Chinese cultural customs: the "crown gift" of the four rites

As a matter of fact, the coronation ceremony was a rite of passage for men of Han nationality in ancient times. Only when the coronation ceremony was held, could the clan be regarded as an adult, and then they could marry and have children. In hezhehua Pavilion, the crown prince Xiao Dingquan is old enough to hold a crown ceremony, but the emperor Xiao Ruijian refuses to show up, which makes the crown prince very embarrassed. What if there is no coronation ceremony? Without the approval of coronation ceremony, you can not participate in various activities as an adult, which still has a great impact on men. Now let's introduce how important the crown gifts in history are. Let's have a look.

In the first episode of hezhehua Pavilion, the opening scene is a big play of "crown the Prince": the crown prince Xiao Dingquan has already reached the age of 20 and has been filial to the former queen for three years, but the emperor has not given him a crown ceremony. Later, with the help of his teachers Lu Shiyu and Gu Silin, Xiao Dingquan finally held the coronation ceremony, but he was destroyed by his brother Xiao dingtang, king of Qi

Each role around the crown prince Xiao Dingquan whether or not to hold a crown ceremony, launched a fierce conflict, twists and turns to promote the plot to continue to move forward, let the audience after watching the great joy.

What is the meaning of coronation? Why does Xiao Dingquan have to hold coronation?

As we all know, there is an old Chinese saying: Twenty weak crowns, thirty years old, forty years old, fifty years old, sixty years old and seventy years old. "Twenty weak crowns" refers to a man's crowning ceremony when he is 20 years old.

Crown ceremony is a man's adult ceremony, which means that a man is mature and has the ability to get married. As an adult, he can participate in family and social activities, become a qualified son, a qualified younger brother, a qualified subordinate and a qualified junior, and become a variety of qualified social roles. This shows the importance of crown gift to a man.

For Xiao Dingquan, it is even more important. Before the coronation ceremony, even though he had inherited the throne, he still could not be in charge of the government, and could only be appointed as assistant minister by the former Emperor. Only after the crown ceremony was held could the government be declared to be in charge and truly control the power of the court.

In China, crown ceremony has a long history, is a real Chinese traditional cultural etiquette. According to historical data, Guanli originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty and has a history of nearly 3000 years. At that time, it was stipulated that when a man reached the age of 20, he must hold a coronation ceremony. However, in order to take charge of the state affairs as soon as possible, some emperors and princes would hold crown ceremonies in advance. For example, Jichang, King Wen of Zhou, held a crown ceremony at the age of 12. Now, many people are still in junior high school at this age.

In ancient times, there was a complicated procedure to hold crown ceremony.

First of all, the crown recipients should calculate whether there will be an auspicious day in the next 10 days through divination. If not, it will have to wait another 10 days; if so, it will be the day for the coronation. Then, the day of the coronation will be announced to your relatives and friends, and they will be invited to attend. Three days before the coronation ceremony, a grand guest and a singing master were selected through divination.

On the day of the coronation, the recipient, his father, and the officiating guests should all wear formal clothes.

The grand guest who presided over the coronation ceremony added the coronation to the recipient three times. The first time was jiazhibuguan, the second time was jiapibian, and the third time was jiajubian. Three times to add the crown, one more advanced, one more gorgeous. Each time, the guest will read a message to the winner.

The first congratulation was: "on the auspicious day of the month, you can start to serve, abandon your words, and follow your heart to become virtuous.". "I wish you a long life, but I wish you a good fortune." The second speech was: "the auspicious moon is the best time for you to take care of your clothes, respect your dignity, and be virtuous. The eyebrows live for thousands of years and will be blessed by Hu forever. " The third speech is: "to the right age, to the order of the month, xianjiaer clothing.". All brothers are here to become Juede. Huang laowujiang is celebrated by heaven. " These are words with good wishes.

At the end of the coronation ceremony, the guest of honor will give the recipient a name to draw a perfect end to the ceremony.

In the whole ceremony, the grand guests played an important role. Therefore, when the guest leaves, the host will give him a heavy gift.

Since the Zhou Dynasty, crown ceremony has been popular in ancient China. In the Qin, Han, Tang, song and Ming Dynasties, crown ceremony was highly valued. After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs in 1644, the crown ceremony was seriously damaged due to the influence of "shaving hair and changing clothes". After that, the coronation, which lasted more than 2000 years, was terminated.

Therefore, now we have to look for the original coronation ceremony from the movies and TV plays.