Taboos In Chinese And Japanese Clothing

Clothing originates from the needs of human beings to avoid cold, prevent insects, cover up shame, beautify and so on, and beautify self consciousness, which contains complex and profound contents. Dress beauty, image, concrete and rich feeling. Clothing is not only beautiful, but also auspicious, and the two are contained in what human beings are praying for. Clothing In the end, it is a taboo to injurate its purpose, so Chinese and Japanese costumes are outstanding. Of course, after the development of human society, clothing shows class and power.

Zhong Jingwen believes that clothing consists of five elements: quality, shape, decoration, color and painting. Quality is the nature of clothing material; shape is the style of dress; color is the color of clothing; decoration is the adornment; painting is the pattern of clothing, including the picture on the human body, that is, tattoo tattoo.

From these five aspects, the article talks about the dress taboos of the two neighbors in China and Japan. Culture Characteristics.

1. Taboo of clothing material

Since the beginning of China, China has emphasized the principle of "rule by rite", and the essence of ritual is "no". Clothing is the most intuitive representation of people's daily interactions, thus becoming an important symbol of this distinction. " brocade clothes It is completely different from that of "Bu Yi". Silk and Ge Ma are signs of wealth. For example, before Manchu entered the customs, the Manchu rich people wore more linen clothes, while the poor could only wear clothes made of deer skin. After the entry of the people into the customs, only the rich can afford to wear silk clothing, while ordinary people wear cloth. "One cloth cloth" has long been a special name for the general people's clothing. In ancient China, it was not possible to make clothes with curtain cloth. Because in funeral, the memorial tablet and coffin should be covered with curtains.

Under special circumstances, clothing More exquisite, for example, the shroud worn by the Han people to the deceased, whose material is mostly silk, rather than satin, is derived from the "silk" and "thick son" sound, which can protect the children's prosperity; "Satin" is the same as "broken son", and it has the suspicion of breaking a son's descendant. In ancient Japan, mourning clothes were basically made of vine fibers. In modern Chinese and Japanese armies, the distinction between officers and men can be seen from clothing. The military uniform of officers of different ranks is also different. For example, the PLA officers' colors from the lieutenant general to the general's winter uniform are basically the same, and they are all wool, and the higher the rank, the higher the weight of their uniforms. If it is not mentioned above, the army uniform of the lower generals should wear the clothing materials with high wool content.

Two. Clothes & Accessories Taboo of style

In some areas of the Han nationality, the clothes of new brides are not sewn up with pockets, so as to avoid taking away the property and blessings of the family, and the dress should be cut with the whole cloth, avoiding the splicing of the two pieces of cloth, so as to "follow the same end". In China, there are more taboos and taboos in many ethnic groups. For example, different dressing can be used to indicate whether a woman is married or not. The Uygur unmarried girls put their hair into numerous small plaits, like spring willows, until they got married and "opened their faces" before they broke up their plaits and tied them into two big braids. This is the important boundary between married and unmarried. According to the old customs of Miao people, men who are unmarried should put golden chicken feathers on their heads. Women who are not married should string conch into beads and hang them on their necks for signs. Taboo is a crime.

Japanese Dressing They are right to cover their skirts, and when people die and bury, they should leave their clothes to the left. Because in the opposite of the real world, the costumes of the dead should be opposite to the human world. Therefore, the Japanese will not buy clothes that are left to cover their clothes, even if they are international brands. If a bride in Japan wears a traditional kimono, she will not be allowed to wear the outer garment. Since the Edo period prohibits women from weaving, then only the geisha of Chuen Chuan will be allowed to wear it, so the bride will never wear a feather at the wedding. Taboo causes unlucky or degrading identity.