1. The wedding dress of the Zhou Dynasty-pure clothes
The wedding of the Zhou Dynasty was formal and solemn, unlike the later generations, when the suona and drums were played in a festive atmosphere. Therefore, the wedding dress of the Zhou Dynasty also adopted black representing solemnity, which made people feel solemn and respectful.
When the bride dresses for the wedding, she wears a pure dark black dress, and when she meets her in-laws, she wears evening clothes.
2. Wedding Dresses in Qin and Han Dynasties-Follow the Zhou Rites
Before the Tang Dynasty, people were married on a weekly basis, and both men and women wore black, especially in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and black was the respect. Therefore, on such a serious day of getting married, they must also wear black wedding dresses.
In Qin and Han Dynasties, the wedding dresses of Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager and Mrs. Gongqing were made of deep clothes. The shape of deep clothes is the connection between the top and the bottom, which was very common for men and women at that time. There are medium clothes and deep clothes in Zen clothes, and there is no big difference in their shapes, but the sleeves have changed, all of which belong to single-layer cloth and silk clothes. In the Han Dynasty, 12 colors of silk were used to design wedding gowns for people of different identities.
3. Wedding dresses in Tang Dynasty-hairpin dresses, red men and green women
Since the Tang Dynasty, black is no longer regarded as the respect. At this time, the wedding dress combines the solemnity and sacredness of the weekly wedding with the excitement and celebration of later generations. The color is hairpin dresses, that is, the bride wears long sleeves and dresses, with many layers, which are layered when wearing.
4. Wedding Dress in Song Dynasty-The wedding dress in Song Dynasty is basically inherited from Tang Dynasty, but there are some differences. Sanshesheng and Pinguan's son and grandson can pretend to wear nine-product hoes, while the rest of the common people's bridegrooms wear soap-colored t-shirts with hoes (naturally black) with two corners folded up and then crossed and fixed. The bride is naturally Guanzi and Xiaguan.
5. Wedding dress in Yuan Dynasty-Mongolian national characteristics
Yuan Dynasty was a Mongolian dynasty, so its dress was naturally a typical Mongolian style. Their clothes are mainly "sun clothes", which are short robes, tight and narrow, with many pleats at the waist, which is convenient for riding and shooting.
Compared with "quality clothes for grandchildren", the clothes worn by aristocratic women in Yuan Dynasty are much more troublesome. The robes they wear are wide and long, which makes it inconvenient to walk. They often need two handmaids to help them pull their robes at the back and wear a tall and long hat. The wedding clothes in Yuan Dynasty are not much different from their costumes, and still have strong Mongolian costume characteristics.
6. Wedding dresses made in Ming Dynasty —— crested chaplet and nine official dresses
Wedding dresses in Ming Dynasty are our common crested chaplet and top-ranked dress.
For a gentleman's marriage, if he wears deep clothes, the woman will correspondingly wear Zhen Hong's hair, a red skirt and a false hair. According to the same grade as the husband, wear the corresponding crested gown or flower hairpin, Zhen Hong big sleeve dress or round neck pythons dress, red pleated skirt, the bride with a red veil, or hanging silk tassels to cover her face, or a paper fan to cover her face. Wearing embroidered shoes symbolizes good luck.
Women's dresses are mainly dresses (tops) and skirts (bottoms) made of silk and satin. Embroidered with platinum thread, gold thread and bead stone, it is a dragon and phoenix and mandarin duck pattern representing the auspicious appearance of dragons and phoenixes.
7. Qing Dynasty wedding dress-cheongsam model
The wedding dress of Qing Dynasty also followed the crested Xia Tie of Ming Dynasty, although it was mainly red, but the style of wedding dress was based on cheongsam.
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Wedding Etiquette
Traditional weddings in China pay attention to six rituals, namely, accepting gifts, asking names, Naji, accepting gifts, inviting guests, six rituals, and the wedding steps are also developed from these six rituals. In ancient China, etiquette was emphasized.
The ancient wedding culture in China is also a wonderful stroke in Chinese history, and it is also a very important part. Every ceremony on the wedding day is a day full of instructions for relatives and friends, family and parents.
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