Chapter 16: Rite of Passage I
(The coming-of-age ceremony steps originated from the former owner of the Hanfu bar, Xishan Qin (1977-2007))
When Li Fengyin saw Su Min, her frowning brows stretched out, and she pounced on her with a smile: "Minmin, you are finally here, I thought you lost it!" Fortunately, Junfeng said that you are at the door, let me wait for you here, otherwise I will die in a hurry. ”
Su Min hurriedly made a claim: "I'm sorry, An An, I'm ...... I lost the invitation, so I was late. ”
Without waiting for Su Min to react, Li Fengyin took her hand and rushed directly to the female guest at the venue.
The two girls entered the venue in a panic and hurriedly sat down, when the two of them stuck out their tongues and laughed at each other.
It's just that the guests present, some of whom are older, look a little dissatisfied when they see them come in like this. But since I'm also a guest, it's hard to say anything.
After Su Min sat down, he looked around and found that there were already many people around.
They were in the lower left of the venue, and the men were in the lower right, leaving a path in the middle.
The female guests were dressed elegantly, combed their hair in a bun, and looked calm, like a leisurely chrysanthemum under Tao Yuanming's east fence. The male guests were uniformly dressed in navy blue, the older ones wore hats, while the younger ones only wore crowns, and they were calm and atmospheric.
I saw that in the center of the front of the hall, a portrait of the Yellow Emperor was placed, and in front of the portrait was an incense burner, with curling green smoke. Two chairs are placed on either side of the portrait, and they are empty, presumably because the ceremony has not yet begun.
There is a long guqin floating from a distance, Su Min is a little stunned to see this scene, this is more grand and solemn than the scene in the TV series.
Once upon a time, people envied the traditional manners of Korea and Japan, but sneered at their own culture, saying that it was feudal dross.
It wasn't until later, after an international competition about traditional culture, that we, as the suzerain, lost in all aspects except martial arts and dances, and were ridiculed by East Asian countries, which also caused an uproar at home.
Major media outlets rushed to report on "Where is the tradition" and "Where has our culture gone?" "The taunts of the subjects, the true sorrows!" and so on to question the cultural strength of our country, which has also attracted the attention of the state.
It was at this point that people realized that we had lost so much......
For 5,000 years, there is no place for traditional culture today. And these things are blooming everywhere in East Asian countries.
As a result, people began to reflect on what we had lost, and thus noticed a group of people with the concept of "Chinese rejuvenation, clothing first".
This group is mostly young students, and their ability to move forward is quite weak, but even so, they still insist on walking on this path, even if the outside world doubts, ridicules and even attacks.
As a result, the tide of reflection converged to form a new cultural revival movement, which also coincided with the country's strategy of comprehensively reviving traditional culture and enhancing national cultural self-confidence.
Later, there was the prosperity of the Huaxia Academy of Arts, which provided excellent inheritors of traditional culture for the country, but the gap with East Asian countries has always existed.
In this past, Su Min heard from her master, but it was just those competitions that made her sleepy.
No one spoke in the venue, and Su Min couldn't help but look at Li Fengyin timidly.
Li Fengyin seemed to know her nervousness, stretched out her hand to hold Su Min's hand, and smiled at her, signaling that she didn't need to be nervous.
It didn't take long for people to move around the venue.
Su Min raised her head slightly, and saw four women, all dressed in white clothes and red skirts, covered with embroidered gowns on a white background. They took the wooden plate in their hands and came slowly, but they couldn't see what was in it.
When Li Fengyin saw Su Min looking, she knew that she was curious, and said with a soft smile: "What is on the plate is the utensils needed for the coming-of-age ceremony, such as hairpins, hairpins, hair crowns, and so on. You see the place surrounded by a screen in the northeast corner is the east room, and Lan Lan is changing clothes inside. ”
Su Min looked at the place where she gestured, and saw a place surrounded by several screens painted with flowers and birds, which was the east room that Li Fengyin said.
Because of the light, she couldn't see the figure inside, so she looked away.
Then came a few more people, her former counselor Wen Jing, and followed by two unknown women. They all wore light gray gowns, embroidered with bamboo patterns, which were quite eye-catching among the crowd.
"This is the salute, the praiser, and the mourner, the liturgist who assists in the prayer." Li Fengyin continued to explain.
Behind them slowly walked a man dressed in a dignified figure and a woman in a gown.
The man wears a crown on his head, holds a wat board, and has a solemn face. The woman's hair is combed in a bun, her right hand is pressed against her left hand, covered with her sleeve, and she is smiling.
The woman has a similar appearance to Wen Jing, but she is more beautiful and generous than Wen Jing.
I think these two are Xie Junlan's parents.
"I don't need to explain this, Min Min can guess that it's Lan Lan's parents, right?" Li Fengyin shook Su Min's hand and reminded her.
Su Min nodded when she heard her ask herself, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart for the beauty of Lan Lan's mother.
There was a place in her heart that seemed to explode, and a trace of sourness rolled out faintly, and she began to envy.
After everyone was in place, the woman who was called the praiser by Li Fengyin held the microphone and shouted leisurely: "Please Zhengbin!" ”
I saw Xie Junlan's parents slowly get up and walk towards the door.
At the door stood an old woman in a dark curly dress, and the couple made a big salute to greet them.
The old lady looked kind, returned the salute, and walked towards the middle of the venue, slowly taking her seat.
"Zhengbin can only be taken on by a person of high morality, so he will be greeted by the main family." Li Fengyin continued to introduce impatiently, and when she saw who Zhengbin was, she frowned: "It's just, this Zhengbin ......"
It's just that Li Fengyin hasn't finished the introduction yet, and some guests around him heard their whispers, frowned slightly, and turned their heads sideways to express dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, Li Fengyin let go of Su Min's hand and sat upright: "Minmin, look at it yourself, it's inconvenient for me to introduce more, there are some congratulations later, just listen to it." ”
Su Min turned his head to look at Li Fengyin, and when he was still wondering, he heard the praiser speak.
"The ceremony begins, and the audience is silent!"
So the sound of the long guqin stopped, and the audience was silent, Su Min couldn't help but hold his breath and watched all this solemnly.
"The Xie family has a daughter, Xie Junlan, who is eighteen years old, and the ceremony will start now, and the host of the ceremony, Ms. Wen Xian, is invited to give a speech."
Su Min looked at Wen Xian a little stupid, and silently thought in her heart: It turns out that Lan Lan's mother is called Wen Xian, Wen Xian is quiet, elegant and quiet, like Lan Junya.
When Xie Junlan's parents heard the praiser's speech, they got up together, walked to the center of the venue, and saluted the guests.
Then Wen Xian held the microphone in her hand and said slowly: "Today is the eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony of the little girl Xie Junlan. We sincerely thank you and warmly welcome all your relatives and friends for your visit. Thanks to Ms. Yang Lan for adding to the little girl. Thanks also to the Praiser, the Praiser, the Celestial Prayer, and the four deacons who saluted the little girl. ”
With that, he bowed to everyone and returned to his position. She behaves elegantly and does all her movements in one go.
"Sanjia begins, please leave the east room."