When a man reaches the age of the crown ceremony, that is, he has entered the age of adulthood, he is very particular. Confucianism believes that human growth is inseparable from learning, and different ages have different learning content. In the Book of Rites, it is said that when he is 6 years old, he should be taught to read numbers and distinguish between the east, the south, the west, and the north; When you reach the age of 8, when you go out and enter the door, sit at the table to eat, you must let the elders in front of you, and start to let them understand the truth of respecting the elderly; When they reach the age of nine, teach them to know synodism and to count time by the stems of the heavens. By the age of 10, boys leave home to study with their teachers and live in an elementary school outside where they learn literacy, arithmetic, and etiquette for serving the elderly, as well as the relevant passages and rhetoric for daily coping.

At the age of 13, he studied music, recited the Book of Songs, and practiced a dance called the Spoon; After the age of 15, they are called adult children, and they practice a dance called "elephant", use gange as a prop for dance, and practice archery and royal chariots. After 7 years of study, that is, at the age of 20, he already has a certain cultural knowledge base, and his blood is strong, his body is mature, and he can face society independently. After adulthood, you still need to enter a higher level of learning, and the content of learning will be seen in the "Book of Rites" later.

When a person becomes an adult, why do we have a coming-of-age ceremony? What does it mean? In the "Book of Rites", it is said: Since he is an adult, he must be required by the number of adult rites; The so-called use of adult etiquette to demand him is to require him to be a qualified son, a qualified younger brother, a qualified courtier, and a qualified junior; He will be required to possess these 4 aspects of virtue, can the crown ceremony not be important!

From the account of the "Book of Rites", we can know that the ceremony of holding the crown ceremony is to remind the person who performs the crown ceremony to change from the irresponsible children in the family to the adults who have officially stepped into the society, and only by being able to perform the virtues of filial piety, loyalty, and obedience can they become qualified sons, qualified younger brothers, qualified subordinates, and qualified juniors, and become various qualified social roles. Only those who do this can be qualified to govern others. Therefore, the crown ceremony is the etiquette of the person who demands it with the rite of passage.

Since the crown ceremony is so important, it will be specially reflected in the envoys. First of all, the day of the crown ceremony should be chosen in the form of divination, and it should not be arbitrarily decided. The ritual festival that chooses an auspicious day is called the Zheng day. The reason why the crown ceremony chooses an auspicious day is to hope that the crown person will have a good start from now on.

The crown ceremony is the coming-of-age etiquette of the heir of the family, and it is a major event related to the inheritance and development of the family. In ancient times, such a solemn ceremony had to be performed in the family temple. The "Liturgy" explains: Performing in the temple is to express solemnity; Because of the solemnity, I did not dare to deal with the matter without authorization; Because he did not dare to deal with this matter without authorization, he had to do it in the Jongmyo to show his inferiority and respect for his ancestors. The crown ceremony has the meaning of bowing in the name of the ancestors, that is, the meaning of "the crown ceremony and the marriage must be told to the ancestors" in the "Book of Rites".

After the date is determined, the owner of the crown ceremony, that is, the father of the crown winner, should notify all colleagues and friends three days in advance and invite them to come to the crown ceremony. This ritual is called the precept of the guest, which means to inform the guest.

Again, the master selects a highly respected person from among the colleagues and friends who have been notified to be the crowned guest by the method of divination, and this ritual is called the Zhengbin. On the day of the crown ceremony, the guest must be present, otherwise it will not be a ceremony, so as soon as the person is decided, the host must go to the guest's house one day in advance to make a special invitation. In addition, a praiser will be invited, that is, an assistant to assist in the crowning of the guests. Determining the date of the crowning and the candidate for the guest through the divination are all solemn performances, so the "Rites" says: When the ancients held the crown ceremony, they should first select the auspicious day through the divination, and choose a guest who can crown their children through the divination, so as to show their attention to the crowning; The importance of the crowning also reflects the importance of the ceremony, and the importance of the ceremony reflects the fact that the ceremony is the foundation of governing the country.

The main part of the crown ceremony is to add three kinds of crowns to the head of the crown bearer, including the cloth crown, the leather biàn, and the jue ben. The crown of the cloth is actually a piece of black cloth. Legend has it that in ancient times, people used white cloth as a crown, and if they encountered sacrifices, they dyed it black, so it was called the cloth crown, which was the original crown.

The crown ceremony is to educate young people not to forget the hardships of their ancestors in starting a business. The nobles of the Zhou Dynasty no longer wore the cloth crown in their lives, so after the crown ceremony, the cloth crown was put aside. The second is the leather crown, the shape and structure of the leather crown is similar to the melon skin hat of later generations, sewn with white deerskin, and worn with the court clothes, and the status is more noble than the cloth crown.

Finally, there is the crown, which is slightly reddish in red. The crown is worn on solemn occasions such as assisting the monarch in sacrifices, and has the most honorable status. 3 crowns, the most humble status of the cloth crown in the front, the slightly more respectable leather crown in the second, and the crown of the knight in the last, the crown is more and more noble, is a metaphor for the crown of the crown can increase day by day.

Before the crowning, the three types of crowns are placed in three bamboo vessels, held by three priests, and they stand down from the second step of the west staircase. The crowned person has a special seat in the hall, and his position varies according to his status. The seat of the eldest son is located on the east step, and the seat of the concubine is located in the east of the north of the hall.

The face of the hall is facing south, there are two steps in front of the hall, the east step is for the master to go up and down the hall, so it is called the main step; The west step is for guests to go up and down the hall, so it is called the guest step. The eastern step is the master's position, and the eldest son is crowned here, with the intention of highlighting his future qualification to replace his father's position in the family.