regarded as a symbol of adulthood, recognized by society, managed and restrained. More importantly, it is of great significance to cultivate the sense of social responsibility and obligation of the recipient through adult etiquette. After the traditional coronation ceremony disappeared for a long time, the collective adult ceremony rose quietly on both sides of the Taiwan Strait almost simultaneously.

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