The "year of breaking the melon" is when a woman is sixteen years old.
"Pogua Zhi Nian" is a term for age in ancient my country. The sixteen-year-old "Pogua Zhi Nian" is because the melon seeds are divided into two eight characters, and two eights give the number sixteen. Therefore, a woman's sixteenth year is called the "year of breaking melon". The Year of the Broken Melon comes from Lu You's poem "Untitled".
Many people think that "pogua" means a woman's "lost virginity", but this is not the case. In "Popular Women" written by Zhai Hao, it is written: Po Gua is young and has a small waist. According to custom, it is not right for a woman to lose her body and lose her body. The melon character is broken into 28 characters, which means he is 286 years old.
The names of women of different ages in ancient times
1. A 1-year-old girl is also called "Ya".
2. Girls aged 2 to 3 years old are also called "children".
3. Children aged 8 to 12, regardless of gender, have a title, which is "General Corner".
4. A 12-year-old girl is also known as the "Golden Hairpin Year".
5. The 13-year-old girl is also known as the "Cardamom Year".
6. A 15-year-old girl is also called "Ji Hairpin".
7. A 20-year-old woman is also known as the "Peach and Plum Nianhua".
8. A 24-year-old woman is also known as "Flower Years".