We all know that our country has a history of about five thousand years from the development of prehistoric civilization to the present. Many people born in the 80s and 90s must have heard a lot of old sayings and sayings from the older generation. As the saying goes, for example, when it comes to getting married, the old man will say, "Don't marry a wife with high cheekbones, and don't marry a man with even eyebrows."
I heard this sentence said by people of my grandma’s generation before. Although I don’t know when it was passed down, the tradition left by the ancestors must have its reason. So why? Where will we leave this tradition? Is there anything particular about it? Let’s take a look.
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there have been some horoscopes and facial features in the marriages of ancient people. If you want to understand the gender, it is not enough for both parents to see each other correctly. You have to calculate the horoscopes. If the horoscopes If they don't match, the marriage is likely to end badly. The high cheekbones we are going to talk about today originated from that time.
In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it seems that if a woman has high cheekbones, her character will be stronger. But in such a society and era where men are respected, how could such a woman be allowed to have such a strong character? A woman with a strong personality becomes his wife.
Here we can tell a story that happened during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when King Xuan of Qi came to the throne in 301 BC. King Xuan of Qi had two concubines who were relatively famous in history, one was Zhong Wuyan and the other was Xia Yingchun. According to historical records, Zhong Wuyan was ugly and had a particularly strong personality, which made King Xuan of Qi feel that he was not manly but Zhong Wu Yanba is particularly talented.
As for Xia Yingchun, she is very beautiful, but she is just a beautiful vase, so when King Qi Xuan encounters a problem, he will go to Zhong Wuyan, but he will never go to Zhong Wuyan otherwise. Thinking of such a strong-willed and unattractive woman. So from here we can know that women with strong personalities were not welcome in ancient China, and high cheekbones are a sign of women with strong personalities.
So what is the meaning of the sentence "Marry a man without marrying even with your eyebrows"? The so-called continuous eyebrow means that the eyebrows are connected together, also called continuous eyebrow or unibrow. Actually, this situation is easier to find for people who live in colder places and areas with thick hair. Li He, a poet of the Tang Dynasty who was born in the 7.8th century AD, had twin eyebrows. By reading Li He's poems, we can know that you and this person should have no problem with their conduct and be well-educated. Why can't such a person marry him?
In the Huangdi Neijing, it was said that eyebrows can control a person's personality and temper. That is to say, your personality can be judged from the shape and size of your eyebrows. From the perspective of physiognomy, if your If the eyebrows are connected together, then such a man may be narrow-minded and may be violent.
Such a man who may engage in domestic violence is indeed not his choice as a husband. So in ancient times, parents who had girls would pay great attention to their son-in-law's eyebrows. If the selected person had this condition, he would be kicked off the list.