Crown wedding is an ancient gift. Zhou Li: "Marry men and women with the ceremony of the wedding crown." In ancient times, aristocratic men could get married at the age of 20, and women 15 could get married. In ancient times, women could also get married and wear hairpins after reaching the age of 15. Therefore, wedding and coronation ceremony are collectively called wedding coronation ceremony.
There are two views on the coronation ceremony: there is a saying of "abolishing it" and "abolishing it for a long time", and there is also a saying of "abolishing it among the people, and scholars learn ancient rituals". However, at the wedding ceremony, it expressed the reality of honoring the poor, reflected the further development of folk customs used by ordinary people, and even affected the gentry class. Worship ceremony and wedding ceremony are completely integrated, and most of them are held on the eve of the wedding.
Summary of "Crown":
Adult ceremony, crown ceremony for men and ceremony for women. According to the book, when a person was 20 years old, he was crowned. But in order to take charge of state affairs as soon as possible, the Emperor of Heaven saluted earlier. The ancient coronation ceremony was held in the ancestral temple in February. Ten days before the coronation, the subject should first predict the auspicious day. If there is no auspicious day in ten days, they should choose the auspicious day in the next ten days and then inform their relatives and friends.
Three days before the coronation ceremony, the distinguished guests who presided over the coronation ceremony were elected by oath, and a "crown praise" was elected to assist the coronation ceremony. When saluting, the host (usually the father of the recipient), distinguished guests and the recipient should wear formal clothes. First add a crown, then give it a leather coat, and finally give it a title. After each coronation ceremony, the distinguished guests will read a congratulatory message to the recipients.