Why did two sisters in ancient times marry the same person? Don't they feel sick?

The world is big, and there is no wonder. Now some ancient ideas and social phenomena are actually unbearable. Of course, it can be said that this situation can last for several days. So today, the author will talk a little about an interesting phenomenon in ancient marriage, that is, sisters * * * married their husbands. You know, compared with modern times, ancient people paid much more attention to marriage.

The reason is that in ancient times, people preferred sons to daughters, which indirectly led to fewer women than men, and there was an old system of polygamy in ancient times, which made many men probably unable to marry.

I. Famous examples in history

But in contrast, when we look through the history books, we sometimes find that in ancient times, although not many sisters married one person, there were also many. A famous example began in ancient times. For example, during the period of Yao and Shun, Yao's two daughters married the next generation of Shun. These two men also helped Shun establish his own achievements and develop agriculture and commerce.

Thousands of years later, in the Han Dynasty, the famous Emperor Han Cheng also married two sisters, Zhao and Zhao Hede. Su Shi's poem "Sun Xin's Old Man Begging for a Wonderful Pavilion" mentioned that rings are fat and thin, and the word "Yan" is Zhao's name. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Li Yu, a famous queen in the Southern Tang Dynasty, loved dancing and writing, and even brought the beautiful sisters into the harem. So in history, it is not so unusual for sisters to marry the same person.

But why is this? This is the focus of my discussion today. After all, we all know that when a sister marries a man, it means that her sisters have to compete for love in order to get their place in her husband's family. It is difficult to deal with the interpersonal relationship between them. What's more, who is the wife and who is the concubine? How should men treat their feelings?

Second, family background leads to marriage differences.

I think there are several main reasons. The first point is the real family mentioned by the author above. In ancient times, many people lived a hard life. Therefore, marriage between men and women has many benefits for both families. However, this situation is limited to two families. If one side of the family, its economic strength and status, far less than the other side, then there will be a situation, that is, people on this side are easily looked down upon. So in ancient marriages, we often pay attention to a combination of interests. The Scholars once said that those rich people can marry four or five concubines, but the poor can't even grab them.

So for many women, no matter whether the family is rich or poor, there is no need to think about marrying a rich man or a poor man. Many people would rather marry them as concubines than marry the poor. Naturally, for them, as long as the rest of their lives are guaranteed, even if the two sisters marry the same man, so what?

Third, women can't control their own destiny.

Secondly, in ancient times, it was difficult for women to decide their own destiny. This is the same in any family. In wealthy families, although women have a better life, they have to sacrifice their lives for the benefit of the family in the face of the words of their parents and matchmakers. Of course, it would be better if you could marry someone you like.

But compared with the daughters of these rich families and those of poor families, most of them have a worse fate. Usually I can find a good family to live a stable life, but in wartime, regardless of the harassment of bullies and deserters, it is likely that my family can't afford to support her and send her to pay her debts or a brothel. Therefore, for these women, even if they are concubines, it is better than resignation.

Third, it won't be embarrassing for sisters to wait on young ladies.

The education level in ancient times was really not high. As we all know, since the Han Dynasty, our culture has been influenced by Confucianism for a long time. And in this long-standing cultural environment? There is a common concept in reality, that is, "a woman without talent is virtue." Now, this theory simply doesn't hold water.

In ancient times, people had to listen to this song. Thanks to the efforts of those in power, many women who can't receive education have to rely on their parents' experience to study and live in the past thousand years. They accept it with resignation and think it is correct. Therefore, for a long time, even if sisters marry the same person, they will not feel embarrassed and strange, but feel that it is no big deal.

Therefore, it is not unusual for sisters to marry one person for thousands of years. After all, in ancient times, life was already very difficult, and people didn't have so many ideas to seek change. We also want to thank the heroes who fought for the new world. It is their hard work and blood that have made this free world today.