A long time ago, people used to call the new house where couples got married "bridal chamber". There are countless excellent poems about "bridal chamber" by the ancients. Lu Ji, a writer in the Western Jin Dynasty, chanted: "The first class is high, and the bridal chamber is elegant." In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there was a poem called "Dancing Poems of Three Rivers", which said, "The wedding ceremony is full of flowers, and the rest of the dances are light in Shuang Yan." Song Qingyu, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in the poem "A Review of Zhang Shui Department": "The bridal chamber stopped red candles last night, waiting for Tang Xiao to visit my aunt." In Rong Zhai's prose, Hong Mai, a poet in the Song Dynasty, famously said, "It's the first time to have a wedding night.". It can be seen that the reputation of "bridal chamber" has a long history. But when is the new house called "bridal chamber"? There are two touching legends about the origin of the word bridal chamber.
Legend 1: In ancient times, he soon became the king of Yao. Very concerned about the life of herders. One day, he went to the pastoral area to ask for hardships, and suddenly there was a universal fragrance. In the distance, a beautiful woman floated in with a fire in her hand. King Yao was frightened and asked the herdsmen to know that it was a deer fairy. From then on, King Yao didn't want to eat, so he thought about the fairy and decided to go down the mountain to find the fairy.
Yao Wang led four ministers to visit immortals in the "Xiandonggou" in the south of Shaanxi, which is a hard place to find. Suddenly, I saw a beautiful sika deer coming leisurely from the ancient snake fairy cave. Knowing that it was a fairy, King Yao stepped forward to meet him. Just as he was about to meet him, a boa constrictor suddenly jumped out, forcing him to be caught off guard. I saw Luxian approaching, pointing with his hand, and the python suddenly trembled and fled in haste.
Yao Wang is tall, enlightened and handsome, and the fairy is elegant and beautiful. They fell in love at first sight, and a beautiful and mythical marriage was formed.
They got married in the fairy cave of the ancient society. At that time, auspicious clouds filled the air and birds sang. In the evening, at the time of Luan, a bunch of divine fire suddenly appeared at the top of the cave, dazzling and radiant. Since then, it has been the custom to call the bride's house the bridal chamber and the wedding night the wedding night.
Legend 2: During the Qin Dynasty, Qin Shihuang built Epang Palace and sent ministers to the people to select the most beautiful women in the world. At that time, there was a handsome and clever three girls who were forcibly sent to Epang Palace. But the brave and stubborn three girls escaped from the palace and went straight to Huashan, unwilling to live a dark life ravaged by slavery. At that time, Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism and persecuted scholars innocently, and scholars were forced to flee for their lives. At that time, a scholar named Shen Bo also fled to Huashan.
One day, the girl and Shen Bo met, and they were both ragged and gaunt. They poured out their misfortunes, gradually fell in love with each other, pruned branches to make incense, swore to heaven, and became husband and wife in trouble. In the case of no tiles on the ground, in the dense forest, they took a cave under the boulder as their new home. The husband and wife are congenial, love each other and live together. Although life is hard, they think life is sweet.
Later, it was widely circulated among the people, and later generations had reverence and nostalgia for these three girls who were not afraid of violence and fought for freedom. Many temples have been built along Huashan Road, and the main hall of each temple is dedicated to three Notre Dames, that is, three girls.
Later, some scholars invented beautiful and colorful myths such as lotus lanterns and saving mothers by splitting mountains, and recited poems such as "Wedding night, the first time", which made the legend of "Wedding Room" more beautiful and moving.
Legend 3: In Xi 'an, there is a primitive social site left over from 6000 to 7000 years ago-Banpo left toe. It is a village site of matriarchal clan society, reflecting the marriage customs at that time:
At that time, people lived in a house with half holes and half rooms. When a man and a woman get married, the man marries the woman's village and lives in a pre-arranged "bridal chamber" with her (hence the word bridal chamber)! !
Legend 4: Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a young man named the groom. He lives alone, has three thatched houses and lives by running a restaurant. The groom is very talented, and people in three miles and five townships look for him if they have any difficulties. He hung a sign on the door, which read: "aim high and live a long life."
Three shoemakers are on their way to the temple fair. On this day, they passed by the bride's house and saw the wooden sign of "Live in 2008 if you have ambition", which is very rare. A shoemaker said, "What a big breath! Go in and have a look. "
As soon as the three of them entered the door, the groom hurried out to meet them and said politely, "Come and sit in the house, three brothers." He moved the stool to pour tea and worked for a while: "What's the matter, third brother?" "Nothing, we passed by the door and saw the brand was quite civilized. I want to ask you to do something. I don't know if you can do it? " "Let a person in the end, send people home. If you have anything, just say it. "
The shoemaker said, "I want a bun as big as the sun."
Two cobblers said, "I want a can of Haida oil."
Three cobblers said, "knit me a piece of cloth as long as the road."
The groom smiled and said, "How long will it take, three brothers?" As soon as the three of them discussed it, well, the time was not too long, and Dajue said, "Three days will be fine." With that, three people left.
On the third day, the three men came early and shouted, "Is the groom at home?" "yes." The shoemaker asked, "What happened to the bun I wanted?" The groom said unhurriedly, "I'll put noodles for you." You can measure how big the sun is, and I will steam it when you are sure. " Hearing this, the cobbler quickly said, "No, no, you can steam it as you like."
Two cobblers said, "Have you finished a can of oil in Haida?" "You bring the big urn and I'll oil it for you." Hearing this, the two cobblers said, "I wanted to give you a hard time, but it's hard for you to pick me up."
The three cobblers asked again, "Is the cloth I want woven?" "How many feet do you measure this road? My head is fine when I knit a sweater! " The three cobblers smiled and shook their heads and said, "No,no."
The groom knows that they are deliberately making things difficult for others. Seeing that they had nothing to say, he said, "Three brothers, I heard that you are very knowledgeable. I beg you to do something today. " "If you have anything, just say it."
The groom said, "I want six certificates." Please buy them for me. "
After listening to three people, you look at me and I look at you. I don't even know it's called six certificates, and I'm embarrassed to ask. The three of them secretly discussed and listened elsewhere, so that he could not see our incompetence.
No one knows where they went and where they found them. On this day, I came to a mountain called Huanghuashan and saw a beautiful girl washing clothes. They made a ceremony and said, "Excuse me, elder sister, don't you sell six certificates in your village?" If so, how much will it cost? "The girl smiled:" My family has six certificates. "
This girl's name is Chen Nian, and she is also a talented woman. When she got home, she rummaged through everything and found six things: scissors, comb, mirror, bucket, scale and abacus. He explained to the three cobblers, "Cut clothes and scissors as evidence, comb your hair as evidence, look in the mirror as evidence, weigh the scales as evidence, rice flour barrels as evidence, and abacus as evidence. This is the six cards. "
After listening to the old and orderly story, all three admired her very much and said, "How many days have we been looking for it? We don't want to find it here. How much does it cost? "
"Don't pay a penny. I just want to ask who you are looking for? "
"To a young man named the groom."
"Oh, come here to see me if you have anything in the future."
"What's the name of this girl?"
"My name is Chen Nian."
Three people happily came back with six cards. When they saw the groom hand in the things, they said, "Do you think these are six cards?" "Yes, yes, where did you buy it?" "In Huanghua Mountain, a man named Chen Nian gave it to me." "How old are you?" "eighteen or nineteen years old." "Three brothers, please come again." "ok." "Say a few words to her." As he spoke, the groom wrote, "When I was in Yin, I thought the moon was west, vegetables were in the garden and water was in the stream. No one cooks at home, a pillow on the bed, wife. " Put down the groom. He folded and folded, and folded and gave it to them.
The three men went straight to Huanghuashan and found the aged wine. After reading the letter, she smiled and took out her pen to write these words: "There are no beams, purlins and walls in the room. Warm in winter and cool in summer, it is a natural stone wall. "
Three shoemakers came back and gave the letter to the groom. The groom opened it and said with a smile, "Thank you, three brothers, don't worry about this."
How clever the groom is! At first glance, I knew Chen Nian lived in a cave and invited him. He packed his luggage in a hurry and went to look for aging. Go to a mountain and meet a girl in front of a cave. He saluted, "Do you know anyone?" The girl said, "Come on, I know all the names in this area." "Where does a man named Chen Nian live?" "Are you ..." "My name is the bride." The girl blushed: "My name is not Chen Nian." "You told me to find it!" "You make me look forward to it!"
That night, the two became relatives in the cave. The groom said, "Don't call your name aging, call it the bride in the future." From here on, people call newly married men and women the bride and groom, and the first night of marriage is called the bridal chamber. Entering the bridal chamber is actually entering the cave. The saying of three media and six certificates also rose from here.
Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a young man named the groom. He lives alone, has three straw houses and lives by opening a restaurant. The groom is very talented, and people in three miles and five townships look for him if they have any difficulties. He hung a sign on the door, which said, "If you have ambition, you will live for a hundred years."
Three shoemakers are on their way to the temple fair. On this day, they passed by the bride's house and saw the wooden sign of "Live in 2008 if you have ambition", which is very rare. A shoemaker said, "What a big breath! Go in and have a look. "
As soon as the three of them entered the door, the groom hurried out to meet them and said politely, "Come and sit in the house, three brothers." He moved the stool to pour tea and worked for a while: "What's the matter, third brother?" "Nothing, we passed by the door and saw the brand was quite civilized. I want to ask you to do something. I don't know if you can do it? " "Let a person in the end, send people home. If you have anything, just say it. "
The shoemaker said, "I want a bun as big as the sun."
Two cobblers said, "I want a can of Haida oil."
Three cobblers said, "knit me a piece of cloth as long as the road."
The groom smiled and said, "How long will it take, three brothers?" As soon as the three of them discussed it, well, the time was not too long, and Dajue said, "Three days will be fine." With that, three people left.
On the third day, the three men came early and shouted, "Is the groom at home?" "yes." The shoemaker asked, "What happened to the bun I wanted?" The groom said unhurriedly, "I'll put noodles for you." You can measure how big the sun is, and I will steam it when you are sure. " Hearing this, the cobbler quickly said, "No, no, you can steam it as you like."
Two cobblers said, "Have you finished a can of oil in Haida?" "You bring the big urn and I'll oil it for you." Hearing this, the two cobblers said, "I wanted to give you a hard time, but it's hard for you to pick me up."
The three cobblers asked again, "Is the cloth I want woven?" "How many feet do you measure this road? My head is fine when I knit a sweater! " The three cobblers smiled and shook their heads and said, "No,no."
The groom knows that they are deliberately making things difficult for others. Seeing that they had nothing to say, he said, "Three brothers, I heard that you are very knowledgeable. I beg you to do something today. " "If you have anything, just say it."
The groom said, "I want six certificates." Please buy them for me. "
After listening to three people, you look at me and I look at you. I don't even know it's called six certificates, and I'm embarrassed to ask. The three of them secretly discussed and listened elsewhere, so that he could not see our incompetence.
No one knows where they went and where they found them. On this day, I came to a mountain called Huanghuashan and saw a beautiful girl washing clothes. They made a ceremony and said, "Excuse me, elder sister, don't you sell six certificates in your village?" If so, how much will it cost? "The girl smiled:" My family has six certificates. "
This girl's name is Chen Nian, and she is also a talented woman. When she got home, she rummaged through everything and found six things: scissors, comb, mirror, bucket, scale and abacus. He explained to the three cobblers, "Cut clothes and scissors as evidence, comb your hair as evidence, look in the mirror as evidence, weigh the scales as evidence, rice flour barrels as evidence, and abacus as evidence. This is the six cards. "
After listening to the old and orderly story, all three admired her very much and said, "How many days have we been looking for it? We don't want to find it here. How much does it cost? "
"Don't pay a penny. I just want to ask who you are looking for? "
"To a young man named the groom."
"Oh, come here to see me if you have anything in the future."
"What's the name of this girl?"
"My name is Chen Nian."
Three people happily came back with six cards. When they saw the groom hand in the things, they said, "Do you think these are six cards?" "Yes, yes, where did you buy it?" "In Huanghua Mountain, a man named Chen Nian gave it to me." "How old are you?" "eighteen or nineteen years old." "Three brothers, please come again." "ok." "Say a few words to her." As he spoke, the groom wrote, "When I was in Yin, I thought the moon was west, vegetables were in the garden and water was in the stream. No one cooks at home, a pillow on the bed, wife. " Put down the groom. He folded and folded, and folded and gave it to them.
The three men went straight to Huanghuashan and found the aged wine. After reading the letter, she smiled and took out her pen to write these words: "There are no beams, purlins and walls in the room. Warm in winter and cool in summer, it is a natural stone wall. "
Three shoemakers came back and gave the letter to the groom. The groom opened it and said with a smile, "Thank you, three brothers, don't worry about this."
How clever the groom is! At first glance, I knew Chen Nian lived in a cave and invited him. He packed his luggage in a hurry and went to look for aging. Go to a mountain and meet a girl in front of a cave. He saluted, "Do you know anyone?" The girl said, "Come on, I know all the names in this area." "Where does a man named Chen Nian live?" "Are you ..." "My name is the bride." The girl blushed: "My name is not Chen Nian." "You told me to find it!" "You make me look forward to it!"
That night, the two became relatives in the cave. The groom said, "Don't call your name aging, call it the bride in the future." From here on, people call newly married men and women the bride and groom, and the first night of marriage is called the bridal chamber. Entering the bridal chamber is actually entering the cave. The saying of three media and six certificates also rose from here.
[Edit this paragraph] The origin of the bridal chamber
Chinese civilization has a history of more than 5,000 years, and people still call marriage a "bridal chamber". Although human beings have transitioned from cave-like life to today's high-rise buildings, the word bridal chamber has not changed so far. I have never seen anyone change "into the bridal chamber" to "into the building".
Legend has it that this was stipulated by our ancestor Xuanyuan Huangdi.
The Yellow Emperor defeated Chiyou, calmed the war, established a tribal alliance, stopped group marriage, and ended the barbaric Li Dynasty. The era of human civilization has begun.
How difficult it is to change to monogamy in the age of human beings who are used to group marriage! This may be a great revolution five thousand years ago. For the newly unified tribal alliance, there are some factors that are extremely unfavorable to unity in the group marriage system, and there are often incidents of robbing marriage, not only for men, but also for women. Tribes in the new alliance often fight over marriage snatching. Over time, contradictions will inevitably intensify and the tribe may split again. Huangdi often frowns for this matter. He found the ministers around him, such as Chang Xian, Da Hong, Hou Feng, Li Mu, Cang Xie and others. After many discussions on how to stop group marriage and establish monogamy, no one has come up with a feasible way. One day, the Yellow Emperor accompanied a group of giants to check whether the caves where people lived were safe. Suddenly, I found a family living in three caves. In order to prevent the invasion of wild animals, they built high walls around them with stones, leaving only one door for people to enter and leave. This discovery immediately aroused the interest of the Yellow Emperor. That night, he called all the ministers around him. The Yellow Emperor said, "I have an idea to stop group marriage. Let everyone talk about it and see if it works. " . Ministers are all called Huangdi. Say it. The Yellow Emperor said, "Today, we saw the caves where people lived. I think the only way to stop group marriage is to call tribal people to congratulate, hold ceremonies, worship heaven and earth, parents and future couples. Then, celebrate with wine, sing and dance, and announce that they are officially married. Then, the husband and wife will be sent to a cave (room) prepared in advance, surrounded by high walls, leaving only one door to enter and exit. Eating and drinking will be sent by relatives of both men and women at home, from March to forty days, so that they can establish feelings in the cave, learn to cook and learn to live. In the future, all men and women who are married by tribal men are called formal marriages, and men and women who rob others are no longer allowed. In order to distinguish married women from unmarried women, all married women must tie their unkempt hair in a knot. People know at a glance that this woman is married, and other men can't make other plans, otherwise it will violate tribal regulations. "
When the Yellow Emperor finished this proposition, he was immediately supported by Chang Xian, Da Hong, Li Mu and others. Many people suggested that Cang Xie should make a law and make it public, and this idea was quickly supported by various tribes and people. People rushed to dig caves (houses) and build high walls for their children. As soon as their children got married, they were sent to the bridal chamber after the ceremony. The bad habit of group marriage gradually disappeared.
However, thousands of years of customary forces are the most terrible forces, which are deeply rooted and cannot be completely changed overnight. Some people are not used to monogamous life for the time being.
[Edit this paragraph] The origin of honeymoon
It is said that there is a pair of hunting experts, the male is Shi Jie and the female is Mu Miao. Both parents agreed to get married. After the wedding, both of them were sent to the bridal chamber. After living for less than ten days, Shi Jia began to feel that it was meaningless to stay with only one woman all day. It is best to get married in groups. You can find two or three a day with whichever you like. Mu Miao also felt uncomfortable in the bridal chamber. It's really boring to be with a man all day. It is better to be free in group marriage and love each other for a few days. I don't like to find another man in a few days. How free it is. Because both of them have the idea of not wanting to live a monogamous life, one night, in the dead of night, both of them climbed up the wall and fled separately.
Shi Jie and Mumiao both fled into the big forest, where no one lived. The more anxious they are, the more frustrated they are. I didn't bring hunting gear, for fear of wild animals. After dawn, thirsty and hungry, they unconsciously came together again. In order to save their lives, the two had to live alone. Picking wild fruit mushrooms all day to satisfy hunger. Because I got lost, I couldn't walk out of the big forest for a while and didn't know what to do. Now, they realize that no one can live without anyone at this moment. One day, they were really thirsty, hungry and tired, and both of them were lying under a big tree to rest. A swarm of bees buzzed over his head. The stone broke a branch and beat it around to disperse the bees. Unexpectedly, the bees got angry and stung them all over. Shi Jia found that the bees were coming out from the cracks in the trees and took out the flint they carried with them. He told Mu Miao to pick up the dry wood and soon got a fire. They pulled out matchsticks from the fire, split the tree and continued to burn. In an instant, the bee burned its wings and could no longer fly. The flame passed through the tree gap, burning the hive, and honey oozed from the tree gap. At first, neither of them knew what it was, but it smelled good. They dipped a little in their hands, put them in their mouths and licked them with their tongues. It was very sweet. He asked Mumiao to taste it again. They decided that it was non-toxic and quickly picked up some bark and filled all the honey that flowed out. They had to pick mushrooms in the forest all day and dip them in honey to satisfy their hunger. In this way, I spent a whole month in the big forest. Fortunately, it was discovered by Yu Ze, a hunting expert under the Yellow Emperor, and the stone pier and Mumiao were saved.
After tossing and turning in the big forest for more than a month, the young couple were on tenterhooks all day, afraid that wild animals would attack them. No one wants to be apart, and no one can live without anyone. Only when the relationship between husband and wife is getting deeper and deeper can we truly appreciate the taste of love. After returning to the tribe, Shi Jie and Mu Miao never separated, and the young couple established a happy family from then on. This is the origin of the "bridal chamber honeymoon" that has been passed down to this day.
[Edit this paragraph] The bridal chamber is another name.
The bridal chamber can also be used as a courtesy title for women's vagina.