Young Miao men and women living in Zhaotong, Daguan, Yiliang, Yongshan and other counties in Yunnan often take flowers and ribbons as keepsakes. After the Miao girl and the young man met, they had feelings. Girls usually give boys a flower ribbon woven with red, white and black silk thread, which is about three feet long and one inch wide and embroidered with mountain flowers. The moral of this ribbon is "a thousand miles of marriage is a thread." At this time, the young man should also give the girl a thread hanger knitted by his mother or sister. When a man is engaged to a woman, the woman should give him a token. The token is a copy tape about five feet long and one foot wide. At this time, the other party returned a comb and a round mirror, expressing their willingness to love each other for life and grow old together.
Ethnic minorities have their own unique tokens of love, but now they are more and more extensive, unique and unique. Lovers who fall in love can show their token of love, so that everyone can appreciate and witness your love and share romance.
In China, the saying that red beans send acacia has been used more and more since the poet Wang Wei's poem Acacia. But what exactly is "red bean"? Many scholars argue endlessly about this. Guo Moruo made a special trip to the south for this purpose, and finally found its name "sea red beans" in Dingheshan, Guangdong; Also known as Xiaoshi Peacock Tree, the height of the tree can reach more than 20 meters. Silver flowers bloom in summer and mature in autumn. Its seeds naturally jump out of the shell and are vermilion, which looks like a beating heart and is indestructible. In fact, Robinia pseudoacacia is produced in Guizhou and Chinese mainland Province in southern Taiwan Province.
Perhaps because its shape and quality symbolize the constancy of love, there are many ancient legends about acacia red beans. I like the following version best: During the Warring States Period, King Kang of Song occupied Han Ping's wife, so Han Ping and his wife fell in love. Kang Wang was very angry and ordered them to be buried separately. Ten days later, a big tree grew on each grave, with branches and roots embracing each other. In order to commemorate this faithful love, people call this tree and its fruit acacia red beans. Red beans are heart-shaped, bright red in color, with no noise, and heart-shaped lines on them. Its beans are not broken, rotten, long-lasting, moth-eaten, and the color is always crystal clear. Just like the unfailing love of Han Ping and his wife.
Young men and women in ancient times regarded acacia red beans as precious token of love and gave them to each other. Today, it still symbolizes unswerving love and conveys the long-term commitment between lovers.
No matter how the jewelry trend evolves, the diamond wedding ring is still the most coveted token of love for brides in the 20th century. At present, the "Gift of Love, Century Wedding Ring Exhibition" organized by De Beers Diamond Promotion Center has come to Shanghai Huangcheng Jewelry and other places, and a number of antique diamond rings handed down from the15th century have appeared, which not only shows the diamond processing technology and modeling in different historical periods, but also makes people truly appreciate the eternity and classics of diamonds.
The diamond ring was first used as an engagement in 1477. It was given to Princesse Marie as an engagement gift by Maximilian I of Austria! However,/kloc-diamond rings in the 0/5th century are all rock crystal inlaid with diamonds, that is, rough stones that have not been accurately cut. Therefore, they are not as shiny as the jewels polished today. They are octahedrons, like two pyramids connected at the bottom, with one end facing upwards, and their shapes are like pyramids, hiding evil underground and making beautiful love last forever! Although the light of the diamond was not fully blooming at that time, craftsmen still used silver foil, black and green enamel and rubies carved into leaf patterns to set off the pure white light of the diamond, and lovers carved love poems on rings and gave them to each other.
It was not until the16th century that the polishing and cutting of diamonds were widely used, and a novel double-ring wedding ring was created. The ring has two rings, which fan out from the fulcrum at the bottom. Together, it is a perfect ring, symbolizing the meaning of marriage. The ring is also engraved with the motto "God cooperates and man cannot be separated". 1525.
Stepping into the17th century, the style of the ring has undergone new changes, including a burning fire-shaped heart, an arrow inserted by Cupid, and a pair of small hands carved with gold holding the heart-shaped diamond shape. Wedding rings are mostly worn on the thumb, but at weddings, people still wear them on the ring finger according to tradition. There is also a romantic legend that the blood of the ring finger is directly introduced into the heart, which is the place of love.
/kloc-in the 0/8th century, the further improvement of cutting technology and inlay technology made diamonds more brilliant, and complicated and ingenious decoration became fashionable. Some diamonds are inlaid with light blue enamel on the shield seat. Some ring holders are shaped like vases, with long and narrow emerald leaves, and the flowers inlaid with diamonds are particularly eye-catching; Even the design of one word is quite personalized today. Each letter inlaid with precious stones is spelled into a compliment on the ring. The poem of love has also been moved to the outside of the ring, and at the same time, a guard ring has been derived. A whole ring inlaid with small diamonds is worn in front of the wedding ring on the same finger to avoid the loss of the wedding ring.
/kloc-diamonds were discovered in Africa in the 0/9th century. Diamonds, once a symbol of status, are loved by more and more young couples. The famous Tiffany inlay method uses six young platinum claws to fasten the diamond, which greatly increases the sparkle on the petals of the diamond. The serpentine diamond ring is a very popular style. The snake ring represents eternity. Even Queen Victoria chose it as a wedding diamond ring. In addition, the portrait of the beloved has repeatedly become the core of diamond packaging. In the 20th century, people finally calculated the standard grinding angle of diamonds. A typical round diamond is cut and polished into 58 facets, which creates the best reflection effect ever. It is interpreted as oval, olive, beryl and pear, and various imaginative and beautiful romantic diamond rings emerge one after another. Today, advocating simplicity and pursuing the interest of natural life, "single beautiful diamond" has become the most elegant shape. Diamonds are no longer exclusive to the royal family or wealthy families, and ordinary people can easily own them as an eternal love promise.