Which of the two things that ancient women needed to get married is hard to say?

Whether in ancient times or today, women's marriage is the most important thing in the family, and it is also a major event in the lives of both men and women. Now people's lives have been greatly improved and changed, so if a girl gets married, then the man's bride price money is indispensable, and it would be better if he could have a car and a house. In addition, the woman's parents have to prepare some dowry for her daughter, invite friends and relatives to be guests, and find some people to beat gongs and drums. The money spent when getting married is like running water, but even so, people are still very happy, because it is a big event after all. However, in ancient China, marriage between men and women was not as simple as spending money now, so what kind of attention would there be to marriage between men and women in ancient times? Let's take a look together.

From ancient times to now, from south to north, China's marriage customs have been constantly changing, but the purpose of celebration and excitement has never changed. Whether in ancient times or now, the ancients in China attached great importance to etiquette, and marriage was a great event, so there was a special set of established procedural etiquette called Six Rites. So what are these six rites? They are receiving gifts, asking names, Najib, receiving gifts, inviting parties and welcoming guests. Generally speaking, Na Cai means that the man invites the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's house. Asking the name is very simple, that is, he will ask the woman's name and date of birth. Najib divined birthdays for both men and women after mutual consent. Invitation is to choose a good day to get married after everything is ready. The last kiss was a dowry from the woman. The next day, the man came to marry her, then went to meet the bride and got married.

This is the general process of ancient marriage in China, and now there are many procedures to see the shadow of ancient marriage. But in ancient China, there were many other customs in weddings. As we all know, in ancient China, in feudal society, women paid great attention to chastity during this period. This situation was very serious in the Song Dynasty, and women could not cross the ethical code. Otherwise, it is immoral. Not only do you have to bear the stigma for life, but others will point at you behind your back and say some particularly ugly words, which will also implicate the woman's family and make the family look down. So in ancient China, in order to prove her daughter's innocence, a woman would put a piece of white cloth in her dowry.

This white cloth will be laid on the wedding bed of the man's family, and it will be used to prove whether the woman is a virgin after the wedding night is completed. Although this is a very personal matter now, in ancient China, it was related to a woman's position in her husband's family and her reputation all her life. In addition to strict requirements on ethics, the girl that the man especially wants to marry is a smart and sensible person. In ancient China, there was a great constraint on women, and they could not show their faces casually, let alone go in and out of some public places casually. Many men can do things that girls can't. It is precisely because of this that one rhubarb flower girl after another has many mysterious colors.

Although women did not need great talent in ancient China, they still had to know the most basic needlework. In ancient times, people didn't need to know what the girl's talent was. Just by doing needlework, they can complete all the evaluations of this woman. If the bride can show good flowers and birds, it will make the man very face-saving. Moreover, her mother-in-law would regard the bride as a treasure, so in ancient China, when women were not married, they would learn to do some needlework, which was a course that girls in ancient China had to learn. These are two things that ancient women in China had to prepare when they got married. 1 that piece of white cloth is really hard to say, but a well-embroidered second piece of needle and thread can show the mother-in-law's family background, and it is also something that can give her a long face. What do you think of this? Write down your thoughts at the bottom of the comments section.