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About twenties
  Ancient man to twenty years, they have to etiquette in Jongmyo BOC crowned. Crown ceremony presided over by his father, by the specified row VIP crown crown ceremony of three young, representing the owners treat the person, to serve their country, to participate in the power of worship. After crowned by guests who read congratulatory speech to the crown, and gave a considerable line with Chun Mei Stockton "word" made him a respected nobleman.
  In ancient times, both men and women have to wear your hair long, and wait for them to grow to a certain age, to hold a "rite" ceremony for them. Rites male line, is her hair in a bun, called "The Statement" and then put on his hat, in "Wen said," in: the crown, the general name Bian Mian also. That of adults. In the "Book of Rites Music Man" in mind: the man and the word on the crown. Mean, crown ceremony was held, and given to the word. Crown-year-old, meaning that two-year-old man, and that he had just to the adult age, two-year-old also known as "the twenties of the year."
  Twenties: ancient two-year-old line of crown ceremony to show an adult, but the body is still unknown and strong, it said, "twenties." Refers to young adults. Refers to the two-year-old. Twenties: Ancient 20-year-old man called "weak", then we should line "Rites", which indicates that adult to wear a hat. "Twenties" that is at least 20 years old to men. Later refers to the age of about twenty men.
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Historical Documents
  Phrase from the "Book of Rites Music Man" "Twenty said weak crown." Ancient Rites men aged 20 lines, said it had grown.
  In the "History of Yuan Dynasty. Wang Li Chuan "on the _set_:" Lee since childhood, Ying Wu, twenties, and early Wei classmates, then par, all names buses mouth reputation of "another Tang Dynasty Du Fu's" into three gift endowed the table, "said:." Chen growth Majesty the simplicity of the vulgar, Forty-line carrier carry on. while at the same group with the elk, traces the long grass at His Majesty Feng Lin, real men since the twenties. "another" first moment of surprises. Juanqi ":" Hozenji twenties, he had tour kuocang White Horse, a stone interior, the case of the three man of God, "these symbols in the" twenties "are means about twenty men. But why the two-year-old man known as the "twenties" mean?
  In the "Book of Rites. The ceremony song "contains:" Twenty said weak crown "and Don" Brief Account. Justice ":" Twenty adults, beginning crown, strong body is still unknown, twenty years too weak "is that when the two-year-old ancient noble man, to be held crowning ceremony to show their adulthood, but the body has not yet developed strong, so called. weak, and the weak are young intended. So, later on refers to the age of about twenty men with the "twenties."
  Rites attaches great importance to the ancients, "Book of Rites. Guan Yi, "said the:" crown who is also the beginning of the ceremony, "meaning that the crown ceremony is the beginning of all etiquette; another" ritual "of seventeen, first is the" person Rites. ". "Book of Rites. The ceremony song ", said:" Twenty men, crown and the word "another" Book of Rites. Guan Yi ":" And the word of the crown has been, to live by it, "meaning the man to two years old, and walk through the crown ceremony for their taking a" word "(alias), since it means that he is an adult. a.
  From the Zhou Dynasty, "Rites", is China's ancient rite. According to expert research will be held early in ancient primitive society, young men and women into adulthood a ritual called "Chengding ceremony", "join a ceremony", and this "Chengding gift" and later evolved into the crown ceremony.
  Crown ritual ceremony is held in very particular and careful. According to the "ritual. Guests Rites "on the _set_, aristocratic man to two years old, presided over by a father or brother Rites at Jongmyo inside. First line crowning ceremony to pick an auspicious day, guests crowned _select_ed and ready to worship heaven and earth, the ancestors of the offerings, then led by the father and brother into the Imperial Ancestral Temple, offering to heaven, ancestors.
  Rites performed, followed by the crown three times plus a guest, which in turn put three hats, first add the material to do with black linen cloth Buddhists crown, which means that from now qualified to participate in politics, to take on social responsibility; then combined with the white deer Benten skin of leather that cap, which means that from the boat to military service to defend territory; last prime plus red with black crown, the ancient passage hat, which means that from now on be able to participate in the ritual ceremony.
  After three crown is completed, the owner must be _set_ banquet to entertain guests, who praise (praise the guest's assistant), called "concierge." After the "concierge" by Kaja into the audience with his mother, and then take the "word" from the Philippines, on behalf of the future has its own dignity in the community. The ancients believed that an adult, only elders be called "name", the average person or the same generation can only be called "word", so to take the "word" easy to call someone else.
  Meet the brothers followed in turn, praised by audience and burglary Meet Regardless percent. After that, who took off his crown by the time the last crown worn hat and clothes to wear black dress hat, with a gift to the audience monarch, Bureaucrats (in the township who have an official position) and Mr. Heung (retirement of a rural Officials).
  Rites ceremony, beginning from the Zhou Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty continued until the end of the Qing Dynasty, due to the Western and crown ceremony will gradually decline and disappear.
  One poem Zuo, "Ode to History": "John twenties get soft, Zhuo Luo concept of books."
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Old nickname
  "Twenty-twenties, thirty, begins at forty and fifty know your destiny, aged sixty, seventy rare ancient times, eighty oldest old."
  "Over twenties" - is over twenties years, in other words, the early twenties.
  "Near standing" - that is close to thirty years of age, going to three years old.
  Incidentally send you some titles on age:
  Newborn babies who called, not a year old, said the infant.
  2-3 years old, said childhood.
  7-year-old girl said Tiaonian. Shao said the boy was 7 years old.
  10 years old, said Huang mouth.
  13 to 15 years, said the annual dance spoon.
  15 to 20 years old as of the year, said the dance.
  12-year-old girl said nobile of the year.
  13-year-old girl called cardamom.
  15-year-old girl was referred to and the hairpin.
  16-year-old said Jasper Love;
  Said 20-year-old peach Love.
  24-year-old said Huaxinling Love; married women said in plum, plum-year mark.
  20-year-old man said twenties.
  30-year-old said the thirties.
  40-year-old said fourth decade.
  50-year-old said in the attitude to life.
  60-year-old said the sixties or the ear of the year.
  70-year-old said seventies.
  80-year-old said in the rod toward the.
  80-90 years old, said co mackerel years back, the ripe old age.
  100-year-old music centenarian.
  In addition, there is the total angular called childhood or early childhood, youth, said hairdo, the woman was to be married or to be the word to be said, calling for the Haoshou elderly or white head, yellow hair called longevity of the elderly, etc.
  Ancient Age appellation small _set_
  Infancy: not a year old.
  Childhood: two to three years old.
  Starting milk teeth, Tiaonian: Girl seven years old.
  Starting milk teeth, pinion years: eight boys. Description: According to the physiological conditions-year-old boy, a girl seven permanent teeth, baby teeth removal, permanent teeth grow, then called "milk teeth", "pinion Year" or "Tiaonian."
  Angular: juvenile Pan said.
  In the vertical bun: refers to children. (Ancient baby hair drooping, extended to refer to minors.)
  Young school: years old. ("Book of Rites • ceremony song":. "Said the young years of life, learning," because the ancient text without punctuation, people interception "young school" word referred to as the old generations.)
  Nobile of the year: twelve-year-old girl.
  Cardamom: Women thirteen years old.
  Jhihsyue: fifteen years old. ("The Analects": Confucius said: "I _set_ my heart on learning ......")
  And hairpin: Women's fifteen years old. ("Book of Rites • the": "Women have ten years and hairpin.")
  In Jasper Love, broken melon: sixteen-year-old woman. (Demolition of old literati "melon" word 2881 calendar, that the age of sixteen, and more for women.)
  Twenties: twenty. ("Book of Rites • ceremony song": "Twenty said twenties.")
  Peach Love: Women's two-year-old.
  Huaxinling Love: Women's twenty-four.
  Standing: Three-year-old.
  Middle age: Four-year-old.
  Destiny: five years old. ("The Analects": Confucius said: "I have five and ten on learning, thirty, forty, perplexed, fifty to know your destiny, and the ear sixty, seventy, I act, without transgressing.")
  Zhifei of the year: five years old. ("Huai • Tao training":. "Boyu fifty years, and there are forty-nine non" said Spring Patriotic have a Boyu constantly reflect on their own, to know that before the age of fifty forty-nine In the error, so future generations with "know not" on behalf of the said five-year-old.)
  In the ear, his sixtieth: Six-year-old. (China since ancient times coincide with attribution intricate dating each other, can be composed of sixty pairs of Lunar, which is called "Sixty Lunar" or "Sixty spend six decades," so six-year-old also known as "sixty years of age.")
  Seventy years: seven years old. (Du Fu "Qujiang two": "Wine Claims Department has an unusual line, life rarely live to seventy.")
  The oldest old: eighty, ninety. ("Book of Rites • Music Man": "Eighty ninety said Mao." People Under this interpretation, the word used in conjunction with the oldest generations, said eight or nine years old.)
  Centenarian: a hundred people. ("Book of Rites • Music Man": "Rise said centenarian." Meaning of life in a period of a hundred years, so called hundred Yuan Chen Hao explained as "Rhythm of the year.": "Life in a period of a hundred years, twenty years period; diet no wait at raising living and moving, Gu Yue Yi ").
  Men and women collectively: male, said male colleagues, female called Heroine.
  Husband and wife died five parties said: widowed.
  Teacher says: mentor, Master.
  Students said: protege, by the industry.
  Related words:
  Courtyard Shenshen dash,
  Mind Youyou worry tenth.
  Acquaintance sorts twenties worry,
  Wife vertical is difficult to work together.
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English Expression
  1. n.:  coming of age at 20,  a twenty-year-old man (who has just undergone the capping ceremony),  a youth,  a youngster