Flower yellow (that is, "plum blossom makeup") is made of yellow powder, and girls who use this makeup are unmarried. After getting married, they will change their decorations and make another dress. Therefore, there is an old saying among the people: "Today's white-faced yellow flower sister, tomorrow's beauty will be the wife of a young woman." In addition, "yellow flower" refers to chrysanthemum in ancient times. Chrysanthemum has the characteristics of cold resistance, and people often use it.
Later generations reversed the word "flower yellow" and used it in front of the word "girl" to form the word "yellow flower girl" On the one hand, it shows that the girl is not married, on the other hand, it shows that the girl is pure in heart and chaste in character. Later, this usage gradually spread among the people, and over time, "yellow flower eldest daughter" became synonymous with unmarried girls.
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The custom of applique in Huang Zhi was earlier than that of Liu Song, and there was a saying that the mirror was painted yellow in the folk song Mulan Poetry in the Northern Dynasty. The establishment of the Northern Dynasty was earlier than that of Liu Song, and an ordinary folk woman in the Northern Wei Dynasty had already painted yellow, indicating that this custom may have existed before the Eastern Jin Dynasty. At that time, people thought that without yellow flowers, women's characteristics would be lacking.
In ancient times, unmarried women used yellow to draw various patterns on their foreheads or cheeks when dressing up; You can also use yellow paper to cut into various patterns and paste them. Therefore, Huang Bei's prostitute said that this woman is unmarried and can be chaste.
This custom did not disappear until nomads invaded the Central Plains in Jin and Yuan Dynasties. Although women no longer stick yellow flowers, people still call unmarried young women "yellow flower daughters".
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