Ear piercing is not meant for decoration, but for warning. This was originally the custom of brotherly nations. Because some women are too active to live, some people think of punching a hole in their ears and hanging an ear bead to remind themselves to behave and be cautious. Later, it spread to the Central Plains and was accepted by the Han people, so it became the custom of the Han people.
According to historical records, women at that time were not as keen on getting their ears pierced as they are today, but were completely forced to do so. Girls often go through this before 10. At that time, the mother or other elders would grind rice grains repeatedly on the earlobe to numb them, and then pierce them with a needle tip, and pierce a grass or silk thread for a long time to form a small hole. As a mother, we should also educate our children to be a well-behaved woman. In some areas, girls just turned three or four, so they have to get their ears pierced. Some people in history have raised objections to this, thinking that children are innocent and it is unkind and unfair to let them suffer so much; However, some people disagree. In the words of Three Kingdoms Zhuge Ke, "Mother is a woman, and love is endless. What is the harm to benevolence? " After a long time, wearing ears and rings has become a trend.
Another popular explanation is exorcism. For the distant ancestors of mankind, wearing all kinds of animal teeth, plant fruits and processed wood and stones is mainly to avoid natural disasters, evil plots and hostile plots. Considering that basically everything handed down from ancient times has a certain degree of religious function, I acquiesced in the explanation of exorcism. A Tibetan legend can support this view: according to legend, ancient Tibetans wore earrings on their left ears, which were made of metal and carried on their shoulders. It is said that this can protect their necks in the fight and avoid being cut by the opponent's right hand with a knife. At the same time, as a unique marker, it distinguishes people from other creatures. Just like trademarks, they also make people different from animals and other tribes. Primitive people used this very simple way to divide you and me, to avoid accidentally injuring themselves in tribal struggles. However, I don't think I have time to look at each other's earrings when fighting. It is more likely to be used in the distribution within the clan. Over time, all kinds of earrings have gradually become people's decorations, and even many women tie earrings made of coral and silver pieces to their hair and hang them on their shoulders.
There is also a popular saying that earrings first appeared for medical purposes. There is a folklore. It is said that there was a beautiful girl in ancient times who suffered from eye diseases and soon became blind. One day, Lu Yu, a famous doctor, saw the beautiful girl's blindness and felt pity. She stuck a silver needle in her earlobes on both sides. Strange to say, this magical eye needle made the girl see the light of day again. In order to remember the kindness of the famous doctor, the girl specially asked the silversmith to forge a pair of earrings to wear on her ears. After that, the girl became more and more beautiful and enviable. This story has spread, and women have followed suit, and it has spread to this day. This is actually because the center of the earlobe with earrings is just the acupoint of the eye. The doctor's ear piercing to improve eyesight is a kind of "ear acupuncture therapy" in ancient medicine in China. Modern medicine has proved that stimulating the acupoints in the middle of the earlobe has a good effect on protecting eyesight and preventing various eye diseases, especially myopia. Today, because many people believe that natural gemstones have far-reaching curative effects. Wearing agate earrings is considered to be the most effective. Some people think that earrings can be regarded as an extension of the origin of medical use?
Finally, an obviously untenable origin theory is mentioned. In ancient China, there were many rules and regulations that required women to obey the virtuous. According to legend, the daughter of a family is not a gentleman, so her mother thought of a good way to hang something on one ear. If the daughter wants to make a big head move again, the pendant on her ear will touch her face, just like others' shame (shaving), and the effect is really good. Later others will follow suit and become today's earrings. The reason why this theory of origin doesn't hold water lies in time. Third, the four virtues were first put forward by the famous wife of Emperor Taizong, the eldest grandson of Emperor Taizong-I personally think that they are the most depressed women in the history of China. Even if we don't mention our distant ancestors 500,000 years ago, it is far later than the last year of Jian 'an mentioned above. And it doesn't explain the origin of earrings in other parts of the world.
This origin theory is more in line with a metaphor. Some historians believe that because men occupy an absolute dominant position in economic life, earrings, like rings, bracelets and other accessories, have a barbaric custom that metaphorically binds women and prevents them from escaping. This metaphor has existed for quite a long time. The legend in the eschatology above is the embodiment of this metaphor. Moreover, this metaphor is particularly practical to some extent. My personal experience proves that I dare not run or jump for the first few days when I wear earrings. Because pulling earrings hurts when you move. My guess is that when children are very young, such pain may cause some kind of conditioned reflex, which has a great influence on their character formation-of course, this is only speculation.