The Book of Songs, Nan Zhou Yao Tao: Blessings that Dominate Weddings for Three Thousand Years.

This poem is about the blessing of the wedding scene. For 3,000 years (The Book of Songs was written from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period, that is, from the pre 1 1 century to the pre-6th century), it has always been an "auspicious word" that cannot be bypassed in Chinese wedding scenes. The image of peach blossom has produced many meanings. When you meet the person you like, or you are proud of love, people will say "I went to the peach blossom"; If you are unhappy, say "peach blossoms are intentional, but running water is ruthless"; Had an affair, had an affair, was reported by the media, called "peach news." Tracing back to the source, I have to talk about this poem.

Dare to say that this poem "dominated the wedding scene for three thousand years" is based on this. The marriage vows of the Republic of China, which were popular on the Internet before, were beautiful, elegant and solemn, which made netizens admire one by one. Compile an article here:

In this wedding speech, I still didn't forget to mention "Yao Tao". The next sentence, "Melons are full of flowers and flourishing leaves", comes from the first sentence of The Book of Songs, which takes many melons, large and small, from a continuous melon seedling as a metaphor to wish the newlyweds a bright future. We'll talk about this poem later.

Review Yao Tao's poems. If you look closely, you will be surprised to find that this marriage oath in the Republic of China basically followed the routine of Yao Tao.

Don't believe it? Come and have a look.

"Tao Yao Yao, burning its China. My son should be at home when he returns to China. " First, the peach blossom is brilliant, and then the woman should get married. Compare a woman's youth to a peach blossom.

Then look at the second section and say "reasonable"; Fén, the vegetation is much stronger. It means that peaches are fat and big. At our present wedding, guests always wish the couple a happy birthday.

Next, the strangest part comes. I talked about "flowering and fruiting" before, why did you suddenly mention lush leaves ("its Ye Zhenzhen zhēn")? Isn't this order reversed? Did the ancients make a mistake

That's right. You are absolutely right.

Many people have seen and eaten peaches, but they don't know much about the growth cycle of peach trees from flowering to fruiting to fruit ripening. As long as you observe carefully, you will find that peach trees bloom first and then bear fruit. When the fruit grows, there are only a few sparse leaves. After the fruit grows up, the leaves gradually become lush and dense.

Therefore, the ancient people's observation is still very detailed. It is not easy for modern people, especially those living in cities, to get close to nature, let alone observe the growth of plants at close range. People who don't understand may still think that this poem is poorly written.

This poem is progressive in three paragraphs, taking the natural cycle of peach blossom, fruit and long leaves as an analogy. It not only expresses good wishes, but also is dignified and elegant, with undiminished charm.

This poem, opened a precedent with peach blossom into poetry. "People don't know where to go, but peach blossoms still smile at the spring breeze", which is the feeling that things are different; "In April, the beauty of the world is exhausted, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple begin to bloom", which is a quiet glimpse of the Zen temple; "Peach blossom and flowing water, mandarin fish fat" is the comfort of wandering in rivers and lakes and living in seclusion in the mountains. It can be said that from the beginning of this poem, the peach blossom in China's poems had a colorful image later.

This poem also contributed the word "home". Today, if someone is married, it is someone with a "family". Some people explain that a man who has a wife has a "room"; Married women are "family"; When two people get married, they are called "family". This explanation also makes sense. In any case, "family" means marriage.

There is a famous furniture brand IKEA in Sweden, which is translated into "IKEA" in Chinese. This translation has won the essence of China culture. It is Yao Tao's phrase "keeping one's room and home". The sound is close to the same, very subtle. Furniture happens to be used to settle down.

Ge Tan mentioned earlier mentioned the word "mothering", which means that after marriage, the woman will go to her parents' home and report her situation to her parents in her husband's house to reassure them. In Yao Tao, a woman's "going home" is about a woman getting married. Why is marriage called "return" or "return"? It is because the ancients regarded a woman's husband's family as their home, so getting married means returning to the original home. This is actually the same as "marrying a woman and splashing water" that we often mention now.

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