In ancient times, besides fighting and throwing hydrangeas, what other special ways were there to attract relatives?

In addition to competitions and throwing hydrangeas to attract relatives, there are also special ways to attract relatives in ancient times, such as the general meeting of that year and the blind date on Valentine's Day. In our impression, in ancient times, apart from the arrangement of parents, there was basically no other choice for marriage, and young people could not make a decision about their marriage at all. Who to marry, who to marry, all parents have the final say, which is also the greatest sorrow of ancient young people.

Later, through film and television works, I learned that there were also traditions of martial arts and throwing hydrangeas to attract relatives in ancient times. So, are there any other special ways to attract relatives? In fact, the ancients were also very clever. In ancient times, many things were not as simple as we thought. For example, the ancients actually had many choices and a certain degree of freedom. At that time, the boy took a fancy to a girl and went home to let his parents propose marriage to the girl's house.

In addition, the upper class in ancient times would hold the congress of that year, that is, after the ancient imperial examination, a number of champions, flower pickers, second-class champions and scholars would be produced. These scholars are outstanding talents selected by the state and have a bright future. The purpose of holding this congress is to let aristocratic families come here to choose these newly competitive talents as sons-in-law. Princes, kings, daughters of civil and military officials all come here to choose husbands. If you are a good-looking scholar, you will naturally become a big winner. It's normal to be married. It is precisely because of such a good thing that ancient scholars studied hard at the cold window, expecting a blockbuster.

In addition, the fifteenth day of the first month, the third day of March and the seventh day of July are all ancient Valentine's Days. At that time, people had the tradition of going out to watch lanterns and having an outing. Young people will take this opportunity to meet men and women of similar age freely at the meeting. If they have something they like, they will exchange tokens with each other and then they can further become husband and wife. This was actually a special way to recruit relatives at that time. As long as young people are free to fall in love, they can develop to the point of talking about marriage.