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Text Chapter 1,388 Traditional Coming of Age Ceremony (2)

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    After the students entered the venue, Xiao Shuijing and another student representative, a handsome boy, took the oath under the auspices of the emcee on behalf of all the students present at the coming-of-age ceremony.  It has an ancient meaning and should have been drafted by a Chinese professor, but its content is just some information on how children, students, and citizens should work hard to honor their parents, study hard, and contribute to the country as adults.  There is nothing unusual about the language of the class.  Of course, although it is not unusual, it is what it should be.  Afterwards, after the principal¡¯s speech, welcoming guests, etc., the crowning ceremony and hairpin ceremony began. Men are crowned and women are crowned, which symbolizes adulthood and the need to take on family responsibilities and social responsibilities.  This etiquette is inherited from Chinese civilization and has a history of hundreds of years in Korea. However, it has changed a lot today, such as age: in ancient times, men were crowned at twenty, which is the same as now, but in ancient times, women were crowned at age 15, and now  But it was postponed to twenty years old. Oh, by the way, South Korea seems to have recently changed the age of adulthood to 19 years old, so that this year, whether you are 19 years old or 20 years old, you can participate in the coming of age ceremony.  Another difference is that the crown ceremony and hairpin ceremony in ancient China were much more solemn and complicated than the coming-of-age ceremony in Korea today. For example, in the same three-plus ceremony, Chinese men added a cloth crown and a leather hairpin respectively.  , Jue Bian, the grades increase in sequence, and each time a crown is added, the corresponding dress must be changed; women ¡ù4 add hairpins, hairpins, and hairpin crowns, and correspondingly change the skirt, deep skirt with curved train, and long-sleeved dress.  And other clothing; But in Korea, men now add Zhou Yi, Confucian scarf (first addition), Zhenbu crown (additional addition), Taoist robe (three additions), mixing clothes and hats; as for women, it seems that there are no more three additions  .  Just pull your hair into a bun and tie it with a hairpin.  Put on a green waistcoat.  Then just wear an ornament like a small hat on the head. Of course, it is "not a bad idea" to call these three things "three plus".  As for the comparison of various hats, clothes, hairpins and other utensils, there are also huge differences, just like the difference between nobles and commoners.  But this is normal. After all, the economic conditions and clothing culture of ancient Korea cannot be compared with China.  The two classes of nobles in ancient Korea were probably similar to the wealthy families in China.  In a word, in terms of solemnity, elegance, and style, today¡¯s Korean coming-of-age ceremony really cannot be compared with the orthodox Chinese crown ceremony and hairpin ceremony.  Today, South Korea may have simplified the steps and required items of the Sanjia gift a lot in order to facilitate promotion. Of course, it may also be in order to adapt to Korean customs and economic conditions during the hundreds of years of inheritance.  Many changes have been gradually made.  So in Zhang Chengyuan¡¯s eyes, Korea¡¯s coming-of-age ceremony feels like a nondescript and nondescript one.  certainly.  He only thinks about it in his mind and doesn't say it casually.  Otherwise, I will definitely be scolded by Koreans.  In addition, Koreans enjoy themselves and feel that their coming-of-age ceremony is very stylish, so there is no need for him, who does not regard himself as Korean, to make blind comments.  After the Crowning Ceremony and the Hairpin Ceremony began, a group of ladies wearing Korean clothes appeared. They will guide and help the young students, especially the girls, how to wear the various items in the Samga Ceremony, otherwise they have not been trained in it beforehand.  The young men and women in training will definitely make this solemn scene a mess. It is estimated that not many girls can do the traditional women's hair bun, and the male students may not be able to wear Confucian scarves and silk cloth crowns.  In comparison, the ones who crowned or gave hairpins to the two student representatives were much more upscale. They were two Chinese professors, one male and one female. The man crowned the male student representatives, while the woman was responsible for crowning the female representatives.  The student representative is Xiao Jingjingjiajia. In addition, each professor is accompanied by several assistants of the same gender, who seem to be lecturers in the school.  As for the other professors who had appeared previously, they sat on one side of the stage as guests to watch the ceremony. It should be noted that their viewing was also a part of the coming-of-age ceremony, and they were not just those watching the fun in the audience.  The so-called guests are comparable to media reporters. It doesn't matter whether those people are present or not.  Under the auspices of the master of ceremonies, the three-plus ceremony was carried out solemnly and methodically. It ended after about 40 minutes, and then entered the stage of the memorial ceremony, in which the person who received the crown and the person who received the hairpin accepted the toast from the elder to show their acceptance.  Their blessing may also mean that you can drink alcohol when you are an adult.  In addition, it is just a symbolic sip of wine, not a big celebration of drinking.  ?Then comes the word giving, that is, the elder gives a word to the person who receives the crown or the person who receives the hairpin. This applies to both men and women and is not exclusive to men.  Of course, the choice of words for women is not unique to Koreans, but has existed in ancient Chinese hairpin rituals. Otherwise, there would be no such words as "waiting in the boudoir" to be passed down.  However, due to the large number of students on site and too few Chinese professors, and in order to save time,At that time, there were only two professors on site to give calligraphy to the two student representatives. They wrote their "characters" on the spot with ink and brush according to the established format, such as: "Jin Douhe/Jin Hairen/Jiaxu Year student/Zi  Shen Zhi/Poetry: Bi Nanshan - Wei Shiyanyan - Hehe Shiyin - Min Juerzhan/Those who have a country must not be careless. "This Jin Douhe is the boy who is the student representative with Xiao Jingshu.  The word he chose is "Shen Zhi", and the following words such as "Shi Yue" are annotations to his name and name, explaining why he chose this "word".  Of course, this actually feels far-fetched, but to be able to explain it so convincingly that even the Book of Songs was quoted, it can be seen that the professor who chose Jin Douhyuk's characters is already very good.  The character obtained by Xiao Shuijing is "Ruo Qiong". Qiong means Qiongyu and Qiongju, which is barely related to Xiao Shuijing's name "Zheng Xiujing". Its explanation also comes from the "Book of Songs": "Throw yourself at me."  Papaya, repay with Qiongju. It¡¯s always good to repay a bandit!¡± But it¡¯s probably not to encourage Xiao Jingshu to fall in love, but to hope that she will be grateful and serve her country.  In addition, it may also mean admiring Xiao Jingshu's character and beauty like jade. ???????????????????????????????????????????? away off Xiao Jingshu, who was fluent in Chinese, happened to understand this sentence, and she was very happy when she saw it. She thought, wasn't this just talking about her and Zhang Chengyuan's situation?  Zhang Chengyuan was so kind to her, and she would definitely "repay him with Qiong Ju" in the future, and she would "always be on good terms with him."  As for the words chosen by other students, they were not written out on the spot, but prepared by the professors in advance. At this time, they were distributed according to the roster. However, among the students present, I am afraid that few really understood what the professors had given them.  You may not even be able to recognize the meaning of the words you picked out. After all, many ancient Chinese texts were quoted when picking up the words. Even the average Chinese student can only roughly understand it, let alone these Korean students.  But the so-called "picking up characters" is just a form. Who can use it nowadays?  So don't worry too much.  After the word-picking session, all the students took an oath. The oath should be a lecture written by a scholar in ancient or modern Korea. It generally talked about what young people should do. In Zhang Chengyuan's view, it was just a matter of course.  It's just a formality, how many people would take the oath on this occasion seriously?  What will happen in the future will remain so, and it will not change just because of a few words of oath. After all, it is not a true sentiment.  ?Then came the thank-you ceremony, where students knelt down to express their gratitude to the emcee, professors and some important guests.  At this time, two hundred students in traditional costumes knelt down on straw mats and knelt down neatly at the same time. It was quite solemn and impressive, and many onlookers felt a little emotional after seeing it.  It is necessary to support such traditional activities.  After giving thanks, the coming-of-age ceremony entered the last part: the tea and fruit party, which is a celebration part. Everyone happily eats some cakes, drinks some wine, and experiences the fun of being an adult.  Of course, it is also just a meaning. It is impossible to eat and drink to your heart's content. After all, Confucian banquet rules are relatively strict and participants are basically not allowed to act as they please.  But after that, after the professors and some guests left, the scene became much freer. These new-age students returned to their usual lively and active appearance, running around and playing happily.  I took my mobile phone and went around looking for people to take photos with me. At this time, Xiao Jingshu, as an idol star, became the most popular. Almost every student wanted to take a photo with her, and she did not refuse and tried her best to cooperate. After all, they were all  Students from the same school.  But this way, a lot of time was wasted. By the time she got out and went to a nearby JSW restaurant to meet Zhang Chengyuan and others, nearly an hour had passed.  After seeing Little Crystal, Zhang Chengyuan and all the sisters congratulated her one after another and gave her some small gifts that they had prepared. They were basically not very valuable, but they were quite unique. Some of them were made by the sisters themselves.  This is much more sincere than buying expensive gifts directly.  Zhang Chengyuan also prepared a gift, and he was much more generous. It was a pair of exquisite drop-shaped diamond-encrusted earrings worth at least tens of millions of dollars. It can be said that it was the most expensive coming-of-age gift he gave to his sister.  , fully showing his extraordinary love for her.  But the sisters didn't feel jealous because of this. Everyone was used to it anyway, and they didn't care about expensive gifts.  As for Xiao Jingshu's reaction to receiving his gift, she was naturally very happy, but she obviously didn't care too much because she hoped to receive another gift that was more valuable to her, and that was Zhang Chengyuan himself.  .  She has made up her mind to tease Zhang Chengyuan again tonight to see if there is a chance to become his woman.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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