Since ancient times, wearing a ring has been the rule for men to be left behind and women to be right. The custom of male left and female right began in China's ancient philosophy. According to ancient philosophy, the two opposites that run through the universe are "Yin" and "Yang". Traditionally, big, long, upper and left are regarded as yang, while small, short, lower and right are regarded as yin. Men are strong and strong, belonging to the yang and the left; The woman is petite and gentle, yin and right. This custom has been passed down to this day, forming a habit in social life. For example, in the arrangement of seats, photography, clothing, and even in the position of toilets and toilets, men are usually left and women are right. In our daily life, it seems that male left and female right have become a habit. In traditional ethics, the left is the top, indicating dignity and strength; The right is the bottom, symbolizing tenderness and consideration. So there is "male left female right" on the ring.
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Characteristics of Manchu women's hairstyles
The young Manchu girl only wears a braid hanging behind her head, with a red rope wrapped around the tip of the braid and bangs cut on her forehead. They often use gold, silver and jewels to make delicate beaded horns, which are tied to the tips of braids and swing with them to show their beauty. Married women must put their hair in a bun, among which "two ends" is the most representative hairstyle of Manchu women, that is, they put their hair on the top of their heads and divide it into two locks to form a horizontal bun, mainly high bun. Then tie the remaining hair at the back into a long "dovetail" bun and press it on the back collar to straighten the neck. In addition, wearing high-grade flag shoes, walking is particularly dignified and elegant. Manchu women are very particular about hairstyles and accessories and don't bind their feet, so they are known as "golden heads and golden feet".
Children's tiger head shoes dog head hat
Tiger head shoes are one of the styles of children's shoes in folk children's wear. When a child is one year old or on his birthday, his parents put on his new tiger-headed shoes. Tiger-headed shoes are carefully made of yellow cloth, with a tiger head embroidered on the toe and a word "Wang" on it. According to folklore, the tiger is the king of all animals. Wearing tiger-headed shoes can ward off evil spirits, be courageous, have money and live a long life. There is also a kind of "dog head hat", which is also very imposing when worn on the head, in sharp contrast with the immature face of children.
The hat is made in the shape of a dog's head, with high ears and two big black eyes, which are both smart and imposing. There is also an interesting story about a baby wearing a dog's head hat. Legend has it that a family gave birth to a child and was born out of breath. His father took him to the cemetery and threw him away. But the next day, the big black dog of this family took the crying baby home. The family couldn't believe their eyes, so they named it "Goubao" to commemorate the kindness of the dog. It turned out that the baby was just out of breath, and the dog nursed back to health all night and recovered.
The shoes and hats of these animals, whether tigers or lions, dogs, rabbits or mice, are made very big and cover the children's heads like masks. Only eyes, nose and mouth are left on the front, which not only keeps warm, but also has witchcraft function. The heads of tigers and lions are just to control evil; The heads of dogs and rabbits are deceiving people with meanness. The purpose is to pray that children will suffer less diseases and disasters when they grow up.
Children's "hundred clothes"
The "hundred clothes" worn by folk children can be said to be typical folk costumes. It originated from a folk custom, that is, parents want their children to grow up healthily, thinking that it needs everyone's blessing, and they need to eat 100 meals and wear 100 clothes. Wearing a hundred clothes is of course a symbol. When the baby is 100 years old (that is, the "centenary ceremony"), relatives and friends take a piece of cloth from each family and put it together to make a hundred clothes. When collecting cloth, although neighbors are willing to contribute to the success of "Hundred Clothes", it is usually not easy to give purple cloth to others. Because "Zi" and "Zi" are homophonic, no one wants to give "Zi" to others. Therefore, purple cloth heads usually go to the lonely old people to beg. Children's clothes are made by imitating the monk's clothes. Before becoming a monk, some monks were given to Buddhism because they were ill since childhood and could not support their families. They eat hundreds of meals and wear hundreds of clothes to survive. Wearing their clothes and calling their names is equivalent to letting the children leave home. The dust in the world is nameless, and ghosts and gods can't find it. Therefore, "Hundred Clothes" is the baby's "protective clothing". This is also a popular belief to protect children's smooth growth through the spirit of Buddha.
Children should wear "hundred locks"
"Baijiasuo" is an amulet used by the people to protect the healthy growth of children, and it has placed infinite expectations on parents. There is a story about the origin of "Baijiasuo". According to legend, in ancient times, there was a rich son who died many children in succession. Then, after the fairy dream, he asked hundreds of families for money, tied it into a lock and hung it around the newborn's neck. This son thrived and was riddled with diseases. Therefore, from generation to generation, "Baijiasuo" has become a necessary ornament for the people to pray for their children.
The custom of asking for money to build a "hundred locks" is very popular in the north, and Beijing calls it "hundred locks". There is a similar practice in the south, that is, seven grains of white rice and seven-leaf black tea are wrapped in paper and given to relatives and friends, and relatives and friends also give silver. Broken silver cast lock, engraved with "Treasure Lock" on the front and "Life is Precious" on the back, the lock is tied around the child's neck. It can be seen that children wearing "hundred locks" is one of the widely circulated conservation methods among the people.
The boy wears strange clothes.
Boys wear colorful clothes and dress up as girls, which is a very interesting phenomenon in folk children's wear. So, how did the custom of boys wearing colorful clothes come from? According to folk custom, a girl's life is cheap and easy to raise, but a boy's life is expensive and difficult to raise. If we dress them up as girls and put on colorful clothes, we can prevent them from being taken away by evil spirits. Let the boys keep their heads, prick their ears and wear earrings, which is also out of this plan, just prick their left ears and wear an earring.
Why Manchu women wear "flowerpot shoes"
There are several theories about why Manchu women wear flowerpot shoes: Some people think that Manchu ancestors took part in a war and had to cross the mud pond in order to recapture the city occupied by the enemy, so they learned the posture of white crane, tied branches on the soles, and finally crossed the mud pond and captured the city. In order to remember those miserable days and the merits of high-top shoes, Manchu women put on these shoes and passed them on from generation to generation, constantly innovating and becoming today's flowerpot shoes. It is also said that because Manchu people grew up in the forest outside the customs, there were snakes and insects, and the wooden soles of high-top shoes made rhythmic sounds when walking, which could drive away snakes and insects, so they were loved by Manchu people. Moreover, flowerpot shoes and Manchu women's clothes are also very good. Manchu women are popular in wearing robes, and flat shoes will make the robes very heavy to drag on the ground, while wooden-soled high heels can just solve this problem, and flowerpot-soled shoes can increase the height of women. For balance, women swing their arms back and forth in a wide range when walking, making their bodies graceful.