Why did the ancient marriage have the saying "eight lifts a big sedan chair and ten miles of red makeup"?

In ancient times, the ceremony of "eight carrying big sedan chairs and ten miles of red makeup" refers to the wedding reported by the media when the groom marries the bride, expressing the solemnity of the wedding and the sincere attitude of the groom. Among them, this ceremony was first used in marriage in the Song Dynasty.

Marriage is a major event in life, now, especially in ancient times. There has been a wedding night since ancient times, which is one of the four happy events in life.

In modern society, on the day when the groom marries the bride, both the groom and the bride have to dress up beautifully. The bride's family prepared a dowry. In his boudoir, the groom prepared a car, set out from home early in the morning to marry the bride, and then happily went to the wedding, becoming an enviable couple.

In fact, this kind of marriage has long appeared in ancient times. At that time, there was no car, and the bride got married in a sedan chair. That is to say, there is a saying that "eight lifts a big sedan chair and ten miles of red makeup", which can be traced back to the Song Dynasty in China.

In ancient times, sedan chair was the main way for officials to travel. There are many kinds of sedan chairs, two people carry them, four people carry them and eight people carry them. The bigger the official position, the more people carry sedan chairs. Eight sedan chairs are more used in more grand occasions, such as weddings in the Song Dynasty.

Ten red plums correspond to eight big sedan chairs. The man carries the big sedan chair and the woman prepares the dowry. Rich people have a rich family background, and when preparing a dowry, they have more complete natural items, from their personal clothes, gold and silver jewelry to livestock and fruits, which can be used as a dowry for married women.

"Eight-lift big sedan chair and ten-mile red makeup" reflects the grand scene of ancient people's wedding externally and the importance attached to marriage internally, which is a traditional culture in China and has been passed down to this day.