In the legends about the origin of human beings of many nationalities in the world, leaves, skins or woven fabrics are used to hide their faces and avoid shame. First of all, the red hijab is related to a fairy tale. According to the records in Li Rong's Monologue in the Tang Dynasty, it is said that at the beginning of the universe, there were only two brothers and sisters, Nu Wa.
In order to breed human beings, the two brothers and sisters discussed getting married, but they felt very shy and went to the mountains to pray for heaven. If God is willing to let them get married, they will let a few white clouds pile up in the air. If not, they will be scattered everywhere.
As soon as the voice fell, several white clouds gathered together, so Nuwa and his brother and sister got married. Nu Wa was very shy, so she used grass as a fan to cover her face. Fans are homophonic with reeds. If you are a man, you will be a man. Covering your face with a fan is always not as soft and light as silk, which will be even more inconvenient.
Later, the fan cover was gradually replaced by the hood. In historical records, there are some records about red hijab. The earliest hijab appeared in the state of Qi in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It wasn't like the red hijab we see now. That's just what women use to cover their heads against the wind and cold.
In the Tang dynasty, it evolved into a curtain hat from head to shoulder, which was used by people at that time to hide their shame. According to legend, Li Longji, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, wanted to break some old customs and create some new ones, so he asked the ladies-in-waiting to cover their heads with their heads.
In fact, it is said that a gauze was added to the door curtain hat that appeared in the early years of the Tang Dynasty to cover up a person's appearance. Beautiful gauze can also be used as an ornament, and then this ornament is slowly covered up as a hijab. From the late Jin Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, hijab was popular among the people.
More importantly, the woman is married and she is still a girl. Naturally, she can't let others see her appearance, so the hijab has become an indispensable holiday decoration for the bride. In China, the most festive color is red, so the hijab has evolved into a red hijab, which is the most indispensable thing in the wedding ceremony.