The original meaning of "marriage" is that the woman marries the man's house. Ancient women got married at dusk, which is the legacy of ancient marriage snatching. Because the light is dim at night, you have to listen to the movement with your ears. So Oracle Bone Inscriptions wrote "smell" as the word "marriage" (Oracle Bone Inscriptions). Just like the shape of a person listening. Great changes have taken place in the glyphs of inscriptions on bronze. Use "weak" sound symbols and "snapping" (hand-held musical instrument modeling) to accurately reflect the elements of robbing marriage. Xiao Zhuan standardized the writing after strokes (Xiao Zhuan). The official script is also written in this way. After the official reform, write "marriage" in regular script.
Notes on Shuo Wen Jie Zi
So is the (married) woman's family. Er Ya Qin Shi said: A woman's father is married. A woman's side is a married brother. Book of Rites: When you marry a woman, she loses her mind, so she gets married. Rites are also called rites. "In the Soul of Li Yi's Poems" says: There must be confusion in everything. Note: use Xin Messenger. Faint. "Book of Rites Suburb Sacrifice" says: You don't have to be happy when you are confused. The meaning of gloom is also. A faint voice from a woman. Weak and loud. Page Kunsh. Thirteen.
Kangxi dictionary
Guang Yun, Juyun, Yunhui and Zheng Yun: They are all called Kunche, but their voices are weak. Marriage, marriage also. Er ya Qin Shi: The woman is a married brother, and the woman is a married brother. Easy to swallow melon: propose.
Get married again, get married again. "Hanshu Wang Upload": General Feng Lian married Yang Guan.
And whoever gets married and collects money says to sell the marriage. Shi Tong: Scholars in Shandong still attach great importance to reading. When they get married, they must get more capital, so people call it selling marriage.
ceremony
The wedding, one of the five rituals in life, is a traditional ceremony, which is equivalent to the legal notarization ceremony of modern weddings. Its significance lies in gaining social recognition and blessing, helping newlyweds adapt to new social roles and requirements, and preparing to assume social responsibilities.
All nations and countries have their traditional wedding ceremonies, which are a way to inherit their folk culture and a ceremony of their own national culture and education. Wedding is also an important milestone in a person's life and belongs to a kind of life etiquette. The oldest, longest-lasting and most influential weddings in the world are those of Confucianism, Hinduism and Christianity, that is, the weddings of the three major civilizations.