What hairstyle did women keep when they got married in Tang Dynasty?

Elastic surface, also called twisted surface, open surface, etc. , a long-standing cosmetic method, uses thread to remove hair from women's faces in West Asia, Central Asia and East Asia. In China, from north to south, such as Hebei, Jiangxi, and Guangxi, there is a custom for women to open their faces. Moreover, it is usually performed by female elders before women get married, which is a rite of passage. A woman opens her face once in her life, and then she doesn't open it after divorce and remarriage. In some places, before the opening ceremony, the host family cooks "Opening jiaozi" and gives it to relatives and friends to show good luck, while others sing opening songs to wish the bride a child. In the specific operation, the performer uses a thin hemp thread, which is pulled with one hand in the middle and tied at both ends on the thumb and forefinger of the other hand. Or bite in the middle with your mouth, and two gloves hold both ends to form a crossed triangle. Hemp twines around a woman's face, trying to get her hair out. In addition, eyebrows and sideburns should also be trimmed.

In ancient times, women generally married between the ages of 13 and 20, and mainly concentrated in the ages of 14 to 18. In the Han dynasty, many girls who got married in ancient times were 14 ~ 15 years old. Liang Ying, the empress of Emperor Huan of Han Dynasty, was only 14 years old when she entered the palace. Fu Hou, who was killed by Cao Cao, was only 12 years old when he married Emperor Xian of Han Dynasty.

There are strict rules for women to get married. In the sixth year of Emperor Huidi in the Western Han Dynasty (BC 189), the imperial edict said: "If a woman is over 15 to 30 years old and does not marry, five counts." There is a kind of tax in the population tax of Han Dynasty, which is paid by men and women aged 15 to 56, and each person counts 120 yuan. It is said that women must get married at the age of 17, or they will pay poll tax. If they delay for three years, they will be subject to poll tax. If they are not married by the age of 30, they will be subject to five poll taxes. Moreover, for some people who refused to get married, in the early days of the founding of the Han Dynasty, in addition to fines, they were forced to get married. However, this habit gradually relaxed after the country became rich and strong.

In ancient China, there was monogamy and concubinage, and only one wife was allowed when legally married. The status of a wife is much higher than that of a concubine, and her son is the eldest son, so he should inherit the family business. My concubine is more free, and the law doesn't care much.

To marry a wife, you must complete the "six rites", otherwise the validity of marriage will be doubted. The "Six Rites" came into being in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is a six-step process that a marriage must go through: the first step is "accepting a gift". That is, the man's family asked the matchmaker to propose marriage to the woman's family. If the woman agrees to get married, then the man's family will bring a gift to the woman's family and the woman's family will accept it. This is called "acceptance". The second step is "ask the name". The bride's family accepted the bride price, which means that the woman's family accepted the man's proposal. Then the man's family should ask the matchmaker to ask the woman's name and date of birth, and then go to the ancestral temple to predict good or bad luck. Only when the omen is good can the marriage go through to the end. The third step is "Najib". With a good omen, the man's family will ask the matchmaker to inform the woman's family, and at the same time send a gift to formally conclude the engagement. The fourth step is "collecting money", also called collecting money. It is the man's house that sends the bride price to the woman's house. The fifth step is "please invite". That is, the man and the woman choose an auspicious day as the wedding date, and the sixth step is to "exchange greetings". That is, on the wedding day, the groom personally went to the woman's house to pick up the bride for marriage. At this point, the marriage is complete and valid.