From Gourd to Nuptial Cup:the Sacred Belief and Connotation of the Ritual System of the Wedding Ceremony
Jue made of gourd,a product of Chinese mythology,contains primitive beliefs centered on"gourd worship"and witchcraft thinking of praying to the heavens.The transmutation process from the gourd to the nuptial cup reveals the enchantment of the witchcraft tradition of the Zhou Dynasty and the awakening of the humanistic spirit,while the construction of the wedding ceremony reflects the connotation of the etiquette system advocated by the ancients to"value peace",follow the"Ninth Five-Year Plan"heavenly way and analogize the cosmic order,providing reference for the historical origin and national spirit of the Chinese ritual civilization.
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